Status: Non-Exempt, Part Time (25-30 hours per week)
Salary range: $26–$29/hour
Date updated: 6/23/2024
Marin Art and Garden Center is a special gathering place that celebrates learning, growth and the beauty of nature; a place to be inspired, educated and entertained—or to just be. Our vision is to create a sense of pride and connection among the people of Marin—and beyond—in this thriving gathering place of inspiration, growth and celebration.
The Center operates the Garden School, which won the Marin Independent Journal’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Preschool in 2019. The Center is seeking an experienced education professional to be a Primary Teacher for the program.
Reporting to the Garden School Director, the Primary Teacher provides daily care and planned curriculum activities for the children in their primary group. While teachers are responsible for their own age group, each teacher is also expected to interact and form relationships with all children enrolled at the school. The teachers also work to take full advantage of the Center’s beautiful 11-acre natural site in the school’s play-based and nature-inspired curriculum. Ideal candidates will love the outdoors, nature based learning, and have a love for working with a collaborative team! We are hoping to find a teacher who will not only gel with our approach to learning, but who also brings their own ideas to the table. Our school is a place where all kids, families and teachers are welcome and embraced for who they are.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Implement and plan nature inspired and emergent curriculum that is culturally diverse and that aligns with the Center’s mission, vision and values while also being age appropriate
Communicate with parents about their child’s development and progress through daily, informal check ins and bi-annual conferences
Assist children with diaper changing and potty training and communicate with parents
Ensure children are supervised at all times, including outdoors
Provide a safe and secure environment for children to feel comfortable
Introduce materials and experiences that represent the rich diversity of the world in a culturally appropriate way
Create a space where diversity, inclusion and equity are talked about and acted on daily
Track children’s progress through daily applications, and/or other tools
REQUIREMENTS:
1+ years of experience working with young children in a school setting required
Experience working with PreK or TK age children strongly preferred
High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent required
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or similar field preferred
At least 12 ECE units required
Pediatric CPR/ First Aide Certificate preferred
Knowledge and understanding of child development for children 2-5 years old
Knowledge and understanding of DAP and emergent curriculum
Teaching Pyramid training or knowledge strongly preferred
To apply for this position, please send a resume and cover letter. Please no phone calls or walk-ins.
Marin Art and Garden Center is an equal opportunity employer, committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
