Teacher Naturalist & Program Administrator

Do you love to teach young children (ages 2-9) and have a passion for nature? Are you creative, energetic, engaging and genuinely interested in connecting young children (and their parents and caregivers) to the natural world? PUDDLESTOMPERS’ mission is to connect the youngest naturalists, ages 2 to 9 years, to the open spaces that surround their homes. By providing families with seeds of interest and tools of exploration, PUDDLESTOMPERS seeks to help build the foundation for a lifelong enjoyment and love of the outdoors.

Responsibilities

This is a Full-Time 40/hour a week position which includes teaching and administrative work. This varies by season (Teaching increases in the Summer and Admin work increases in the Winter).

Teaching

• Lead Teacher in our Drop-off programs including, April, February, December, other school vacation days, and weekly Summer Vacation Camps
• Lead children in preschool enrichments and after school programs around the Boston area
• Lead children and parents in outdoor exploration using hands-on activities, songs and games year round
• If necessary, teach some weekend birthday parties

A. Curriculum Development

• Review lesson plans and develop and enhance current lessons
• Gather info for class handouts
• Researches for STEM/STEAM – based projects and experiments

B. Programming and Class Production (weekly classes, family programs, enrichment, afterschool, camp, and birthdays)

• Produce teaching aides, gather, clean and sort lesson materials
• Prep lessons for PUDDLESTOMPERS programs
• Prepare parent information and location sheets for child/adult classes
• Oversees the prepping of lesson and all necessary birthday party material

Health Form Maintenance: Newton & Needham (Location subject to change)

• Create health form emails in Mainstreets to send to families in advance of drop off programs
• Communicate with families about required forms, answer inquiries, distribute information
• Receive & file necessary health forms (health records, consent forms, waivers, and vaccination status records) for each participant in drop off programs
• Communicate to teachers any pertinent information (allergies, medications, etc.) for children in their group
• Update health form requirements regularly in accordance with MA Board of Health guidance

Office Admin

• Filing, maintain database, assist in registration process
• Supply management (for office and classes)
• Answer phones and respond to program inquiries
• Maintain and update all enrollment trackers

C. Marketing

• Assist with marketing efforts including participating in events & fairs to promote PUDDLESTOMPERS PUDDLESTOMPERS programs.

Position reports to Program Director

Qualifications

• Must have 2+ years of experience leading outdoor education programs or community science programs independently (preschooler level a plus)
• General knowledge and/or interest in science/nature
• Dependable, responsible and organized
• Fun-loving, creative and engaging
• Experience in outdoor education and/or degree in the sciences is a plus.
• College graduate
• Must have a car