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Psychology Preschool Course Assistant

Grinnell College


Job Location:

Grinnell, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 24 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

*All student employment positions on campus are covered by a negotiated contract with the Union of Grinnell Student Dining Workers (UGSDW).
Preschool Student Teacher

Our preschool is a laboratory school for the Psychology Department where college students gain hands-on experience working with young children and supporting their development along side a professional teaching staff.

Your Role

As a student teacher you will help children develop:

  • Motor cognitive language and social-emotional skills
  • Problem-solving and creative-thinking skills
  • Conflict-resolution and self-regulation skills
  • Independence and self-help skills
  • Skills needed to be a positive member of the preschool community
  • Skills that prepare them for kindergarten
What We Expect

We value mutual respect between teachers and children. Student teachers should interact with children in a calm patient warm and respectful manner.

Your role is to support the classroom teachers and the childrens learning encourage independence model positive behavior and help create a safe and welcoming classroom community. This includes helping with transition into preschool preparing and serving snack various classroom activities supervision while playing outside and other activities.

This is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships with children while gaining valuable experience in teaching child development communication and teamwork.

Contact Taylor Marsho Director and Lead Teacher of the preschool with any questions.



Experience with children in childcare camp babysitting tutoring etc. is highly preferred.


Required Experience:

Junior IC


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Grinnell College, a private liberal arts college in Iowa founded in 1846, provides individually advised learning for intellectually engaged students to produce graduates who are prepared to navigate the world’s complexities and responsibly contribute to the common good.

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