Preschool Support Staff - Early Afternoon Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Preschool-Early Afternoon shift

About the Job

The Children's Center of Brookline is seeking a reliable candidate with a love of children, play and the outdoors! Our Preschool Program is looking for additional support staff from 11:30-4:30 to help with afternoon activities, Singing and reading to children, covering breaks, and be part of collaborative team! This position is ideal for college students, or a second job or as a balance to a gig-based, or a creative/performance career. Candidates interested in additional hours could potentially have the option for a longer day on Tuesdays and Fridays (8-5).

The ideal candidate will:

• Be able to work Monday through Friday until 4:30 at least, with the option of staying until 5pm if desired. 
• Have some experience working with young children, and an interest in becoming EEC Teacher certified.
  • Those already certified, looking to become lead teacher certified are strongly encouraged to apply!
• Be passionate about children and play.
• Be enthusiastic, organized and self-motivated.
• Have an eye for detail, especially when it comes to cleanliness and safety.
• Be open to nature-based learning, active and risky play.
• Be eager to work in an outdoor classroom which operates outdoors year-round in ALL weather.
• Be ready to work on a diverse team dedicated to collaboration, inclusivity and professional growth!
• Be willing to step in if a team member is absent.
• Model best practices for our interns, student teachers and subs 

Knowledge of the below is NOT required, but is a huge PLUS: 

• Forest school/Nature school/outdoor education.
• Risky play.
• Trauma-informed classroom practices.
• Reggio-inspired, Montessori and Waldorf methods.

TCC offers:

• A team-teaching, cooperative work environment with low student: teacher ratios (1:6, 5:20). 
• A workplace that values teachers, students, and prioritizes work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional growth and ongoing learning.

Our program draws inspiration from a variety of research-based philosophies including the work of the Reggio-Emilia schools in Italy, Waldorf Education, Montessori Education, and spends the majority of our day outdoors in our well-appointed outdoor classrooms in all kinds of weather.

Job Details:

• The ideal candidate will be comfortable supporting students with a variety of needs and has an awareness of or willingness to see all behavior as communication and prioritize community and relationships over compliance.
• This position does include shared day to day tasks including bath-rooming, diapering, classroom maintenance, cleanliness, etc. 
• This position includes preparing some documentation with support from Team and Program Leaders.
• This position includes facilitating circle, sing-a-longs, Storytimes and community meetings, with support and training from team and program leader.
• This position also requires continuity, confidence and the ability to model best practices in the field of early childhood education to peers, student teachers, interns, and faculty with a wide and varied range of prior experience.  
• The Children's center of Brookline adheres to the standards set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and draws inspiration from a variety of child-centered philosophies, such as Waldorf, Reggio-Emilia Inspired, Montessori and Project-based pedagogies. 

The Children's Center of Brookline offers a full range of benefits for full-time employees (32+ hours a week) including paid Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance, we also offer 401k with matching to all employees, as well as generous Paid Time Off (6-8 weeks annually for full-time employees, 2-4 weeks annually for part-time employees).
The Children’s Center is a year-round program.

Though this position is intended to begin in August 2026, we would be open to an earlier start for the right candidate!