Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

Job Overview

We are seeking a Kindergarten Assistant Teacher to begin August 2026. The assistant teacher supports the lead classroom teacher and is dedicated to a single grade level.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Contribute to the planning and teaching of developmentally appropriate lessons and activities to meet student needs, particularly in small groups and one-on-one
• Assist students with developing emotional/social skills, embracing their evolving identity, and recognizing their individual worth
• Help establish a classroom environment with clear and consistent routines and expectations to promote student autonomy and engagement
• Ensure the safety of each student by supervising arrival, dismissal, recess, and transitions between classrooms
• Support differentiated learning experiences
• Contribute to interdisciplinary curriculum design and student support strategies with the grade level team and specialist teachers
• Help prepare hands-on materials
• Participate in parent-teacher and student conferences
• Attend school chapel, committees, meetings, and other internal school functions
• Engage in ongoing professional development experiences, including out of the area opportunities, throughout the calendar year (including summer)
• Chaperone student field trips; some overnight
• Engage in and help support Back to School Nights, Open Houses, Graduation and Admissions Events, as scheduled on weekdays and weekends
• Participate in and help support, Admission Open Houses, Graduation and Admissions Events, as scheduled on weekdays and weekends
• Help prepare hands-on materials
• Other related duties assigned by Supervisor

Benefits

• Kaiser, UHC Health plans with school contribution up to 90%, dependent coverage up to 25%
• Guardian Dental, Vision, Life, Accident, Short/Long Term Disability, covered by school
• Retirement 401K plan with school contribution of 6%
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account for healthcare) with school match up to $1000
• Additional FSA-Dependent Care, Specified Disease, Hospital Confinement, Whole Life available
• Paid Vacation/Personal Days, paid Holidays, paid School Breaks, Sick Leave with rollover hours
• Partial tuition remission is available
• Years of service bonus
• Paid professional development and continuing education

Reports To

Head of Lower School

Job Type

On-Site, Exempt/Salary, Regular Full-Time

Compensation

$71,000 - $84,000 annual

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree preferred
• Experience working with elementary school students and families in a nurturing and supportive manner
• Able to work in the USA; we are unable to provide sponsorship
• Pass background check and references, provide negative TB test
• Able to attain Current Bloodborne Pathogens, First Aid & CPR, California Mandated Reporter & Anti-Harassment certifications

Qualifications

• Reading, writing, speaking, listening, basic mathematics
• Desires a highly collaborative work environment
• Values innovation and creativity
• Growth mindset
• Conflict resolution
• Good sense of humor
• Positive team player, ready to contribute as needed
• Ability to use technology to enhance the classroom experience
• Motivation to use a range of resources that represent diverse cultures, experiences and viewpoints

Skills And Characteristics

• Reading, writing, speaking, listening, basic mathematics
• Desires a highly collaborative work environment
• Values innovation and creativity
• Growth mindset
• Conflict resolution
• Good sense of humor
• Positive team player, ready to contribute as needed
• Ability to use technology to enhance the classroom experience
• Motivation to use a range of resources that represent diverse cultures, experiences and viewpoints

Physical Requirements

• Ability to visually monitor the room and students
• Prolong standing up to and above 80% of time. Includes sitting, squatting, reaching, and kneeling
• Able to climb stairs, navigate sloping terrain, traverse multiple surface types
• Able to move equipment/boxes and ability to lift up to 25lbs
• Sustain loud noises for a minimum of 50% of time depending on activities
• Sustain indoor artificial lighting for 80% of time or higher depending on activities, backlit monitors
• Able to handle outdoor weather including bright sun to rain, and temperature from cold to hot