Faculty Assistant, Early Childhood

Location: Kansas City, Missouri | Type: Full Time

About the Role

Pembroke Hill School seeks a caring, growth-minded educator to join its early childhood team as a faculty assistant. In partnership with a lead teacher, the faculty assistant builds community and encourages children to play, investigate, problem-solve, and construct new understandings in a welcoming, joyful environment. Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, we believe in an image of the child as capable, curious, and eager to learn and make sense of the world. Faculty assistants are positive role models and guides for children, facilitating healthy and productive relationships, and assisting in implementing student-centered curriculum and classroom routines.

Responsibilities

• Support children's growth and development by preparing materials and setting up learning spaces.
• Lead experiences that build on student interests, motivations, and wonderings.
• Collaborate with the lead teacher on curricular planning, student learning experiences, and professional growth.
• Facilitate healthy and productive relationships among children.
• Assist in implementing student-centered curriculum and classroom routines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree; education-related or equivalent experience in education.
• Experience working with children, minimum of two years strongly preferred.
• Prefer experience or knowledge of the Reggio Emilia Approach and Project Approach.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
• Must model the Mission, Values, and Promise of Pembroke Hill School.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods; for elementary and lower school, sit on the floor for extended periods.
• Ability to enter data into a computer, 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 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.

Pay

The annual base salary for the school year ranges from $34,800–38,000 based on previous experience. Transcripts and verification of employment will be required.

Schedule

The faculty assistant position is a school-year position (August–May) with a one-week break at Thanksgiving, a two-week winter break, and a two-week spring break.

Benefits

• Health, dental, disability, and life insurance.
• Retirement match (up to 8%).
• Professional development opportunities.
• PHS tuition remission.
• Free lunch.

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 each 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 have newer and updated facilities, excellent classroom resources, and small class sizes.