Preschool Assistant

We are seeking a part-time Preschool Assistant to assist with 2-4 year-olds in a classical and Catholic classroom for the 2024-2025 academic year. The position is 12 hours per week at our center near Kansas City in Overland Park, Kansas. You do not need a teaching certification, childcare experience, nor formal teaching experience to apply. We will teach you everything you need to know. The right applicant may have experience homeschooling or working with homeschooled children, ministry in your Catholic parish, teaching Religious Education or Catechism classes, teaching your own children, or perhaps teaching in a classical or private school (although not required). Qualified applicants will love working with children and will work as a team with the lead teacher to provide a joyful learning environment for children.

Regina Caeli Academy (www.rcahybrid.org), is a classical homeschool academy in the Catholic tradition. RCA is a national organization that offers instruction in a formal Socratic classroom setting on Mondays and Thursdays. The positions are hourly, and complimentary childcare/nursery is provided. Please see our Vacation and Holy Days here. No additional vacation days are given (accommodations made for sick days as needed).

Applicants must be able to sign an Oath of Fidelity to the Catholic Church and have a deep love for the Catholic faith. Curriculum and classroom guidelines are provided. Tutors are trained to provide instruction and classroom management according to RCA standards using principals based on the methods of St. John Bosco. The ideal applicant will have strong communication skills, good organization, timeliness, a traditional view of the student/teacher relationship, and must be living the Catholic faith day-to-day, including having received all the sacraments appropriate to his or her state in life.

All staff complete a background check and RCA Safe Child training before teaching at Regina Caeli Academy. Assistants attend a one-day training session on Monday, August 12th.

Hours are Mondays and Thursdays 8:45am - 3:00pm.