JrK Day Teacher

We’re Seeking a Full Time JrK Teacher in Natick

Join our Amazing, Professional Faculty at Tobin!

The Tobin School is seeking a Jr Kindergarten Teacher for our JrK Full Day classroom, beginning late August 2026. This teacher will work collaboratively with one other full time teacher, support teachers, and an afternoon assistant to support up to 16 children per day in a classroom running 7:15-5:45. Responsibilities include parent communication, child supervision, curriculum planning, child assessment, and ensuring adherence to safety and sanitation protocols, EEC licensing regulations, and NAEYC Accreditation Criteria.

The position requires 40 hours per week, 8-hour shifts with a paid 1/2 hour break. Schedule is flexible from 8:00-4:00, primarily 9:45-5:45. The role is full year, with summer work in our Summer at Tobin Jr program for those heading to JrK and Kindergarten in the Fall.

Our JrK Full Day program offers a transitional year for children who miss the Kindergarten cutoff or would benefit from an additional year. The school has beautiful classrooms, extensive outdoor play spaces, a turf field, garden spaces, sandboxes, a mud kitchen, loose parts area, indoor gross motor space, and a dedicated STEAM room.

The Tobin School is an NAEYC accredited program offering school‑year early childhood programs for PS, PreK, and JrK on our Natick campus. Celebrating over 20 years of excellent care and education, we have a strong reputation, winning Boston Parent’s Paper Family Favorite awards nine years in a row. We provide a variety of experiences designed to encourage learning through small and large group activities, quiet times, and active play, both indoors and outdoors.

Our curriculum is developmentally appropriate with opportunities for creativity and teacher input.

Applicants must have an EEC Preschool Teacher certification and early childhood teaching experience. A degree in early childhood or a related field is highly valued. Strong verbal and written communication skills are required. Ability to plan creative, engaging curriculum is a must. Knowledge of a second language is a plus.

• We put the needs of the children first.
• Paid 1/2 hour break on workdays over 6 hours.
• 401K with employer match.
• School philosophy to staff one teacher over ratio.
• Pay clock in to clock out.
• Children transition as a class annually.
• Standalone classrooms don’t combine in morning and afternoon.
• Paid Time off benefits increase with longevity.
• Children enrolled for 5‑day schedules only.

Compensation
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Competitive hourly rate based on education and experience. Pay range: $21.00–$24.00 per hour.

We also offer a rich complement of full‑time benefits with medical, dental and vision care, 11 paid holidays per year, short‑term disability, a 60% childcare discount, paid time off that increases with longevity, and paid professional development.

Our school is a professional and friendly organization that employs a strong team teaching approach. If you love teaching and are ready to take on this leadership role, we'd like to meet you and share more about why Tobin can be a great career decision.