The Croft School – Part-Time Educator Associate 

(Providence, RI)

Start Date: August 2025

 About The Croft School

The Croft School is a young independent school on the East Side of Providence.  Having opened in Fall 2018, our school currently enrolls 191 students in Kindergarten through Grade 6.  During the 2025-26 school year, we will expand to include Grade 7. Over time, we will grow into a 300-student Kindergarten - Grade 8 school.  

We are considered by many families and teachers to represent an exciting new type of school that is ideal for those concerned about the area’s existing public school (inconsistent quality; driven by standardized test outcomes) and private school (elitism; unaffordable; lack of diversity; limited innovation) options.

The Croft School is built around the following core attributes:

• Rigor and Spark
• Student-Centeredness
• Balance
• Strong Relationships
• Outstanding Teachers, Collaborative Improvement
• A Diverse, Inclusive, Anti-Racist Community

Our Middle School program includes high-quality math, reading, and writing instruction, innovative project-based learning, rigorous elective courses, and weekly community field work.   In addition to rigorous, relevant, and culturally responsive academics, our Middle School program includes a focus on service-learning and purpose development. Further, we seek to provide our families with an exceptional experience built around convenience, community, communication, and partnership.

The Croft School has sister schools in the Jamaica Plain (founded 2020) and South End (founded 2022) neighborhoods of Boston.

More information about our school can be found here: www.thecroftschool.org.

About The Role

The Croft School (Providence) is seeking an exceptional Educator Associate for the 2025-26 school.  This individual will work approximately 34 hours per week. The Educator Associate  will be a “jack of all trades” throughout our school, supporting our students, families, teachers and administrative staff in various capacities.  Providing substitute coverage for absent teachers will be an important component of this role.

The Educator Associate role is ideal for an individual who is excited to “get their foot in the door” at a high-quality school that balances high-quality academic instruction, project-based learning, learning throughout the neighborhood and community, indoor and outdoor play-based learning, and ample enrichment opportunities.  It is important for this individual to have had at least some meaningful experience working with elementary or middle school-aged students.

The ideal candidate will be committed to building deep relationships with students, and colleagues across our school community.  Further, all Croft team members, including the Educator Associate, dedicate ample time and thoughtfulness to close communication and partnership with their students’ families.

Qualifications and Qualities

• Experience working with elementary or middle school-aged children 
• Eagerness and enthusiasm for playing a “jack of all trades” role, inclusive of internal substitute teaching
• A contagious love for teaching, children, and nurturing students’ natural curiosity, instilling in them a lifelong passion for learning
• An entrepreneurial spirit coupled with an ambitious work ethic.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, inclusive of empathy for others, thoughtful listening, team-orientation, and enthusiasm for working closely with a lead teacher and other colleagues
• Ability to support the development of a joyous learning environment.
• Ability to support and/or lead targeted, small-group instruction and activities.
• Self-reflectiveness, humility, and an eagerness to continually improve one’s practice.
• A Bachelor’s Degree and current authorization to work in the United States is required.

Compensation and Benefits

The Croft School offers compensation which is inspired by, and competitive with, other local independent and public school opportunities.  The compensation for this role will be between approximately $25 and $29 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Non-Discrimination

As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.  We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.