We are on the lookout for an experienced Early Childhood - Teacher to join our talented team at A New Leaf School Nashville in Nashville, TN.
Growing your career as a Full Time Early Childhood - Teacher is an incredible opportunity to develop key skills.
If you are strong in creativity, leadership and have the right enthusiasm for the job, then apply for the position of Early Childhood - Teacher at A New Leaf School Nashville today!
Summary
A New leaf School of Nashville is growing and we are looking to hire one early childhood educator each for our Farm and Arboretum campuses. We work in the Reggio way and also spend vast amounts of time outdoors and inside our labs, ateliers and dens. We incorporate several compatible practices to create an emergent curriculum to engage as co-researchers in collaboration with other educators, our students, and families. We spend hours in natural settings aiming to connect with and love the inhabitants of our ecosystems. We become part of the environment, and our connections include humans. To connect with each other, we must also serve our community by developing social emotional competencies for ourselves and then take care of our city by participating in community events and projects.
Working at A New Leaf is a journey of discovery and experimentation. You are guaranteed to learn a lot about yourself and the world. A New Leaf is a breath of fresh air, it is also hot, beautiful, muddy, creative, head scratching, wet, engaging, frosty, laughter, challenges, relationship building, sweet moments, hands-on, inspiring, and filled with mentorship and leadership opportunities for all participants. This is what we do best: playfully and seriously learn, together in community, about things that are real, meaningful, at times enigmatic, and always powerful! Here you are part of something greater than yourself. Together we question and improve the means and goals of education. Duties Understand the history and culture of A New Leaf as a jumping point to evolve an emergent curriculum and schedule to educate the whole child using our land and resources. Integrate the big picture of the emergent curriculum with activities and projects that address the Tennessee Standards and meet your students? needs. Contribute towards ongoing projects that will serve to enhance the education of the children following common observed interests or developmental needs. Develop learning opportunities to take place outdoors in all kinds of weather working in gardens, fields, creek, pond, and hilly forests. Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies, build self-esteem, and grow in all developmental domains. Create various types of documentation to reflect on your practices, and to make the learning visible to the students, families, and the community. Documentation takes many forms from notes, pages of text, to a weekly gallery of photos and culminating project photo albums. Assessing student progress. Communicate progress and delays with the director and with parents. Participate in weekly meetings with other educators at our school and in professional development. Collaborate with co-teachers on the development and activation of projects. Maintain clean and tidy learning spaces consistent with health and safety standards. Requirements Experience working with groups of children and/or an Associate, Bachelors, or Masters degree in early childhood education or similar relevant degree. Understanding of child development. Excellent communication. Excellent organization. Ability to act as mediator between children. Cool-tempered, friendly, and reliable. Balance between a creative mind and a practical acumen. Enthusiasm and ability to develop the outdoor classroom space in par with the indoor classroom space and to integrate nature/environmental education daily. Stamina to hike on a hill and endurance for bug bites, ticks, and other wild-life. Ability to work in teams as well as independently. Ability to follow and create rituals that help nurture transitional and calming moments. Ability to work outdoors in all elements. Certification in adult/child/infant first aid and CPR (or willing to get the training). FBI background and criminal check, health report (when you receive our offer). Benefits Paid planning time weekly Paid time off: 28 days Paid In-Service days: 22 days Monthly bonus of $265 to be applied to your choice of tuition, health care, IRA, or additional insurances such as Dental, Cancer, Life, Short Term Disability, or other. Sick/Personal discretionary time: 80 hours (not intended for vacations or leisurely travel). Worker?s Compensation Insurance. Accident at work medical coverage. Benefits of working as a Early Childhood - Teacher in Nashville, TN:
? Opportunity to Make a Difference
? Opportunities to grow
? Attractive packageCompetitive Pay
