Waldorf School of the Peninsula·Los Altos, California
The assistant will supervise students during after-school hours, facilitating indoor and outdoor activities while maintaining a safe and playful environment. Responsibilities also include managing classroom organization, food preparation, cleaning tasks, and communicating effectively with parents and staff.
We are seeking a part-time preschool extended care teaching assistant for our preschool program at the Los Altos, CA campus beginning August 2026. The Preschool Extended Care staff work closely with the program director as a team, to provide a warm, playful and safe neighborhood-style experience for our students in preschool during after school hours. This role is an hourly, part-time position, with possible work opportunities during school breaks and summers, when camps are offered. Availability Monday through Friday 1 pm - 6pm is required.
Excellent, professional interpersonal skills are required as well as the ability to multitask and take ownership of a wide range of children’s needs, indoor and outdoor activities, and housekeeping duties. Areas of responsibility include tracking student arrivals and departures, supervision and support of student activities and social interactions, communication with parents, and a variety of daily housekeeping duties including organization and management of materials and classroom space, food preparation, laundry and cleaning tasks.
The ideal candidate will have a loving and playful, yet authoritative presence with children. This person will be fluid and flexible in an ever-changing landscape, yet able and willing to maintain the rhythms and routines that are in place to support this fluidity for the children. Experience working with early childhood children is required, as is the ability to be in physical movement such as walking, bending, lifting approximately 25lbs, squatting, and playing for the majority of the work day. Staff are expected to be safety conscious and able to solve problems with discernment, while maintaining confidentiality of student, familial and organizational information.
Each employee is responsible for exhibiting good communication, problem solving and priority setting skills as well as maintaining an overall positive attitude. In collaboration with Waldorf School of the Peninsula administrative staff and early childhood
The role is ideal for an individual with strong leadership capacities who has an interest in teaching and Waldorf Education.
Actual weekly schedules are determined by the Pedagogical Administrator and Extended Care Director based upon program needs in consultation with staff.
Compensation for this position is $24-$25 an hour.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Candidates must have experience working with kindergarten and elementary-age children and possess the physical ability to perform tasks like lifting, bending, and squatting. Excellent interpersonal skills, a professional demeanor, and the ability to maintain established routines are required.
Market context
In California, part-time Preschool Extended Care Assistant roles often draw steady interest because schools and childcare programs need reliable support before and after the regular day. Competition tends to center on experience with kindergarten and elementary-age children, comfort with physical tasks, and the ability to keep routines consistent while working well with staff and families. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then tailor your application to highlight child-care experience, professionalism, and schedule flexibility.
