Nature Preschool Assistant Educator
Eagle Bluff is seeking an Assistant Nature Preschool Educator to share their passion for the outdoors with young children, ages 3-5 who attend our licensed child care program 5 days a week. The Nature Preschool Assist Educator will work closely with the other teachers to facilitate outdoor experiences that align with the curriculum. Our nature preschool aims to nurture a child’s relationship with the outdoors through play, trail walks, games, off-trail exploration, animal encounters, song, and art. An ideal candidate will have a variety of life experiences, patience, previous early childhood experience, sense of humor, and knowledge of the natural world. Preschool is in session from 8 am-3 pm. A typical work week is 40 hours.
Interim Nature Preschool Lead Educator
Eagle Bluff is seeking an interim Lead Preschool Educator for the 2022-2023 school year. We are seeking a highly collaborative outdoor educator, specializing in early childhood, to share their passion for the outdoors with young children, ages 3-5 who attend our licensed child care program 5 days a week. The Nature Preschool Educator will work closely with the Head Start Education team to design and facilitate outdoor experiences that align with the curriculum. Our nature preschool aims to nurture a child’s relationship with the outdoors through play, trail walks, games, off-trail exploration, animal encounters, song, and art. An ideal candidate will have a variety of life experiences, patience, previous early childhood experience, sense of humor, and knowledge of the natural world. A typical work week is 36 hours. Friday there is no class however this day can be used for planning. Occasional weekends are scheduled for special events.
Environmental Education Fellow
As one of 12 participants in the year-long fellowship, you develop teaching, interpretive, and public relations techniques rooted in residential environmental education. Fellows are exposed to a wide variety of audiences and through instructing our hands-on, experiential, and inquiry-based classes. Professional growth and learning is accomplished through direct teaching experience supported by staff, professional workshops, and a series of observations and evaluations.
Summer Camp Counselor
Summer Camp Naturalists are responsible for assisting in creating and maintaining a safe, fun, and educational environment for program participants. Over half of the position focuses on experiences with our overnight summer camp program, with the rest in outdoor adventure education programming.
Food Service
We are seeking individuals who will join our food service team in preparing high quality, healthy food for a wide variety of user groups. Most of our guests are youth (5th-8th graders) who visit our campus for multiple days with teachers and parent chaperones. Our menu must be focused around this age group but also have the ability to satisfy adult guests. It is also essential that we are able to meet the many dietary needs of our guests and staff, which often include creating balanced, nutritious meals for non-dairy, vegetarian, vegan, or gluten free items. We also strive to use locally sourced/grown products.
