Nature Preschool Teaching Intern
Job in
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02298, USA
Listed on 2026-09-26
Listing for:
Every Child Outdoors (ECO)
Apprenticeship/Internship
position Listed on 2026-09-26
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Preschool / Daycare, Child Development/Support, Early Childhood Education -
Child Care/Nanny
Preschool / Daycare, Child Development/Support
Job Description & How to Apply Below
At Every Child Outdoors (ECO), children spend their days exploring, playing, and learning with nature.
Gain experience in nature-based early childhood education, with opportunities to learn from experienced Lead Teachers while working directly with young children outdoors.
- Start Date:
October 1st (flexible) - Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m.
- 12:15 p.m. - Compensation: $15/hour
Teaching & Learning:
- Assist the Lead Teacher to create a welcoming, joyful, and safe learning environment for children ages two through five
- Recognize children’s play as meaningful work and support child-directed exploration and discovery
- Guide children in building a relationship with the land, encouraging a growing awareness of their role within a larger ecological community
- Approach behavior as communication and support children to navigate conflict
- Cultivate joy and wonder as central elements of daily life, recognizing that curiosity, laughter, and the arts are essential to a good life
- Engage in reflective practice with colleagues
- Attend to children’s well-being while guiding them to build resilience, risk awareness, and confidence in outdoor environments across a range of weather conditions
- Support children with daily care routines, including mealtimes, toileting, and transitions
- Help maintain and organize program spaces and supplies
- Communicate professionally with families and colleagues
- Respond to communications in a timely manner
- Obtain required EEC credentials, including Family Child Care Certified Assistant qualification
- Excited to work outdoors in all seasons and weather conditions
- Ability to meet the physical demands of an outdoor preschool program, including hiking on uneven and steep terrain and carrying program supplies
- Willingness to obtain EEC Family Child Care teaching credential
- Experience working with children ages 2 - 4 is preferred, particularly in nature-based, forest school, Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, or other child-centered settings
- Hiring is rolling.
- Successful reference and background checks are required.
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