Part-Time Preschool Teacher - Seasonal
Now Hiring: Part-Time Preschool Teacher (Creative, Flexible, and Ready to Inspire!)
Do you thrive in playful, creative environments and love supporting young learners as they grow? We’re looking for a flexible, arts-loving Part-Time Preschool Teacher to support our 3–4 and 4–5-year-old classrooms—rotating between four classes to meet the evolving needs of students, fellow teachers, planned activities, and assessment schedules.
If you enjoy variety in your day, collaborating with a passionate team, and bringing an arts-based curriculum to life, this could be the perfect fit for you!
Position Details: August 11, 2025 - June 12, 2026
Work Schedule:
Hours of work include daytime hours Monday-Friday and occasionally Saturday and Sunday to meet staffing and/or event needs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
- Move between up to four different classrooms during the school week (Tuesday–Friday), providing additional support to teachers and students when and where needed; attend weekly teacher planning sessions.
- Implement the arts-based curriculum in alignment with Preschool policies and licensing standards; support classroom management, maintain supplies, communicate with parents, and assess student development.
- Provide a creative approach to working with early learners, offering free expression and exploration with a balance of teacher-directed and child-directed time, infusing music, dance, outdoor play, and creative, imaginative hands-on learning with skill-building opportunities.
- Support the annual performance and annual exhibition of student work. Support other events for families, including Parent Orientation, Preschool Open Houses, and forms drop day. Attend all-staff meetings, retreats, in-services, and exhibition briefings.
- Help maintain student files (health forms, immunization records, permission forms) as well as paperwork and computer work related to daily logging and tracking: attendance records, medical logbook, licensing requirements, and volunteer hours. Maintain medical supplies.
- Maintain personal teacher file for licensing requirements: health forms, trainings (CPR, Blood Borne Pathogen, First Aid, Mandated Reporting, and continuing education, licenses, etc.) Complete timesheet to track hours worked. Seek professional development opportunities for 15 hours of continuing education per year as required for the state license.
- Support midterm and year-end assessments of each child; meet with parents as needed to discuss their child’s development. Participate in IEP or other special meetings.
- Knowledge and training in best practices in the administrative aspects of Preschool administration as mandated by the state of Wisconsin.
- Knowledge, experience, and interest in a variety of visual and performing arts.
- Curriculum development for an arts-based Preschool for ages three to five.
- Experience in early childhood education.
- Experience directing support staff and volunteers.
- Good communication skills to include conflict resolution, child mediation, and parent communications.
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Early Childhood Education, with current Wisconsin teaching license preferred.
- Certification in Preschool teaching preferred.
- A background in art, music, dance, or theater is desired.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally sit; continuously use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects; and talk or hear. The employee will also continuously stand, walk, climb, or balance, and smell to complete this job. The employee should be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities when performing this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Able to read and interpret documents, write routine correspondence, and speak effectively with others. Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers. Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. Able to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standard situations.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The position is in a Preschool classroom and office-based, and the noise level is usually moderate. Daily activities such as music and outdoor play may result in a moderate to loud noise level.
Hours of work include daytime hours Monday–Friday and occasionally Saturday and Sunday to meet staffing and/or event needs.
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.