Location: The Willows Nursery School, San Jose, California
Start Date: June 2025!
Description:
The Willows Nursery School, located in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, seeks an experienced teacher for a mixed-age program consisting of 3-5 year old children. This is a 5-day M-F position that includes morning and afternoon programs. The hours are 8:30-4:30pm.
Responsibilities & Duties:
Have curiosity and a desire for life-long learning and professional development.
Lead in planning and preparing the learning environment, materials, and curriculum necessary for a play-based learning environment.
Collaborate with colleagues in a relational, co-teaching work environment.
Be responsive to children's individual interests and ways of learning and exploring.
Partner with families, honor family knowledge and culture, and invite community involvement and dialogue.
In collaboration with the director, plan open houses and community events.
Facilitate and participate in weekly staff meetings.
Along with the rest of the teaching team, clean and maintain the environment as a beautiful place for young children.
Accept specific roles and responsibilities assigned by the director.
We offer competitive compensation, paid vacation and sick leave.
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood or a related field.
Previous experience working with children in an early childhood program.
An understanding of the Reggio Emilia Approach and other progressive approaches to ECE.
Application Procedures:
Interested applicants should respond with an introductory email and resume. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Because of overwhelming demand, I will only respond to candidates that I feel meet the requirements.
Contact Person: Roger Valdez, respond to ad.
Program Description:
The Willows Nursery School is a place where children, parents, and teachers are invited to explore, formulate questions, take on challenges, and deepen understandings. Curriculum is planned with primary consideration given to the needs and interests of the children. We are child-centered in our approach and are inspired by the municipal preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. We use pedagogical documentation in an effort to make the children's thinking and work visible to the school community and beyond. We use documentation as the basis for reflection and planning for our emergent curriculum.