Lead Nature Preschool Teacher

Responsibilities

• Provide a physically and emotionally safe environment for young children in both indoor and outdoor settings
• Maintain clear communication with the co-teachers and share teaching amongst the co-teaching faculty team
• Responsible for engaging parents/caregivers in conversations about children’s challenging behaviors and teams with the Director to plan meetings with parents to explore appropriate strategies, interventions, and possible collaboration with outside consultants
• Responsible for emotional and physical health and safety of students and completing accident reports/injury forms as needed as well as medication logs
• The Lead Teacher is charged with keeping current with relevant and ongoing changes in Mass Audubon, Sanctuary-based, and MA Department of Early Education and Care policies and regulations as well as the Mass Audubon mission and action agenda
• Assess and document student development in the 5 domains; complete progress reports in December and May and conduct parent-teacher team conferences, as scheduled by Preschool Director
• Help work rotating schedules from 7:30am-3:30pm, 8:00am-4:00pm and 10:00am-6:00pm
• Follow protocols established by Boston Nature Center and EEC regulations
• Maintain the physical environment by contributing to classroom housekeeping tasks as needed and storing personal belongings away from preschool program space
• Enhance the physical space by thoughtfully placing child-initiated art, emergent language poems, emergent math charts and graphs, photographs of nature, students/families in class community, murals and other learning centers that reflect a nature-based curriculum
• Conducts fire drills, fill out accident forms and medication log as needed per MA EEC regulations
• Observe and document children’s learning through the use of notes and assessment tools
• Spend significant time outdoors with the students during all seasons
• Participate in Parent/Teacher Conferences and community engagement activities
• Acknowledge and respect diversity and promote inclusion of all people regardless of ethnic, cultural, linguistic backgrounds, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical and mental disabilities

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

• MA EEC Lead Teacher Certification
• Excellent writing and communication skills and ability to work cooperatively and independently
• Interest and/or experience in nature-based, emergent, and anti-bias teaching in early childhood education
• Three employment references
• Ability to pass a background records check (Fingerprinting)

Nice to Haves

• Current First Aid/CPR certification or willing to obtain

Apply Here: Recruitment (adp.com)