Preschool Teacher Assistant Job Description

Wildcat Canyon Community School is seeking a loving, imaginative and enthusiastic Preschool
Assistant Teacher to support our Early Childhood Programs. The Assistant Teacher works
closely with the Lead Teacher to create and implement a warm and enriching class environment.
Our ideal candidate has familiarity with and interest in Waldorf education, excellent
communication skills, equanimity to work well with young children, and a strong personal
commitment to an anti-racist path to education and school culture.

Requirements

The Wildcat Canyon Community School’s Early Childhood program includes a state-licensed
preschool. The teachers must ensure their program is in compliance with state regulations at all
times.

• 12-semester units of coursework in early childhood education or child development,

• If only 6 credits have been accomplished, a detailed plan to meet the CCL requirements

• Current CPR/First Aid certifications
• Completion of mandated child reporter training
• Current tuberculosis clearance
• Criminal Record Background Clearance with no exemptions
• Meet all state vaccinations and health requirements
• Abide by all state licensing requirements

Physical Requirements

• Willingness to follow and uphold the minimum health and safety guidelines established

• Ability to lift 50 pounds, get up and off the ground repeatedly during each day, carry a

• Ability to hike up to 2-3 miles, in uneven terrain, in all weather conditions

Tasks

• Support the lead teacher in implementing the daily rhythm
• Facilitate healthy play dynamics and implement appropriate classroom management

techniques

• Engage with domestic activities joyously, including preparing snacks, cleaning, and

• Care for the physical and emotional well-being of the children and their families
• Guide children in developing self-help skills
• Work with individual children needing guidance and small groups independently
• Provide proper supervision
• Maintain safe and clean environment, teaching and modeling good hygiene skills
• Maintain needed paperwork, including daily sign-up sheets
• Maintain a professional relationship with parents and observe confidentiality regarding

school, child, and family matters

About Wildcat Canyon Community School (WCCS)
WCCS is a Waldorf-inspired AWSNA-registered initiative. An independent, coed school, WCCS serves
more than 190 students from preschool through middle school on a remarkable 11-acre hillside campus
with an additional 80 acres, which provides endless opportunities for outdoor classroom experiences. We
are currently thriving in our third year as a parent/teacher cooperative that blossomed from the East Bay
Waldorf School. We are a collective of teachers and faculty reimagining Waldorf curriculum in an effort
to bring it to current times to meet the children of today.

We are looking for educators who will join us in cultivating a school resonant with the impulses of
Waldorf education: a development of the “head, heart, and hands” in children, which offers them a
holistic education in service of supporting the development of free-thinking human beings who can make
their unique contributions to the future - while simultaneously, centering diversity, equity and inclusion
through curriculum, stories and festivals.

How to Apply

Please send your letter of interest, resume, and the names and contact information of three references to
jobs@wildcatcanyon.org

Wildcat Canyon Community School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applicants of any
color, race, gender, sexual orientation, and all ethnic, national, cultural, social and religious backgrounds.