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The Children's Center of Brookline is seeking experienced educators with EEC certification to join our team this Summer!
This position works alongside a creative and experienced team of educators which includes, three full time team-teachers as well as 1-2 student teachers/interns. This is a full time (32-40 hours a week, 5 days a week) position.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be at least EEC teacher certified, Lead Teacher certified preferred.
- Have at least two years of classroom teaching experience with children ages 1yrs-5yrs.
- Have a solid foundational understanding of Child Development.
- Be committed to classroom management that prioritizes co-regulation.
- Be passionate about classroom design.
- Be eager to curate an indoor and outdoor classroom(s).
- Be passionate about child-led play and inquiry.
- Be comfortable working outdoors in all kinds of weather.
- Be ready to work on a diverse team dedicated to collaboration, inclusivity and professional growth!
- Be willing to work with different age groups on set schedule.
- Be interested in modeling best practices for staff new to the field.
- Be confident in your abilities and willing to grow your own teaching practice.
- Will be available work as early as 7:30am and as late as 4:30pm over the course of the week
Knowledge of the below is NOT required, but is a huge PLUS:
- Reggio-inspired learning strategies.
- Forest school/Nature school outdoor education.
- Risky play.
- Trauma-informed classroom management.
- The project approach.
TCC offers:
- A team-teaching, cooperative work environment with low student: teacher ratios (1:6, 5:20).
- A workplace that values teachers, students, and prioritizes planning and prep time.
- Opportunities for creativity and ownership over your learning and teaching spaces.
Our program draws inspiration from a variety of research-based philosophies including the work of the Reggio-Emilia schools in Italy, Waldorf Education, Montessori Education, and spends the majority of our day outdoors in our well-appointed outdoor classrooms in all kinds of weather.
Job Details:
- The ideal candidate will be comfortable supporting students with a variety of needs and has an awareness of or willingness to integrate trauma-informed teaching into their everyday interactions with students both in a group and one-on one.
- This position does include shared day to day tasks including bathrooming, diapering, classroom maintenance, cleanliness, etc.
- This position includes preparing documentation, accurately completing child learning assessment and facilitating two annual parent-teacher conferences per year.
- This position includes curriculum delivery, planning, curating play spaces and presenting materials in a meaningful way.
- This position includes facilitating circle, sing-a-longs, Storytimes and community meetings.
- This position also requires continuity, confidence and the ability to model best practices in the field of early childhood education to student teachers, interns, and faculty with a wide and varied range of prior experience.
- The Children's center of Brookline adheres to the standards set forth by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and draws inspiration from a variety of child-centered philosophies, such as NAEYC, Waldorf, Reggio-Emilia Inspired, Montessori and Project-based pedagogies.
The Children's Center of Brookline offers a full range of benefits for full-time employees (32+ hours a week) including paid Medical, Dental, Disability and Life Insurance, 401k with matching, as well as generous Paid Time Off (6-8 weeks annually) and protected plan time (2-6 hours per week). The Children’s Center is a year-round program.
Though this position is intended to begin in August 2026, we would be open to an earlier start for the right candidate!
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