We are seeking a self-motivated, dynamic, and enthusiastic Extended Day Care (EDC) teacher who loves working with children and has experience with whole-child education encompassing academic, social, emotional, and physical development. EDC utilizes the indoor and outdoor space of our campus. We offer before and after school care. We offer all day EDC during certain school breaks.
If you have a vision of building a close-knit community, of working with kids, parents, and a small committed team of teachers, this may be the engaging, invigorating, satisfying job you are looking for.
About Walden:
Walden Center and School is a leader in progressive elementary education and collective administration. Our school has a rich history of teaching creative minds and alternative thinkers over the last 60 years, with a strong commitment to a fully integrated arts curriculum. We cultivate a diverse community of learners, families, and teachers to create a secure and textured learning environment. We are a school run by a teacher-admin collective. Decision-making is consensus-based. We are a small school with big ideas and a big heart where children love to learn, and teachers love to teach.
Our approach to learning encourages creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking as a means to help children develop a lifelong love of learning, a strong sense of community, and a powerful sense of self. We believe learning should be personalized, child-centered, and joyful.
Job Description
After School Teacher:
This part-time position is for an EDC (Extended Day Care) staff member for children in grades TK-6. It is non-collective. The EDC Coordinator is the collective liaison.
Responsibilities Include:
- Tender and gentle care of our students
- Facilitating social interactions
- Communicating directly with the EDC Coordinator about children, program, or facility concerns and needs
- Working on all day EDC days
- Set up and clean up activities
- Creating and leading engaging art activities
- Set up and refereeing games
- Time management
- Sharing in preparation, serving, and clean-up of snack
- Helping manage electronic attendance records
Qualifications:
- Ability to interact positively with a diverse community of students, parents, and teachers
- Experience working with elementary-aged children (K-6)
- Strong behavior management and supervision skills
- Excellent communication skills with parents
Requirements to be completed upon employment:
- CPR certification
- First Aid course
- Fingerprinted
Compensation:
This is a part time hourly position. $24.46
Typical hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:00-6:00 p.m. and Wednesday 1:45-6:00 p.m
Benefits are to be determined based on hours employed.
Please send a resume and cover letter to hiring@waldencenterschool.org and add “EDC” to the subject line.