Nature Preschool Teacher

2025-26 Preschool Teacher Job Posting

Title: Lead Preschool Teacher

Reports to: Preschool Director

Status: Regular part-time

Classification: Non-exempt

Term: School year (mid-August through May) - with opportunities for summer employment

Position Summary: Hartley Nature Preschool is looking to hire a lead preschool teacher who will be part of the teaching team fulfilling the school’s mission of inspiring life-long connections with nature through education, play, and exploration while supporting the whole child’s development. Hartley Nature Preschool operates as a program of Hartley Nature Center, a non-profit environmental learning center located within the 600+ acre Hartley Park in Duluth, Minnesota.

Position Details: https://hartleynature.org/about/employment/

• Schedule:
  • Approx. 27 hours/week: Monday/Wednesday full day class, Forest Fridays morning class, Friday afternoon staff meetings
  • See website for details: https://hartleynature.org/about/employment/

Application Procedure~Application deadline: 5/4/25. Position open until filled. 

Submit the following:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Unofficial transcript(s) from all higher education institutions
• Names and contact information for three professional references

Email your application to:

Kaitlin Erpestad, Preschool Director, preschool@hartleynature.org, (she/her/hers)

Hartley Nature Center, 3001 Woodland Ave, Duluth, MN 55803

Hartley is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, sexual orientation/identity/expression, marital status or familial status.