Job Title: ASC PM Teacher- Mixed Age Kindergarten Licensed Facility

Job Classification: Non-exempt. hourly, Part time

Summary: The ASC PM Teacher participates in all aspects of the ASC program work, including managing, preparing and oversight of afternoon activities and the supervision of children during regular ASC hours, supervision of independent play, preparing snack, housekeeping and hand work support and duties, helping the children to clean and tidy the classroom and/or yard, child observation and regular mentoring with EC Faculty.

Reports to: EC Faculty

Supervisory Responsibilities: none

Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Implement the Waldorf Curriculum as mentored by the EC Faculty, which may include but is not limited to the following: holding an awareness of seasonal rhythms and curriculum reflective of the EC classrooms, maintains classroom/yard cleanliness and order; supervise outdoor activities.

Support Assistants; Stepping in to give time for breaks and lunches as needed in EC classrooms.

Attend EC faculty mentoring for the last hour of EC mentoring as well as Friday meetings for the first hour. Willing to attend one or more early childhood courses a year.

On Call EC Sub- Ability to hold the curriculum rhythm of the day when asked to sub within any and all early childhood classes.

Plans after school snack preparation, making accommodations for food allergies

Maintain a regularly scheduled snack mentoring with the EC Lead Assistant as well as on the job practical food handling training.

Implementation of preventive and proactive measures to ensure the children’s location and safety at all times.

Ensures continuity of the signing out of children by a parent.

Required Skills/abilities:

• Familiarity with safe food handling and labeling
• Ability to continue the rhythm of the day into After School Care
• Organizational skills
• Professionalism- including ability to keep adult conversations away from the children and personal phones put away while working
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and take direction with flexibility
• Ability to work independently with children and with groups of children
• Reliable work ethic
• Promptness
• Desired Skills/abilities:
• Food preparation for a large group of children

Required Education and experience:

6 core units of early childhood education and enrollment in at least two semester units at a college until fully qualified with 12 core units of coursework in early childhood education or child development; at least one course must be in each of the following:

Child, family, community, or child/family relations

Programs/curriculum

Child/human growth and development

ASC PM Teacher must pass, FBI and Child Abuse Reference Check (CAIC ) Fingerprinting clearance through Live Scan

Desired Education and experience:

Minimum one year of ASC experience with SWS.

Waldorf Early Childhood Training

Background in Anthroposophy

Physical requirements:

The physical abilities described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers and is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 50 lbs. Close vision is required for detailed work. Required work will take place outside and in a classroom and will frequently be noisy. Working may require exposure to bacterial contamination.

Time and wage, weeks/year

Base wage $20 - $25 per hour

This position runs the duration of the school year, (end of August through mid June) excluding

seasonal breaks and holidays, 10:30 - 5:30, 23-36 hours per week, including time for mentoring and Faculty meetings.