Job Description:
Laurel Tree Charter is looking for a full-time teacher to work as part of our Forest School team starting in the 2022/23 school year. We are a teacher-run, K-12 public school. This position is part of a team of teachers that work together to create Forest School curriculum and experiences for our TK- 3rd-grade classes. We are looking for candidates that are interested in getting training in Forest School, working outside all day, and being involved in an innovative, child-led program. We will pay for training over the summer. Our class size is an average of fifteen students. Please see our website at www.laureltreecs.org for more information about our school. Send a resume, cover letter, and letters of recommendation if you are interested in co-creating a sustainable school.
Skills and duties that will be assessed as part of being a member of a teacher run school:
• Participates in the Administrative Team.
• Writes goals for growth and professional development as a teacher and a member of the administrative staff:
• Seeks out and participates in professional development that improves teaching or supports the running of the school.
• Works collaboratively to plan and provide instruction and activities that benefit students.
• Contacts and works effectively with parents.
• Demonstrates and models community skills in mediation, mindfulness, and restorative justice.
• Effectively and kindly handles discipline within the classroom, as well as supports other teachers with collaborative discipline and opportunities for student self-reflection.
