Job Type: Temporary
Salary Details: $18-$23/hour

See full details at https://www.conservationjobboard.com/job-listing-forest-school-teacher-los-angeles-california/2730694652

Nature School LA is looking for passionate Outdoor Educators / Forest School Teachers to join us for the 2021 – 2022 school year. Our school programs meet daily, rain or shine, in West and East Los Angeles.

You and approximately two other teachers will accompany and teach a group of up to 12 children, ages 3-7 years in the outdoors over the course of the school year. In this time you will witness powerful relationships built amongst the students and see how they care for each other. You will experience with the students how Los Angeles’ natural environment changes throughout the months and will form an intimate connection with the local ecosystem. This is a highly rewarding experience for any adult to partake in!

Our emergent curriculum is child-centered, interest-led, inquiry driven, and educator supported. We have a healthy balance between structured academic blocks and unstructured play blocks. Teachers work with a small group of students and adjust curriculum to meet their varying academic needs. You will teach math, english, science, history, and social-emotional learning. You will also play games, sing songs and create crafts with students. During unstructured play, you will know when not to interfere, know when to step in, and be comfortable letting children be. We believe in giving them space instead of instructions. If you are afraid to see a child up in a tree about 5ft high, then this might not be the right job for you!

This job is unique and requires you to be positive, patient, adaptable, enthusiastic, creative and engaging. We work as a collaborative team, so you must be able to communicate clearly and have high emotional-intelligence. Finally, you must be able to create a warm environment and safe space, practice risk-management and love the outdoors. You should see yourself as part of the natural world in a holistic way, in the form of inter-being.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor Degree, Master Degree and/or 3 or more years experience interacting with 3-7 year olds preferably in an outdoor setting

First Aid + CPR for children and adults certified or a willingness to get this certification before the start date

Comfortable with leading games and songs

Familiar with nature based education and unstructured play

1 year commitment 

Knowledge of NGSS standards

Preferred Qualifications:

Degree in Environmental Studies, Biology, Ecology or other sciences

Outdoor education experience

Experience in Reggio, Montessori, and/or Waldorf teaching models

Botany and plant education

Playing an instrument

HOW TO APPLY

Dates: September 1 2021 – June 2022 with a possibility to work during our spring and/or summer camp programs

Pay: $18-23 (depending on education and experience) 

Up to 32 hours a week, contract

If interested send your cover letter and resume to info@natureschoolla.com, or apply via the HomeBase website https://app.joinhomebase.com/loc/nature-school-la-llc/job/outdoor-educator-forest-school-teacher?fbclid=IwAR2FDv2jh1Sx1sf-vfJZOHBzveDmWp-NRMlbFb6MWdCxBNVGY1iF8NX4qDg 

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