Group Leader/Site Coordinator

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Red Pine Learning Community (RPLC) seeks a Group Leader/Site Coordinator for a group of up to 10 students in our outdoors-first education program.

RPLC is a secular program in South Hadley, MA, that supports lower elementary students in homeschool and virtual school through supplemental out-of-school time enrichment. RPLC students are between the ages of 4.5 and 9 years. RPLC takes layered public health protections to support vulnerable members of our community. Programs are held primarily in outdoor classrooms.

The Group Leader is empowered to create and design the enrichment programs. RPLC encourages the incorporation of a wide range of pedagogies, such as forest school models, the Montessori method, and/or social emotional learning. 

Each staff member’s voice and experience will be significant in our collaborative team, which includes the RPLC Co-founders, Group Leader/Site Coordinator, and Assistant Group Leader. Responsibilities are wide-ranging, from teaching to family engagement to program operations.

Duties

• Teaching: Select, develop, and deliver enrichment activities to encourage ecological awareness, social emotional learning, and body awareness/movement for 4.5-8.5 year olds; Incorporate the natural world and weather conditions into planning; Review materials for anti-racist, anti-ableist, and inclusive content; Maintain data and observations of student learning and growth.
• Family Engagement: Communicate with families clearly and regularly; Support an inclusive admissions process and the development of scholarship programs.
• School Operations: Contribute to creating the school calendar and schedule; Assess environmental conditions to make appropriate daily and weekly classroom plans; Engage with students and parents on principles of community care; Lead ongoing evaluation of the program for improvement and sustainability.

Benefits

• 4 hours of non-teaching preparation time each week.
• Biweekly virtual mentorship meetings with senior educators at other schools.
• Bonus of up to $1,000 for health and wellness and/or professional development.

Experience: Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field
• 9 months supervised work experience in a childcare setting for school-age children

Apply

Visit the RPLC website to apply.