Bing Teacher 1

Job Description

This position has been deemed critical by the School of Humanities and Sciences Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze.

Work Arrangement: This is an on-site position, based on the Stanford campus.

Budgeted Salary: The budgeted base salary range for this position is $89,442 to $100,860 per annum.

The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 24 departments and 25 interdisciplinary programs. H&S is home to fundamental and applied research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines. As the university’s largest school, H&S serves as the foundation of a Stanford undergraduate education no matter which discipline students pursue as a major. Graduate students work alongside world-renowned faculty to pursue and shape foundational research that leads to breakthroughs and discoveries that shed new light on the past, influence the present, and shape the future. Together, faculty and students in H&S engage in inspirational teaching, learning, and research every day.

Bing Nursery School is a program in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University and serves as a laboratory for the Department of Psychology. The department established the school in 1949, and the current building in 1966, to serve as a site for research and training in child development. It provides high quality educational programs to over 550 young children (2-5 years) each year, their parents, students in training, research and teaching faculty, and educators worldwide. bingschool.stanford.edu

Bing Nursery School is seeking a Teacher 1. The teacher will work under general supervision of the Head Teacher and must possess and demonstrate a positive outlook on continuous process improvement efforts while maintaining a team-based and customer-focused mindset. It is critical that this position exhibit the abilities to practice sound judgment and decision-making, effective written & oral communication, strong attention to detail and respectful relationship management. This position must also exhibit a strong desire to continuously learn new and unfamiliar business topics, policies, and procedures as they relate to position – the ability to translate this information into operational successes will be critical.

This position is a 100% FTE continuing position and will be based on the Stanford campus

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

Constantly twist/bend/stoop/squat.

Frequently stand/walk, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, perform desk-based computer tasks, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.

Occasionally sit, kneel/crawl, reach/work above shoulders, grasp forcefully, use a telephone, writing by hand, sort/file paperwork or parts, scrub/sweep/mop/chop/mix.

Requires good visual and auditory acuity.

Working Conditions

Work outdoors on a regular basis, occasionally in inclement weather. Includes caring for animals and plants.

Work evenings and weekends.

May be exposed to noise > 80dB TWA, bleach, vomit, or blood.

Responsibilities

Core Duties:

Plan and implement creative and challenging curriculum projects and activities in the areas of language and literacy, cognitive, emotional, social, and physical growth; plan and structure environments to facilitate activities.

Provide instruction to children; identify emerging curriculum and work with the children on short-term and long-term projects.

Use observation skills to record children’s behavior and maintain anecdotal records.

Work directly with parents providing verbal updates and interpreting their children’s behavior.

Work directly with researchers to facilitate faculty and undergraduate student research projects; help children to participate in relevant studies; help researchers develop rapport with the children.

Demonstrate to undergraduate students the links between theory and actual classroom activity in support of the student’s academic development.

Design, produce and document program content and the children’s work; write articles for school newsletters; present at parent seminars and early childhood

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or in a related field and courses in education and child development.

Minimum Experience

Previous experience teaching young children. Experience in a laboratory school desirable.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Proficiency in the teaching of young children.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work effectively with colleagues, parents, students, and faculty.