Forest Preschool Co-Teacher- North Branch Nature Center

The Forest Preschool (FPS) Co-Teacher works collaboratively with the FPS Director and other FPS teachers to facilitate child-centered play and learning with nature. The FPS Co-Teacher promotes best practices of a nature-based early childhood program at NBNC. The FPS Co-Teacher is responsible for a regular teaching schedule, ongoing and collaborative curriculum and education philosophy development, student safety, risk management, outdoor site assessments, and student behavior. If the Lead Teacher is absent, the FPS Co-Teacher would take the lead teacher role for the day. The FPS Co-Teacher helps nurture student growth, and supports the FPS Director in family communication and FPS special events. A member of the NBNC Education Team, the FPS Co-Teacher plays a supporting role in maintaining Swallow’s Nest (the building that houses the FPS program) and the adjoining Nature Playscape through daily upkeep.

Forest Preschool Aftercare & Robin's Nest Teacher- North Branch Nature Center

The Forest Preschool (FPS) Aftercare and Robin’s Nest Teacher works collaboratively with the FPS Director and other FPS teachers to facilitate child-centered play and learning with nature. They implement best practices of a nature-based early childhood aftercare program at NBNC. This part-time position is responsible for a regular aftercare teaching schedule, leading Robin’s Nest Playgroup once a week, ongoing and collaborative curriculum and education philosophy development, student safety, risk management, outdoor site assessments, and student behavior. The FPS Aftercare and Robin’s Nest Teacher helps nurture student growth, and supports the FPS Director in family communication and FPS special events. A member of the NBNC Education Team, this position plays a supporting role in maintaining the Swallow’s Nest (the building that houses the FPS program) and the adjoining Nature Playscape through daily upkeep. Aftercare activities include outdoor and indoor free play, snack, reading time, cooking, games, and arts and crafts.

Seasonal Educator- Audubon Vermont

New this year the Seasonal Educator position will be split into two positions a Lead Seasonal Educator and a Seasonal Educator. The Seasonal Educator position will be responsible for assisting the Lead Educators in facilitating games, activities, and lessons as well as group management. This position is excellent for someone who is interested in learning how camp works and getting practice working with children outdoors. This is an excellent next step for those who are new to the summer camp world or have been Counselors-in-Training. By the end of the summer, Seasonal Educators will have planned and lead a camp week of their own.

Seasonal Educators will be responsible for teaching outdoors all summer, learning and developing camp activities. They will be responsible for communicating and working effectively with the entire camp team, which includes other seasonal educators and lead educators, an education intern, Audubon’s year-round staff, high-school Counselors-in-Training. Seasonal Educators will help mentor Counselors-in-Training.

Environmental Educator Summer AmeriCorps position - BEEC

BEEC seeks a creative educator and nature lover, with strong leadership and inclusion skills who enjoys serving in the outdoors with children. Gain valuable experience serving with a team of naturalist educators fostering connections to the natural world through a variety of opportunities, including camps, school programs, public programs, volunteer opportunities, and the visitor experience.

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Nature Explorers Summer Camp Field Staff- BEEC

BEEC is seeking a creative educator and nature lover who enjoys working with children outdoors, with strong leadership and inclusion skills to meet the diverse needs of children at camp. Join us to create a welcoming, fun, safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for children to explore, imagine, play and learn this summer. BEEC’s day camp enables children between the ages of four and eleven to engage in nature exploration and discovery through inquiry, hands-on activities, lessons, games, stories, crafts and music.