Nature School Facilitator

The primary purpose of the Cocoplum Nature Play Facilitator is to plan and implement unstructured free play in nature with preschool age children. Cocoplum Nature Play cultivates curiosity, creativity, independence, self-confidence, reverence for nature, and so much more in a twice weekly nature-based and play-based caregiver-and-me program for children roughly 3.5 to 5 years of age. Caregivers remain on-site and observe from a distance while children, under the supervision of facilitators, explore and play in nature. Two facilitators work in tandem to support exploration, wonderings, tree climbing, fort building, hole digging, duck following, and various other nature play activities.

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Qualifications

• Three professional references
• Bachelor’s degree
• 2+ years’ experience working with young children
• Ability to work in the United States
• Level 2 Fingerprinting
• CPR and First Aid
• Training, certificates, and licenses in education preferred but not required (e.g. Waldorf Certification, ANBE Level 1 or 2, Florida Atlantic University certificate in Early Childhood Environmental Education)

Skills

• Conscious discipline
• Nature-based and play-based pedagogy
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prepare wagons with materials including picnic blankets, science and math instruments, fiction and non-fiction books, reference materials, art supplies, first aid kits, walkie talkies, student records, and reading materials for caregivers
• Conduct a safety check of the play space before each class
• Check-in children and provide attendance records to school office
• Conduct welcoming circle with greetings and songs, supervise unstructured free play in nature, and conduct closing circle with story time and reflections
• Facilitate wonderings, open-ended questions, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution, and risk taking
• Communicate with caregivers and develop a positive and trusting relationship with them
• Communicate with park rangers especially with regard to any safety concerns
• Participate in paid professional development as required
• Other duties as assigned

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Reach out to us with questions or your resume: info@cocoplumnatureschool.org