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Forest Friends Teacher Position

Are you a former or current teacher looking for a part-time job that is fulfilling, supportive, and fills a needed gap in our community? Imagine being the administrator and teacher of your own class of just 6 children. You set your teaching hours, preferred age group and client base, and curriculum delivery methods. Forest Friends will provide a prepared learning space both indoors and outdoors, basic outdoor learning curriculum, support for classroom management and parent communication, all administrative tasks and marketing. You bring your teaching magic and love of the outdoors, and we will help you design a program that works for you and your family!

Purpose: Delivering Forest Friends outdoor education curriculum, Teaching social skills and outdoor skills, Maintaining site and child safety with Forest Friends standards, Communication with Parents.

Duties:

· Teach a 1, 2, or 3-day Forest Friends Class of 6 children. This position allows you to set your own schedule for the school year.

· Use direct and indirect instruction methods with children in the early childhood age group in the areas of social skills, local animals and plants, weather and seasons, and primitive skills. May also include basic letter/phonics instruction, numeracy, and phonemic awareness. There is some flexibility of curriculum goals depending on your experience, class type and age group.

· Self-evaluate effectiveness of teaching through observations and adjust accordingly.

· Spend at least 90-120 minutes of each class time outdoors.

· Observe and evaluate children’s play and development.

· Work in a team to maintain the outdoor and indoor learning spaces as necessary.

Qualifications:

· Experience in education, either outdoor education or early childhood education.

· Experience working with young children.

· Reliability and consistency.

· Completed extended background check with state of Idaho (Forest Friends will cover the state processing fee, you will cover the fingerprinting fee of $5).

· Current Pediatric first aid and CPR.

· Preference given to candidates with experience working with neurodiverse learners.

Environmental Considerations:

· You need to be comfortable with your own layering for extended outdoor activity and able to keep yourself warm and dry enough to assist children in cold weather, with your gloves off, on occasion.

· You’ll need to be able to walk on uneven terrain, steep terrain, and primitive trails.

· You’ll need to be able to hike while carrying backpacks and other lightweight objects.

Compensation: $21/hour

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Please describe your experience working with children in the 4 to 8 year old age group.
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Please describe your outdoor experience (work or hobbies) and years of each activity.

I understand that this form is a screening form. If called in for an interview, I understand I will need to answer questions related to my ability to work in the United States, any criminal or disciplinary history, any involvement in any child protection or abuse cases, and will be subject to a background check if selected for the position and prior to employment by Forest Friends.

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