Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted: 03-Mar-26
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Type: Full Time
Salary: $34,800-38,000
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Faculty Assistant, Early Childhood
Begins August 2026
Job Summary: Pembroke Hill School seeks a caring, growth-minded educator to join its early childhood team as a faculty assistant. In partnership with a lead teacher, the faculty assistant builds community and encourages children to play, investigate, problem-solve, and construct new understandings in a welcoming, joyful environment. Faculty assistants support children's growth and development by preparing materials, setting up learning spaces, and leading experiences that build on student interests, motivations, and wonderings.
Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education, we believe in an image of the child as capable, curious, and eager to learn and make sense of the world. Faculty assistants are positive role models and guides for children, facilitating healthy and productive relationships, and assisting in implementing student-centered curriculum and classroom routines.
Schedule: The faculty assistant position is a school year position (August-May) with a one week break at Thanksgiving, two week winter break, and two week spring break.
Compensation: The annual base salary for the school year ranges from $34,800-38,000 based on previous experience. Transcripts and verification of employment will be required. Benefits include health, dental, disability, life, retirement match (up to 8%), professional development opportunities, PHS tuition remission, free lunch, and more!
About Pembroke Hill School:
Pembroke Hill School is an independent school in Kansas City, Missouri. Pembroke Hill seeks to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity, and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission-inspired goal is together, cultivating each to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all.
We have newer and updated facilities, excellent classroom resources, small class sizes, and a competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
Physical Demands for Faculty positions:
The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
- Ability to sit and stand for extended periods. For elementary and lower school, sit on the floor for extended periods of time.
- Ability to enter data into a computer, to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
- Ability to hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors, and on the telephone
- Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone
- Physical ability to lift, carry and/or hold up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height
- Ability to occasionally balance, reach, bend, squat, stoop, or kneel
- Ability to climb stairs, walk, and occasionally run, if required
Pembroke Hill School participates in E- Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of hire.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree; education related or equivalent experience in education.
- Experience working with children, minimum of two years strongly preferred.
- Prefer experience or knowledge of the Reggio Emilia Approach and Project Approach.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to create and maintain positive relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
- Collaborates with the lead teacher on curricular planning, student learning experiences, and professional growth.
- Must model the Mission, Values and Promise of Pembroke Hill School