Aide - Preschool

The Archdiocese of St. Louis strives to teach and share our faith, serve others, and foster unity throughout the St. Louis area. Once a part of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary's campus, the Cardinal Rigali Center in Shrewsbury, MO is today the headquarters and curia (governing body) for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Job Summary

Christ the King Catholic School is seeking a caring, dependable Preschool Classroom Aide to support teachers in creating a loving, nurturing, faith-filled learning environment for young children. The aide works closely with the classroom teacher to help students develop socially, emotionally, spiritually, physically, and academically through play-based and age-appropriate learning experiences.

At Christ the King Catholic School, preschool is more than preparation for kindergarten. It is a child's introduction to a community of faith, learning, friendship, discovery, and belonging. The Preschool Classroom Aide plays a vital role in supporting teachers and helping children feel safe, known, loved, and valued each day.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the daily preschool program in collaboration with the classroom teacher.
• Help create a warm, welcoming, and engaging classroom environment.
• Build positive relationships with children while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Assist with classroom activities, learning centers, and small-group instruction.
• Encourage curiosity, creativity, independence, and a love of learning.
• Support children's language, social, emotional, motor, and school-readiness development.
• Reinforce kindness, respect, responsibility, and positive behavior.
• Supervise students during activities, transitions, outdoor play, meals, and other routines.
• Assist children with age-appropriate self-care skills, including handwashing, toileting, cleanup, and organization.
• Prepare classroom materials, art projects, and learning resources.Help maintain a clean, safe, and organized classroom environment.Support student arrival, dismissal, and daily transitions.
• Communicate student observations and concerns to the classroom teacher.
• Follow all school policies, safety procedures, and confidentiality requirements.Participate in required meetings, training, and professional development.

Job Requirements

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Enjoyment of working with young children.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively with teachers and staff.
• Dependable, patient, nurturing, flexible, and positive attitude.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Commitment to supporting Catholic education.
• Completion of Archdiocese of St. Louis Safe Environment requirements and background screenings.

Preferred:

• Experience working with preschool or early childhood-aged children.
• Training or coursework in Early Childhood Education or child development.
• CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to obtain.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, sit on the floor or child-sized furniture, participate in indoor and outdoor activities, assist children with personal needs, and lift or move classroom materials as needed.

The Archdiocese of St. Louis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital, parental, veteran or disability status.


Pre-Employment Screening
All candidates receiving an employment offer must submit a pre-employment screening. The screening will include criminal background check, Family Care Safety Registration, drug screen, employment and educational licensure/certification verification, health screening, and any other screenings deemed necessary for employment. Any offer would be contingent upon successful completion of any required screening.


Our Mission

We are a unique community-diverse in our talent, but unified in our drive to create together, face challenges together and grow together. Our values push us to empower, propel and inspire new ways of turning possibilities into realities. Our competencies define the behaviors that guide who we are, how we are inspired and how we inspire of others to succeed.

Benefits

Work/life balance is so important to the archdiocese. After all, our business is about making life easier and better-and we want that for you and your career just as much as our consumers and their day-to-day lives. That's why we offer flexible working times, remote working options, generous paid vacation increasing with service, and personal leaves of absence.

As well as being able to make the most of life at home, you'll also be able to contribute to the Archdiocese sponsored volunteer events. You can discover more about who we're working with near you, and you can always ask us more about this at events and interviews-we love to see how passionate our people are about giving back.