Nursery School Teacher- Part Time up to 25 Hours

The Austen Riggs Center Nursery School is seeking a warm, collaborative, EEC-certified Preschool Teacher to help create a safe, engaging, and high-quality learning experience for young children. This is a meaningful opportunity to join a mission-driven early childhood program that serves preschool-aged children, while offering psychiatric patients an educational training experience in child development. Under the guidance of the Nursery School Director and Lead Teacher, you will help deliver a developmentally appropriate curriculum and foster hands-on learning in a compassionate, inclusive environment. The Nursery School follows the public-school calendar and offers a summer session each year. School breaks and holidays are unpaid. **What You’ll Do:** - Build warm, playful, and supportive relationships with preschool children. - Bring a Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum to life through provocations and rich, sensory-based materials. - Support teacher aides and staff through mentoring, classroom management guidance, behavior strategies, and relationship-building approaches. - Model confidentiality, professional boundaries, and cultural competency in all interactions. - Help strengthen the program through continuous improvement and alignment with quality indicators and patient satisfaction goals. **What We’re Looking For:** - Someone who loves working with children. - B.S. in Early Childhood Education preferred;significant preschool teaching experiencealso considered. - Three to five years of experience in an early childhood education setting. - Teacherqualificationthrough the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. - Experience supervisingor mentoringteacher aides preferred. - A collaborative approach to mentoring, team teaching, and communication. - A warm, calm, and dynamic presence with the ability to balance compassion and professionalism. - Strong organizational skills and openness to receiving and applying feedback. - In collaborationwiththe lead teacher, helpplan, organize, and present curriculum fora class ofup to 16 students. - CPR and First Aidcertification. - Ability tomaintainan EEC Professional Qualification Registrythroughrequired professional development and annual mandatedtrainings. - Qualified candidatesmustpass a full EEC Background Records Check beforehire.