What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Care Educator/Teacher position at Bowdoin College?
Child Care Educator / Teacher
Posting Number S01332JP
Department Childrens Center
Job Summary
Interested in working in a nature and play based environment for children? Desire to join a team of professionals who create opportunities for deep engagement in outdoor experiences?
The Bowdoin College Childrens Center (https : / / www.bowdoin.edu / childrens-center / ) offers a unique Nature-Based Outdoor Preschool Program that immerses children in the natural world as a core part of their learning experience. The Pre-School Educator position offers early childcare professionals a dynamic opportunity to work in a college campus center with staff who provide care to children in a professional atmosphere. The climate at the Childrens Center leads our staff toward calm, organized, and engaged work with children and each other. Our teams work collaboratively and in consort with each other meeting weekly to discuss practices and concerns as well as meeting weekly to plan curriculum for the children.
Our practices are driven by training on addressing childrens emotional needs to bring learning and growth through attachment and secure relationships. Our nature-based programs focus on generous amounts of uninterrupted outside time for children to play, explore, and experiment. All of this work is in the context of a NAEYC accredited center that is deeply and actively engaged in anti-bias and anti-racist work offered by consultants and professional development trainings throughout the year to support our growth as individuals and a staff.
The Preschool Educator holds responsibility of ensuring the safety and well-being of all the children in the program and supporting the mission and philosophy (https : / / www.bowdoin.edu / childrens-center / index.html) of the Center, while participating in providing a nurturing environment and developmentally appropriate curriculum that meets the needs of young children in all domains. Our Educators are mentored and guided by the Co-Lead Educators to prepare them to step into a co-lead educator role should they be interested.
Compensation :
- The targeted pay range for this position will be $21.50 per hour, commensurate based on education and years of experience.
- DHHS Supplement of $240, $360, $540 / month depending on experience and education.
- 1,000 sign-on bonus ($250 paid at first check, and $750 paid after 90 days of eligibility requirements are met).
Benefits and Perks :
Education / Skills Requirements
Required :
of early childhood education.
Preferred :
Experience Requirements and / or Equivalents
Required :
Preferred :
Standard Work Days and Hours
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About Bowdoin
Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staffwith a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.
We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the Colleges multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.
Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoins reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.
Bowdoins campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston.
Shift
Employment Category Full Time Year Round
FTE 1.00
Benefits Eligible Yes
Pay Type Hourly
Background Check Package Requirements Support Staff MVR
Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? Yes
Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? Yes
Posting Date 10 / 28 / 2024
Applications Accepted Until
Open Until Filled No
Type of Posting Internal / External
Special Instructions to Applicants
EEO Information
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses.
Supplemental Questions
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