Job Posting

Summer Camp 2024 Forest School Guide/ Lead Teacher

Part-time 

Location: Baltimore, MD
Organization: Notchcliff Nature Programs
Application Deadline: 05/01/2024

Job description

Lead teacher works closely with a co-teacher and children to facilitate outdoor classes
with children. Tasks include thoughtful curriculum design based on children’s emergent
interests, on-going reflection about and assessment of children and the forest school
program, and collaboration with other teachers and/or volunteers. Lead teacher will
manage support staff and/or volunteers as needed. Lead teachers set the tone for
learning as engaged, enthusiastic role models of nature-based education while
maintaining a safe, positive atmosphere.
This position requires a blend of qualifications that span having sound knowledge about
early childhood education as well as nature-based pedagogy. Candidates should possess
curiosity, if not deep understanding, of the local ecosystem with a commitment to helping
young children develop their ecological identities through inquiry and play.
Position requires personal and programmatic reflection, collaboration with teachers and
parents, open dialogue about children’s progress, and interfacing with Glen Meadows
Retirement Community partners and residents. Position may also include writing content,
providing data, or other supplemental information to assist in the grant-writing process.
Specific targets and goals for grant tracking and evaluation may also be required.

The ideal candidate will:
● Be passionate about educating children in nature.
● Be self-motivated and self-directed with the flexibility to work independently and
collaboratively as part of a team.
● Have strong leadership abilities and excellent interpersonal skills, organizational,
and time-management skills.
● Be a skilled communicator, guided by a desire to listen to and speak
compassionately with both children and adults.
● Feel comfortable and confident about meeting the needs of children outdoors in all
seasons.

Website to Apply: https://www.naturalcommunity.org/jobs