Archdiocese of St. Louis·Saint Louis County, Missouri
The Preschool Aide supports the Lead Teacher by providing a safe, nurturing, and faith-filled environment for infants and toddlers, focusing on daily care, supervision, feeding, and diapering. This role assists in implementing age-appropriate activities and fostering the spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth of the youngest learners in alignment with Catholic values.
The Archdiocese of St.
Louis Catholic Education and Formation features an expansive coalition of schools that allow our children to develop a sense of purpose and value, receive a higher quality education, join a welcoming community and feel secure in a a dynamic future.
We have a rich history, with its establishment 200 years ago by St.
Rose Phillppine Duchesne.
A coalition of schools serving over 50,000 students (PreK-12) within an 11-county area.
The educational experience provided to our students and their families is rooted in a higher calling from God to honor and celebrate the gifts He has given us.
The Full-Time Preschool Aide supports the Lead Teacher in providing a safe, nurturing, and faith-filled environment specifically for infants and toddlers. This position focuses on the daily care and development of our youngest learners, assisting with age-appropriate activities, supervision, feeding, diapering, and maintaining a structured yet loving classroom routine. The Preschool Aide helps foster each child’s spiritual, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth in alignment with Catholic values, ensuring that infants and toddlers receive attentive, compassionate care during these critical early developmental stages.
Job responsibilities
Assist with daily classroom routines, activities, and transitions.
Support the teacher in implementing developmentally appropriate lessons and faith-based activities.
Supervise children during indoor and outdoor play, meals, rest time, diapering/toileting, and transitions.
Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment.
Provide attentive care to meet the physical and emotional needs of infants and toddlers, including feeding and comforting as needed.
Encourage positive social interactions, respectful behavior, and Christian values among students.
Communicate effectively with students, teachers, and parents as needed.
Attend staff meetings and professional development sessions as required.
Uphold and model Catholic teachings in word and action.
Ensure compliance with school safety protocols and diocesan Safe Environment policies.
Job requirements
Experience working with preschool-aged children strongly preferred.
Practicing Catholic preferred; must support the mission and teachings of the Catholic Church.
Ability to collaborate, take direction, and maintain confidentiality.
CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain).
Completion of diocesan Safe Environment training and background check required.
The Archdiocese of St. Louis Catholic Education and Formation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.
Experience working with preschool-aged children is strongly preferred, and candidates must support the mission and teachings of the Catholic Church, with preference given to practicing Catholics. Requirements include the ability to collaborate, maintain confidentiality, obtain CPR/First Aid certification, and complete diocesan Safe Environment training and background checks.
Market context
In Missouri, preschool aide roles are commonly tied to early childhood support in faith-based school settings, where communication, organization, and classroom reliability matter. This role can be competitive because employers often prefer candidates with an associate or bachelor’s degree and expect alignment with Catholic teaching and good standing in the faith. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then confirm your credentials and Catholic standing before applying.