Preschool Teacher

Mass Audubon; Edgartown (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass Audubon is seeking a certified Preschool Teacher for its nature-based Fern and Feather Preschool. The ideal candidate will have experience working with young children, a love for nature, and the ability to teach in both indoor and outdoor settings while adhering to EEC policies. Responsibilities include providing a safe and nurturing environment and collaborating with a team of educators to foster a connection to nature among preschoolers.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of experience working with young children.
• Successful completion of DCF, CORI and SORI background checks.
• Three employment references are required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for children.
• Assist in maintaining the physical environment and classroom tasks.
• Communicate effectively with co-teachers and staff.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Child Development Understanding

Education

MA EEC Preschool Teacher Certification

Job description

About This Position
We are seeking a Massachusetts Early Education and Care (EEC) certified Preschool Teacher to be part of a team of three early childhood educators at Mass Audubon’s Felix Neck Fern and Feather Preschool. The Preschool Teacher must have a love of nature and teaching outdoors. This position assists the primary teacher team during a portion of the school day, which is based on a nature-based, multi-sensory, play-based, anti-bias and emergent curriculum for multi-age groups (3-5 years) of children and includes typical school-based routine and tasks (transitions, large group time, bathroom time, snack time, etc.).

Application Instructions
Please submit a resume and cover letter with your ADP application.

Responsibilities

• Provides a physically and emotionally safe environment for young children both within an indoor and outdoor environment
• Maintains clear communication with colleagues and shares teaching amongst the co-teaching faculty team
• Assist in creating and maintaining a healthy, safe, and positive environment for children using best practices in early childhood nature-based education
• Assist in maintaining the physical environment by contributing to classroom housekeeping tasks and storing personal belongings away from preschool program space
• Must be?comfortable exploring the natural world?in a?variety of weather throughout the year?for 2 or more hours a day
• Always maintains communication with co-teachers and other relevant staff throughout the day
• Responsible and accountable to all Mass Audubon/MA EEC health and safety policies and guidelines
• Stays informed of relevant and ongoing changes in policies and guidelines within Mass Audubon, specific Mass Audubon sanctuary, and within MA Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) policies and regulations

Education

• Understands early childhood development and manages reasonable outcomes and expectations for young children
• Communicates and works cooperatively with the preschool faculty to accomplish program goals
• Observes and documents on the ongoing development of each student and shares data with colleagues (for purposes of progress reports, twice annually)
• Works with other faculty colleagues to develop and steward a sense of community, belonging, and connection to nature in the preschool community
• Completes annual professional development hours as needed/required

Qualifications
At Mass Audubon, our highest priority is finding the best candidate for the job. Research has shown that people of color and women are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t believe they meet every one of the qualifications described in a job description. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of our described qualifications or you have a less traditional background. We are looking for applicants with the following qualifications:

Must Haves

• Minimum of 1 year of experience working with young children
• Successful DCF and Fingerprinting Background Checks in addition to CORI and SORI background checks
• Three employment references

Nice to Haves

• MA EEC Preschool Teacher Certification (preferred)