Tenacre Day Camp Hiring for Pre-K Teacher at Summer Day Camp with 4-year-olds! Job at Wellesley, MA Full Time

Job descriptionSummer is on its way and we need awesome staff to work with our preschool-aged children and manage a few camp counselors.Who YOU are: You love working with children 3-4 years old. You have worked at a preschool before and you loved it.You are organized. You can not only keep to a schedule, but you can create one to provide fun and instruction for children and a few camp counselors. Planning doesn’t scare you, it excites you.You are a people person.

It’s natural for you to motivate a team towards a common goal and you’re excited to lead a camp team to a fun and fulfilling summer!QUALIFICATIONS: College Degree or equivalent life experience.Day Care/Preschool teaching experience with 3 year olds.Previous experience in a camp setting is preferred.Background in Early Childhood Education or equivalent experience.Professional Certification and/or Professional Licensure preferred.Possess strong leadership skills.Willing and able to relate to 3 year olds.Strong group management skills.Good health and physical stamina.Emotionally mature, creative, responsible, and punctual.Team player and willing to work hard.Ability to take direction from the Director of Summer Programs, as well as act independently.Ability to maintain a calm manner in stressful and/or emergency situations.Work together with a few counselors to lead a group of 4 year olds through a schedule of activities. HOURS: This position is from 8am – 1:30pm, with shared duties 1:00-3:45pm.If you are a college graduate, and have a background working with preschoolers, please apply! There are typically 12 – 15 campers in a group, and 3 group counselors that assist the lead. All staff at our camp are a minimum of 18 years of age.

The activities are planned and lead by Activity Specialists. Lead Teachers are responsible for taking campers to their activities, leading 1 – 2 activities during the day, participating with the campers, and ensuring safety.WORKING AT TENACRE DAY CAMP IS FOR YOU IFYou genuinely derive joy from building connections with youth and peers.Personal growth is important to youYou love kids!You dont want a desk jobYou want to build a network and an inclusive communityYou are motivated to help kids learn new things about themselves and the world around them.You want to be part of something bigger than yourselfYou love variety. (Each day at camp is unique!)You want to grow as a leaderYou want to feel a sense of purpose in your jobCULTURE IS EVERYTHINGTenacre Day Camp is a place where you can look forward to coming to work every day because it is a comfortable community where you know you are supported and valued. We believe organization and structure provide a strong foundation where friendships and memories can be built.

We believe the best friendships and memories are made when campers and staff know what is expected of them and open and honest communication is the standard.The mission of Tenacre Day Camp is to nurture and challenge each child every day. We expect all staff to model the characteristics children need in order to be nurtured and challenged every day: kindness, empathy, and willingness to accept feedback. We also put an emphasis on what we call the Tenacre TIGER values: Teamwork, Integrity, Generosity, Enthusiasm, Responsibility. These values are often the focus of conversations at camp.We also expect our staff to be able to teach children right from wrong and challenge them to be better, kinder people.

This often requires our staff to say no to certain behaviors so we can say yes to a better camp culture.Tenacre is a camp for self-identified introverts, extroverts, LGBTQ, and BIPOC. We believe camp should be the best version of the world, and the world should be a gathering place for all to celebrate differences and appreciate people being their genuine selves. You belong here.YOUR TEAMAt Tenacre, we hire friendly, nice people with good work ethic.Your team of counselors will experience staff training together, enabling you to establish positive working relationships before the campers come. As part of staff training, youll create a team contract where you and your co-counselors have honest and frank conversations about your strengths in relation to job duties and how you can use your strengths to help compensate for someone elses weaknesses so you have a fully functioning team.ABOUT OUR CAMPTenacre Day Camp is situated in a friendly, caring, elementary school setting in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

The foundation of our success is the quality of our staff, a supportive and nurturing environment, and a welcoming place where each child belongs. We operate 8 weeks each summer. The administration and staff strive to make every child feel comfortable and safe in a fun camp setting. Founded in 1973, the camps noncompetitive environment fosters self-esteem and individual accomplishments.

We serve children ages 3-12.Camp is divided into three sections: Our Full-Day program is for our campers entering grades K-6. Campers stay for the full day (8:00am-3:45pm).Our Threes program is for campers who are 3 years old. These campers leave every day at 1pm and staff stay for a meeting until 1:30pm.Our Fours program is for campers who are 4 years old. These campers attend camp for a full day (8:00am-3:45pm) M/W/F and leave at 1pm on T/Th.INVEST IN YOUR OWN GROWTH NARRATIVEWorking at Tenacre Day Camp provides staff with opportunities to develop technical and interpersonal skills that are transferrable to many other industries and interest areas.

Camp experience is particularly useful for those going into education, recreation, sports, counseling, medicine, psychology, social work, or management.Skills Learned Working at Camp: – Planning- Organizing- Implementing- Evaluating- Instructing- Presenting- Risk management- Flexibility- Initiative- Social Skills- Accountability- Responsibility- LeadershipAPPLYApply with brief message about your interest and resume.If you would like to fill out our staff application online, please visit the following site: https://tenacre.campmanagement.com/applyThank you for your interest in working at Tenacre Day Camp this summer!http://www.tenacrecds.org/summerJob Type: Part-timePay: $520.00 – $538.00 per week