Flexible Schedule Preschool Assistant Jobs in San Mateo/ Palo Alto CA | Daytime Childcare Position
Full-Time and Part-Time Preschool Assistant Jobs in San Mateo and Palo Alto | Daytime Childcare
Position Type: Full-Time and Part time
Location: San Mateo/Palo Alto CA
Office: Jovie Seattle/Redmond/Bellevue
Jovie is hiring enthusiastic Preschool Assistants to support young learners in local preschool classrooms throughout Seattle. This is a wonderful opportunity for childcare professionals who enjoy fostering early learning in a structured, play-based environment. Join a supportive team, work consistent daytime hours, and make a meaningful impact on children's growth and development while enjoying opportunities for professional growth.
Pay: $24/hour
• Provide safe, nurturing care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
• Support feeding, naps, and daily routines
• Encourage learning through reading, play, and age-appropriate activities
• Create a positive environment where children can learn and grow
• Full-Time: Monday–Friday availability 10am to 6pm
• Part-Time: 2-3 days per week, afternoon until 6pm
• Work with local preschools
• Have at least 1 year of childcare or customer service experience
• Love working with children of all ages
• Are dependable and professional
• Communicate well with co-workers and children
• Can provide 3 references (At least 2 related to childcare work; 1 character)
• Are least 18 years old
Good to know: Experience may come from nannying, babysitting, daycare, preschool, church nursery, or other childcare settings.
Do I need previous childcare experience?
No. We welcome informal experience from babysitting, daycare, preschool, church nursery, and other childcare settings, as well as customer service.
Will I work with one preschool or multiple preschools?
Assignments vary based on preschool staffing needs, your availability, and scheduling preferences.
What ages will I care for?
6 weeks to 6 years old
Are benefits available?
Eligible full-time team members may receive PTO, paid holidays, a health care stipend, and retirement savings matching.
What happens after I apply?
Our recruiting team will review your information and schedule a Zoom interview. Next, we will conduct screening and reference checks; and send an offer to join the team if qualified. You’ll join us for Orientation and Training on the Jovie Way, then we’ll match you with preschools that fit your location and availability. Pay dates are every two weeks!
Ready to Apply?
If you are looking for a Full-Time or Part-Time preschool assistant job in the San Mateo/Palo Alto areas and enjoy working with children, we’d love to hear from you.
We're Jovie. Smart, capable, human, full of joy. Ready to help build stronger families with our vetted and savvy team of professional nannies and babysitters.
For modern parents, finding the proper childcare can feel like another task on a never-ending to-do list. That's why Jovie takes the tough stuff off their plate: screening, hiring, training, and payroll. So they can skip to the best part— meeting a nanny or sitter who feels like part of the family.
Jovie's childcare services extend beyond the home as the nation's leading event care provider for corporate functions, weddings, and professional sports teams. Our experienced caregivers are equipped to be ready for anything, including stepping in for center care staffing and employer-subsidized back-up childcare. We've always done this work before as College Nannies and Sitters, and we continue it now as Jovie.
Over the last 20+ years, we've served over 350,000 families in 150 territories across the U.S. In 2016, we became part of the Bright Horizons Family of Childcare Solutions as a wholly-owned subsidiary.
