Extended Day Assistant- Lower and Middle Schools

4 openings available. Begins August 2026.

About the role

The Pembroke Hill School is searching for an energetic and creative individual to serve as the part-time Extended Day Assistant in the lower school (K-5) Extended Day program. Duties include supervising and maintaining a fun and safe environment for students, assisting in planning activities, and managing daily tasks.

Schedule

Part-time, daily Monday–Friday during the school year (August through May), with an option to work as a Summer Assistant from May–August.

• Lower School: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Middle School: 2:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Pay

Starts at $15/hr and increases based on experience.

About Pembroke Hill School

Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. We seek to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission-inspired goal is together, cultivating the best in each, for the benefit of all. We cultivate each student to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community, poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all.

We offer newer and updated facilities, excellent classroom resources, small class sizes, and a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and maintain a fun and safe environment for students
• Assist in planning activities
• Manage daily tasks

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 1 year of experience working with young children

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to sit for extended periods
• Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
• Physical ability to lift, carry and/or hold up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
• Ability to occasionally balance, reach, bend, squat, stoop, or kneel
• Ability to climb stairs, walk, and occasionally run, if required