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Organization
Nature Forward
Job Posted
July 21, 2022
Job Category
Job Type
Remote
No
Location
Chevy Chase, MD
United States
United States
The Preschool Teaching Assistant at the ANS Nature Preschool provides a safe, warm, and caring learning environment where children are comfortable taking risks. Teaching assistants work closely with classroom teachers and families to help guide children’s behavior to promote self-regulation and help children develop inner controls.
Summary
The Preschool Teaching Assistant at the ANS Nature Preschool provides a safe, warm, and caring learning environment where children are comfortable taking risks. Teaching assistants work closely with classroom teachers and families to help guide children’s behavior to promote self-regulation and help children develop inner controls.
Standard Hours: up to 15 per week for 42 weeks from August 29, 2022 to June 16, 2023
Compensation: $17.16/hr
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Create an engaging atmosphere and develop meaningful activities and experiences for children aged six and younger and their parents
- Collaborate with team members to further develop our school’s nature-based curriculum
- Interact, guide and play with the children at their physical level
- Implement activities that are child initiated, and cover physical, social/emotional, linguistic, and cognitive development
- Communicate with preschool teachers and families
- Lead informal outdoor hikes and explorations for students and families
- Update class photo share site with photos taken during class
- Act as substitute teacher when needed
Qualifications/Requirements
- BS in education or related field
- One year of teaching experience
- COVID Vaccination is required for employees of Audubon Naturalist Society. The organization will consider accommodations for disability and religious-based reasons.
- Fingerprinting background checks
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to climb stairs to access offices
- Ability to hike on uneven terrain
- Ability to explore the outdoors in all types of weather, year round
How to apply:
Please submit cover letter, resume and references to Rose.Brusaferro@anshome.org by August 17, 2022.