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.