Wauhatchie School is a nature-based school promoting place-based, nature immersion experiences that foster holistic growth, the love of learning, and compassion for all.

Overview

Wauhatchie Forest School is seeking part time employees for our half day, M-F nature immersion program. We seek nature loving educators who are intentional and reflective in their work with children and who are looking to grow professionally through mentorship and teamwork within a supportive community of outdoor practitioners. The ideal candidate is dedicated to expanding access to early learning, child-directed and play-based learning, and the outdoors. The Forest Preschool Teacher will work with a co-teacher to create an optimal learning environment for the students and will spend the entire class session in the outdoors in all weather, including hiking and moderate physical challenges. Employment is 10 months, from August to May with summer camp employment available in June and July.

Responsibilities

• Using a variety of activities (songs, stories, art, manipulatives, etc.) to motivate and stimulate children’s abilities
• Meeting the emotional, social, and physical needs of each child
• Maintaining daily open communication with parents by posting photos and short narratives on our school app
• Same-day documenting and distributing accident and incident reports to parents and administration
• Documenting and recording children’s behaviors, progressions, and development in a nature journals to share with the parents and administration biannually
• Working with a teaching team to collaborate on nature immersion activities and best practices in forest school ethos.
• Overseeing a daily site assessment of the outdoor site before each session, making sure all hazards are properly assessed and amended to provide a safe environment for children

Expectations

• Attendance at all planned school events, weekdays and weekends

• Attendance at all staff meetings

• Demonstrate loyalty and commitment to Wauhatchie School and all staff members as a positive team player

• Participation in forest school research studies and daily reflective journaling

• Documented experience working with children aged 3-5
• Ability and desire to encourage experiences that are play-based and child-centered
• Deep appreciation for and connection to nature
• Familiarity with outdoor learning, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf methodologies
• Highly relational and effective collaborator and communicator
•  Physical Ability: Able to teach for extended periods of time in the outdoors in all weather, with hiking and moderate physical challenges, with or without reasonable accommodation.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.