NOW HIRING:
TRANSITIONAL PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER
Harmony Natural Learning Center is seeking a qualified Assistant Teacher to join our Transitional Preschool Program for the 2024-25 school year, with orientation to begin immediately.
Harmony's Transitional Preschool program, for children ages 2-3, offers greater Newburyport families a gentle opportunity for children to gain independence and practice Preschool rhythms. Each morning includes a community gathering time, story circle, and seasonal songs. Each day, children bake fresh bread, enjoy a fresh fruit or vegetable snack, and spend abundant time outdoors in our Toddler Garden. The rhythm of the morning fosters both community and autonomy, weaving facilitated group activities with ample independent play, exploration, and social time.
A low, 1:3 teacher/student ratio in the Transitional Preschool Program offers each child unprecedented support through the process of separation, emotional self-regulation, and impulse control while fostering social learning and building strong relationships.
QUALIFICATIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
The ideal candidate for this role possesses a contagious love for teaching in the early years, enjoys nurturing young children’s innate curiosity, and has experience working with and toddlers. The Assistant Teacher must ensure the safety and well-being of the children, provide a nurturing, consistent, developmentally appropriate environment that meets the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical needs of young children, develop and maintain family relationships, collaborate with the teaching team, take part in continuous professional development, and have a strong desire to support the philosophy of the school.
2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR SCHEDULE
September 3, 2024 - June 10, 2025
M 8:00am - 2:15pm
T-F 8:00am - 1:15pm
Harmony is closed on all major holidays and for school vacations.
2025 SUMMER SCHEDULE
Late June 25 - Mid-August (closed the week of July 4)
T/Th 8:00am - 1:15pm
BENEFITS
Annual salary
Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
401(k)
Monthly professional development at no cost to employee
Coursework for Teacher Certification or Lead Teacher Certification available at no cost to employee
ABOUT HARMONY NATURAL LEARNING CENTER
Harmony Natural Learning Center is located on the North Shore of Massachusetts in the picturesque town of Newbury. Harmony serves children ages 2-6 and follows a school year calendar with a reduced-hour summer session. Harmony’s thoughtfully designed classrooms are filled with sunlight, calming colors and natural materials to resemble a peaceful, home-like learning environment. Supplemented by its expansive outdoor grounds for children to explore, Harmony fosters connection, discovery, and natural learning.
Harmony believes children are capable, competent and learn best through play. Play allows children an opportunity to expand their creativity and build their problem-solving skills while fostering independence and encouraging social relationships. Harmony offers a perfect blend of inquiry- and play-based curriculum with the rhythms, order, and expectations that make for a respectful learning environment. Self-constructed learning is valued to help children flourish into life-long inquisitive, independent, and confident learners.
APPLY
If you connect with The Harmony Approach and would like to join our educational team dedicated to the power of play in childhood, please click the button below to send your resume and brief email of interest (or cover letter) to Amy Pertl-Clark, Harmony Co-Owner and Director.
We look forward to hearing from you!
