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.

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