Job Description

Bard College Nursery School and Children's Center is seeking an Assistant Teacher and Extended Day Lead Teacher Bard College Nursery School and Children's Center is an on-campus early childhood center serving faculty and staff families at Bard college and the surrounding community. The school houses a program for 3s and a PreK for 4 and 5 year olds, and follows a Reggio inspired emergent curriculum, as well as a play-based approach to early childhood education. The Assistant Teacher will support the core teaching staff and lead our extended day program, reporting for work from 11:15am - 5:15pm daily.

About Bard:

Bard College’s main campus is in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., with 1,900 undergraduate students; the College also includes multiple graduate programs. The 1,000-acre campus sits along the Hudson River and offers the Fisher Performing Arts Center, and Hessel Museum of Art, and is the home of the Bard Prison Initiative, the largest college-degree-granting prison education program in the U.S. The Bard Network also includes several Bard High School Early Colleges across the country as well as international campuses and partnerships. Bard College is a private institution working in the public interest. Bard faculty and staff lead their students by example, building upon the existing network of boundary-breaking programs focused on rethinking who can and should be included in a liberal arts education.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the lead teachers in all daily activities
• Supervise children’s lunch time and rest time
• Lead extended day care in collaboration with a second afternoon extended day teacher and Bard student support
• Facilitate pick-up activities and remain available for parent communication in order to deliver and receive messages about a child's day or field family questions and concerns
• Collaborate with the second extended day teacher for afternoon planning and activities
• Supervise and direct Bard undergrad student workers
• Gather documentation to share with the teaching team as necessary
• Be on time and present, minimizing engagement with screens

Qualifications

• Demonstrated early childhood interest and experience
• Skilled in conflict resolution strategies, social-emotional literacy, and developmentally appropriate practices
• Comfortable working outside in all weather, and able to meet the physical demands that the position requires
• A positive and resilient attitude paired with the ability to receive and give feedback
• Candidate must have excellent verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Google suite
• Successful candidate must undergo a background check and fingerprinting, among other licensing requirements

Application Instructions

Please provide a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three professional references to Interfolio by following this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/186730

Compensation: $20 - $22 per hour

This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits Overview:

We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bard is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.