Early Preschool Assistant Teacher

Stratford School, Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Sick days

Student tuition discount

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Stratford School in Palo Alto, CA is seeking an Early Preschool Assistant Teacher to foster a nurturing, safe classroom for children aged 2 to 3. You will work closely with partner teachers to guide daily activities and support each child's growth through positive engagement.

This role emphasizes collaboration with families, adhering to safety and licensing guidelines, assisting with meals and routines, and promoting social-emotional development.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and 6 semesters or 9 quarter early childhood education units including courses in early child development.
• Patience and genuine love for working with young children.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Create a nurturing, responsive environment that promotes positive development of social and emotional competencies.
• Communicate daily with parents and guardians while collaborating closely with co-teachers and school staff.
• Maintain a safe, healthy, and clean classroom environment following all safety and licensing guidelines.
• Assist children during meals, snacks, rest periods, and routine personal care.

Skills

Patience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Teaching experience

Education

High School Diploma and 6 semesters or 9 quarter ECE units

Job description

Stratford School, part of Spring Education Group, is a leading independent WASC-accredited private school in California offering courses from preschool through 12th grade with a vision of creating a unique, multi-dimensional educational foundation for children. At Stratford School, we understand every child has his or her own interests and passions and contributes in their own way. Our proven program includes our STEAM-based curriculum that was recognized by the White House as a leader in early childhood STEAM education, and we are also the first California school to earn the Carnegie Science Seal of Excellence for STEM.

What We Offer

• Pay range: $24.00-$27.00
• Location: Palo Alto, CA
• Health, vision, dental, and 401(k) plan benefits
• Paid holidays and sick days
• Student Tuition Discount
• Professional growth and advancement opportunities

About the Role

As an Early Preschool Assistant Teacher, you will foster a nurturing, safe, and vibrant classroom environment for children ages 2 to 3. Working closely alongside partner teachers, you'll help guide daily activities, encourage creative learning, and support each child's individual growth through positive verbal engagement and caring supervision.

You will also…

• Create a nurturing, responsive environment that promotes positive development of social and emotional competencies.
• Communicate daily with parents and guardians while collaborating closely with co-teachers and school staff
• Maintain a safe, healthy, and clean classroom environment following all safety and licensing guidelines
• Assist children during meals, snacks, rest periods, and routine personal care (including toileting and diaper changing as needed)
• Perform other related classroom and school support duties as assigned

What We Are Looking For

• High School Diploma and 6 semesters or 9 quarter early childhood education units shall include courses that cover the general areas of early child development, child, family, and community, and program/curriculum
• Patience, compassion, and a genuine love for working with young children.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Prior teaching experience with preschool students is a plus

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.