Job Postings

Master Teacher, preschool   Details

Location:  The Growing Place Santa Monica, CA
Start Date:  June 1, 2012
Job Descriptions are available upon request.

Early Childhood Director   Details

Location:  Beth Shalom Early Learning Center Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Start Date:  June 15, 2012
Congregation Beth Shalom is seeking a creative, passionate, dynamic, flexible, loving, nurturing, and inspiring educational leader for their Early Childhood Education Department!
Congregation Beth Shalom, a vibrant, conservative synagogue located in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a talented, dedicated full-time Early Childhood Education Director. The Director will be expected to build on existing facets of our award-winning program that successfully provides children with the foundation necessary for Kindergarten and continuing Jewish education. Congregation Beth Shalom is committed to lifelong learning, instilling Jewish values and creating an active community.
The Early Childhood Education Director (ECED) will be responsible for the daily operations of the school including staff management, policy development and implementation, curriculum development, maintaining standards required for accreditation and the fiscal management of the program. The Early Childhood Department currently has 125 students ranging from 6 weeks to 5 years of age. The school operates from 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday and provides pre-school based curriculum, before care and after care. The Early Childhood Education Director reports directly to the Head of Schools.

Kindergarten Teacher   Details

Location:  Oregon Episcopal School Portland, OR
Start Date:  August 24, 2012
The School
Oregon Episcopal School (OES) is an independent coeducational day-boarding school located in Portland, OR. Founded as St. Helens Hall in 1869, the School currently enrolls 840 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. The mission of OES is to prepare students with promise for higher education and lifelong learning and to enhance their intellectual, physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and artistic growth so they may realize their power for good as citizens of local and world communities.

The Position
Oregon Episcopal School (OES) seeks a dynamic early childhood teacher who enjoys collaborating with colleagues to implement an inquiry-based, project-rich, Reggio-inspired curriculum.

We believe young children learn best through active involvement in a safe and nurturing environment. We view each child as a unique individual with his or her own pattern and timing of growth and development. We have designed a flexible curriculum that provides a conceptual framework allowing children to build on their prior knowledge and experience. Our goal is to create a child-centered environment that fosters positive self-esteem and an enthusiasm for learning.

OES places a high value on cultivating a sense of community, social responsibility, and an appreciation and respect for individual differences. A strong service learning component is integrated in the curriculum throughout the grades. We emphasize the value and dignity of individual spiritual needs. We appreciate kindness, enthusiasm and energy, a sense of humor, willingness to learn and grow professionally, a cooperative spirit and a commitment to teamwork.

Preschool Teacher   Details

Location:  Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington 6125 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852
Start Date:  August 20, 2012
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington Preschool in Rockville is looking for Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers and Substitute Teachers.

Lead Teachers -- Full-time positions (7:30-3:30) for experienced professionals who can create a rich Jewish environment; Experience with or knowledge of emergent curriculum, the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy, or the project approach; College degree required -- 90 hours preferable.

Assistant Teachers- Full and part-time positions available; Previous preschool experience and knowledge of Jewish tradition preferred; Must be enthusiastic, flexible and creative and have excellent communication skills.

Substitute Teachers- Flexible schedule, based on our needs from day to day; Experience with young children; Must be brimming over with warmth and responsibility, able to support our Jewish preschool program and have excellent communication skills.

Educator   Details

Location:  Saint Anne's Day School, Atlanta, GA
Start Date:  August 13, 2012
Pre-K and Twos/Threes positions available. This is a part time, co-teaching position from 8 am - 2 pm, Monday - Thursday, and 8 am - 1 pm on Friday. Our nurturing and creative school is inspired by the work of the pre-primary schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Director - Beverley Hills Church Preschool   Details

Location:  Beverley Hills Church Preschool, Alexandria, VA
Start Date:  May 6, 2012
We are seeking a part-time (25 hours) Preschool Director who is passionate about teaching and learning and eager to work closely with the children, staff, families, church, and Board of Directors. The successful candidate will embody the qualities of progressive education and have experience supervising teaching staff and/or administering a preschool program. He or she will also have strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Beverley Hills Church Preschool Board of Directors, the Preschool Director serves as the on-site administrator and educational leader and is responsible for the program’s management. The Director acts as a liaison between staff, the Church and the Board—encouraging communication and mutual cooperation. Specific duties include daily operations, staff supervision, and staff professional development, curriculum guidance, budget direction and monitoring, enrollment, and parent, church, and community relations. The Director must support the school’s educational vision, values and the study of the Reggio Emilia approach.

Intern Teacher   Details

Location:  Boulder Journey School, Boulder, CO
Start Date:  August 14, 2012
Our 12-month accelerated and comprehensive Teacher Education Program is designed to mentor teachers in the classroom while earning a Master’s degree and a birth to 3rd grade teaching license at Boulder Journey School. Teachers graduate with a full year of teaching experience in a school that has been influenced by the Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education since 1995. The practicum experience is co-teaching in a classroom and the responsibilities include teaching your assigned class (ages infants through prekindergarten), creating and maintaining a provocative environment rich in possibilities for learning, documenting work with children and adults for study, reflection and communication, participating in conferences, attending workshops and presentations, and consulting with colleagues to review and support your evolving philosophy of education, in addition to completing graduate level courses through the University of Colorado Denver. Teachers work with a faculty that has published and presented their work across the country and around the world. The Teacher Education Program is offered yearly in partnership with the University of Colorado Denver and the Colorado Department of Education.

PreK/4 Classroom Teacher   Details

Location:  Mann ES, District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington DC
Start Date:  August 15, 2012
Lead and inspire learning in classroom of 20 PreK/4 learners in public elementary in District of Columbia. Must be willing to collaborate and learn alongside current Reggio-inspired PreK team.

Preschool Director/Lead Teacher   Details

Location:  Our PlayHouse Preschool and Kindergarten, Chapel Hill & Durham, NC
Start Date:  June 1, 2012
Great Opportunity to Grow with an expanding Reggio-inspired preschool in Beautiful North Carolina. Director will be responsible for development of new space, general curriculum development, oversight of teachers, teacher training and continuing education, parent communication, tours and family retention.

Director of Child Development Center   Details

Location:  Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT
Start Date:  August 1, 2012
Community College Professional 19
10-Month, Tenure-Track Position

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Director of Child Development Center is responsible for the operation and administration of the College’s Child Development Center (CDC). The CDC is inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy of child education and development, and is NAEYC-accredited. The Director has primary responsibility for assisting the College’s Early Childhood Development students in carrying out their academic practica through effective performance in the areas of program planning and development; Center operation and administration; student teacher instruction; parent communications; and program quality assurance and accreditation.