KINDERSTUBE IS HIRING!

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A PART-TIME PRESCHOOL AIDE

The Bay Area Kinderstube is looking for a part-time preschool aide!

  • Do you speak German?

  • Are you eligible to work in the US?

  • Are you willing to get fingerprinted (livescan fingerprinting)?

  • Do you love working with children ages 2.5 - 5?

  • Are you available between 9 and 15 hours a week?

To apply and for further questions, please contact our director at ute@kinderstube.org

We look forward to hearing from you!

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A PART-TIME TEACHER

The Bay Area Kinderstube is seeking a part-time German-speaking Preschool Teacher! We are looking for an experienced and engaged educator to join our team. If you are interested to enhance our program with your unique talents and creativity; you are committed to ongoing professional growth and like to collaborate with your team members please send us your cover letter, resume, credentials, evaluations and other inquiries to jobs@kinderstube.org the Kinderstube Director Ute Dawe. We are looking forward to receiving your application.

MISSION
The Bay Area Kinderstube (BAKS) located in Albany, California, has provided a warm, loving, play-based preschool education to German-speaking families for over 25 years. BAKS is a German-language immersion preschool program dedicated to fostering support of the German language in the lives of children between the ages of 2.5 and 5 years. Our mission is to make German language development an integral part of the social-emotional, physical, and cognitive development of the child. The BAKS program seeks to stimulate language ability through play and theme-based preschool activities. The language of instruction and interaction with the children is exclusively German. BAKS does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race or religion.

AREAS of RESPONSIBILITY
● Assist in providing instructional activities and opportunities that foster German language skills and encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving appropriate to the developmental levels and learning styles of children.
● Assist in planning and preparing classroom; provide a supportive environment in which children can learn and practice appropriate individual and group behavior.
● Assist in the supervision and oversee safety of the children, from the time of arrival to parent pick-up, both inside and outside the building.
● Maintain open and cooperative communication with parents/caregivers and families.
● Assist in planning and implementation of cultural celebrations that are an accessory part of the program (Laternenfest, Winterspiel, Spring Breakfast, Mother’s / Father's Day and Graduation celebration).
● Change diapers of younger children; support efforts of the parent/caregiver in toilet training.
● Assist in administration of snack and supervision of lunch.
● Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
● In fulfillment of the mission of Bay Area Kinderstube, the German language is to be used as the language of instruction with all participating children.

REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
● Native speaker of German or can prove language mastery through documentation of German language coursework at the postsecondary level
● Proof of a current certification or concurrent enrollment in Child and Infant First Aid and CPR classes, as well as Preventive Health & Safety in Preschool Setting
● Complete a health screening prior to employment and take a tuberculosis test and proper immunization required by Licensing
● Evidence of eligibility to work (U.S. passport or Social Security Card and Driver's License)
● In the event that the candidate is not a U.S. citizen, provide evidence of eligibility to work in the U.S. (U.S. resident alien card (Green Card) or U.S. work permit)
 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

● Has completed at least 12 post-secondary Early Childhood Education units or equivalent quarter units at an accredited college or university and can show at least 1 year of work experience in a licensed day care center or comparable group child care program.
● The educational units specified above must include courses which cover the general areas of child growth and development or human growth and development; child, family and community or child and family; and program/curriculum.
● Experience shall be verified as having been performed satisfactorily, at least three hours per day for a minimum of 50 days in a six month period, as a paid or volunteer staff member under the supervision of a person who could qualify as a teacher or director under these guidelines.
● Possess a current and valid Child Development Associate (CDA) credential with the appropriate age level endorsement issued by the CDA National Credentialing Program, and have at least six months of on-the-job training and/or work experience in a licensed child care center or comparable group child care program.
● Possess a Child’s Center Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Preparation and Licensing.

BENEFITS AND PAY
Hourly wage is competitive and depends on education and experience. Teachers who work a minimum of 21 hours a week are eligible to receive individual employee health benefits. Eligible employees may elect to enroll in any combination of medical, dental, and/or vision plans available. Eligible employees will be offered $300 a month applicable toward monthly healthcare benefits premium expenses. Teachers receive up to 160 hours annually of paid
vacation during the school vacation weeks between each of the school semesters, in accordance with the work schedule (typically December/January and August). Teachers also receive the following paid holidays when scheduled to work on any of the following days: Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Easter Break, Memorial Day, and Independence Day. Teachers may also receive 80 sick/personal leave hours per year and up to 21 hours of paid educational leave per year.

********Interested candidates must already be eligible to work in the U.S.*********