After School Teacher
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Action Day Schools
San Jose, CA, US
Summary
Develop and implement engaging lesson plans while fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment for students. Collaborate with school staff and parents to support student growth and facilitate hands-on activities that inspire creativity and confidence.
Job Description
Since 1968, Action Day Schools have proven to be steadfast leaders in the Bay Area’s childcare & private education industry. In 2025, Action Day Schools was nominated as one of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area! We recognize the essential foundation of any school is its staff. We are proud of our heart-centered and committed teachers who provide each child with quality care rooted in enthusiasm for their individual growth and development. We are seeking professional, passionate, nurturing individuals to accommodate our thriving centers and uphold our reputation of excellence! Join our team as we continue to create excitement for learning in a fun and loving environment!!
Position Available: After School Teacher at our Morgan Hill and Willow Glen Schools; Monday- Friday from 12:30-6pm.
Compensation: $18-24/hr. depending on individual experience, education and position requirements.
At Action Day, we’re passionate about nurturing a love for learning through engaging, high-quality instruction. We’re looking for energetic and experienced After School Teachers to support our staff as well as our infant, toddler, and preschool students in exciting, hands-on activities that inspire creativity, confidence, and teamwork. In this role, you’ll develop and implement engaging lesson plans, foster a positive and inclusive learning environment, and collaborate with school staff and parents to support student growth. If you’re ready to make a lasting impact while creating fun, memorable experiences, we’d love to have you on our team!
Professional Development Opportunities For Teachers at Action Day Schools:
- Hands- on training with a mentor-teacher, 1:1 coaching sessions, and team check-ins with the Leadership Team
- New Hire Welcome Workshop, Teacher In-Service Staff Development Days, CPR/First Aid certification course offerings & more
- Staff Referral Bonus Programs
- The ability to collaborate with creative team members to design the physical environment to meet the changing needs of young children
- Career Growth Programs and New Leader Trainings with opportunities for leadership roles as a Head or Master Teacher or School Administration
- A Leadership team of brilliant Program Directors dedicated to empowering teachers and creating a fun place to work that offers challenge, motivation, and career opportunities
- Experience working with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
- 12 core ECE units required
- Infant toddler units highly preferred
- A love and passion for working with young children
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A reliable, can-do attitude and an eagerness to learn and grow!
Benefits for full-time employees working 30+hrs/wk include:
- Vacation, sick, and holiday pay- including a paid holiday closure at the end of December!
- Medical, dental, and vision
- FSA
- Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Childcare/Private Education Tuition Discount Benefits-- At Action Day Schools, it is our goal to enrich the lives of both you and your children!
Our schools’ doors opened in 1968 as a single preschool because of the founders desire to experience first-hand the marvelous thrills and excitement in the world of children. We have grown into today’s award-winning, renowned private education program complete with eleven campuses and twenty one programs. The elementary and middle schools consistently score in the 90+ percentile on national standardized academic tests. We believe that we have an opportunity to influence much of what will happen to the children as they go through elementary school, middle school, and then on to adult life.
Our program provides an atmosphere to enrich your children’s learning as well as to help them explore new, exciting learning experiences. Our goal is to allow children the opportunity to expand their knowledge, to learn about their capabilities, and to develop positive ways to express themselves. We enroll more than 3,200 children in its infant, preschool, elementary, and middle school locations. It maintains the same goal today as its founders did is 1968: to improve the quality of care for children during their period of greatest physical and intellectual development and develop a community of parents, children, and educators.
Founded
1968
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Education Management
Org type
Partnership
Headquarters
San Jose, California
Our schools’ doors opened in 1968 as a single preschool because of the founders desire to experience first-hand the marvelous thrills and excitement in the world of children. We have grown into today’s award-winning, renowned private education program complete with eleven campuses and twenty one programs. The elementary and middle schools consistently score in the 90+ percentile on national standardized academic tests. We believe that we have an opportunity to influence much of what will happen to the children as they go through elementary school, middle school, and then on to adult life.
Our program provides an atmosphere to enrich your children’s learning as well as to help them explore new, exciting learning experiences. Our goal is to allow children the opportunity to expand their knowledge, to learn about their capabilities, and to develop positive ways to express themselves. We enroll more than 3,200 children in its infant, preschool, elementary, and middle school locations. It maintains the same goal today as its founders did is 1968: to improve the quality of care for children during their period of greatest physical and intellectual development and develop a community of parents, children, and educators.
Founded
1968
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Education Management
Org type
Partnership
Headquarters
San Jose, California
