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EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSISTANT TEACHER WANTED
Orchard Valley Waldorf School, Sweet Clover Nursery is seeking full and part-time assistant teachers.

Sweet Clover Nursery is a nature-based child care program that provides infants and toddlers ages 6 weeks to 3.5 years with warm, nurturing care led by a staff of Waldorf-trained, early childhood professionals. Loving and respectful caregivers encourage children to develop their sense of self in a caring and rhythmic environment designed to nurture and support their continued development. Children are actively engaged in all aspects of their daily routine and care by respectful caregivers, which serves to strengthen children’s growing bodies. Days include creative free play, ample time in nature year round, wholesome organic snacks, storytelling, nursery rhymes, and singing! To learn more about our program visit ovws.org

Sweet Clover Nursery is a satellite campus of the Orchard Valley Waldorf School. We are located in a lovely, nearly new facility surrounded by the scenic Elks Club golf course in Montpelier.

We are seeking candidates who are warm, nurturing, kind, and patient. Must be willing to sit on the ground, sing with children, and play outside in all weather year round. Candidates should have a strong work ethic, be excited to come to work, and have a love of young children. Experience in Waldorf early childhood education and/or Pikler/RIE philosophy is appreciated, but not required. We are willing to train candidates interested in learning a specific philosophy and method of working with children. We are ideally looking for candidates who have three credits in early childhood education or child development (or are willing to to complete this training within the first year of employment). Assistants are paid hourly at $14.00-$15.00.

Please send an email of interest, resume and references to lynn.r@ovws.org