Assistant Teacher Early Childhood and Partial Forest Day Programs

Potomac Crescent Waldorf School is seeking a full-time early childhood (EC) assistant teacher for children aged 3- to 6-years old for the  school year. The hours are 7:30 a.m.

- 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday and include outdoor forest day programs on Thursdays and Fridays. The position includes the following roles and duties:

EC Morning Assistant

This is a dedicated or floating position, depending on need, that supports EC morning programs and includes the following:

• Assisting with student drop-offs at the beginning of the day
• Caring for children during before-care programming
• Transitioning the children to their morning programs
• Assisting lead teachers in pre-K and/or mixed-age-kindergarten classes, following PCWS pedagogical and safety guidelines
• Weekly check-in meetings with lead teacher

Afternoon Program Assistant

The EC assistant will help oversee the afternoon program and carry out the following elements of the program:

• Preparing the classroom for rest time
• Transitioning the children from their morning programs
• Overseeing lunch with the children
• Settling the children for rest and story time
• Gently transitioning the children from rest time to free play or other activities
• Dismissing children who leave after the afternoon program and/or transitioning children to the extended day program
• Tidying and cleaning classroom(s) and other spaces used so they are ready for the extended day program or morning classes

The ideal candidate will have early childhood teaching experience, a warm and gentle classroom presence with strong social and communication skills, the ability to work cooperatively with other teachers, the ability to work outdoors in all safe weather, and an openness to training and guidance about how Waldorf pedagogy supports our curriculum. A commitment to our principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice and a willingness to participate in ongoing work related to this is essential.

Waldorf early childhood training and/or experience is highly valued.

PCWS offers a collaborative work environment with dedicated faculty and a benefits package that includes recognition of Waldorf training and experience, child tuition discounts and health insurance options. This is an exempt, salaried position with paid leave and includes faculty meetings and work days at the beginning and end of the school year, as well as monthly early childhood department meetings.

It may also include additional time for teacher collaboration on programming, the well-being of students, and support of school festivals and events.

To apply:

We look forward to receiving your application! The employment application can be submitted from our school website,(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Additional questions can be addressed to our personnel committee at personnel.