"Bing Teacher 2"

The School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) is the foundation of a liberal arts education at Stanford. The school encompasses 24 departments and 24 interdisciplinary programs. H&S is home to fundamental and applied research, where free, open, and critical inquiry is pursued across disciplines.

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 2. 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.

This position is a 100% FTE continuing position and will be based on the Stanford campus and will be considered for an option of telecommuting (hybrid of working on-site and off-site), subject to operational need.

If you believe that this opportunity is a match for your knowledge, skills and abilities, we encourage you to apply. Thank you for considering employment opportunities with the School of Humanities and Sciences.

CORE DUTIES:

• Plan and implement educational experiences for pre-school children with a child development focus in a laboratory school setting to support faculty research and undergraduate instruction in developmental psychology and early education. Assist with supervision and mentoring of new teachers and supervise, guide, and mentor undergraduate students.
• 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; hold formal conferences with families including initial developmental history intake, spring review and home visits.
• Assist the head teacher in supervising and mentoring new teachers and contribute to their performance evaluations.
• 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.
• Supervise, guide and mentor undergraduate students observing or participating in the classroom; provide students with verbal and written feedback on their progress; demonstrate to undergraduate students the links between theory and actual classroom activity in support of the student's academic development.
• Design, produce and display program content and the children's work; write articles for school newsletters; present at parent seminars and early childhood conferences; provide tours for visitors.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, or equivalent education and courses in education and child development. Two years of experience teaching in the field of Early Childhood Education. Experience teaching in a laboratory school desirable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated excellence in the teaching of young children. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively with colleagues, parents, students, and faculty.

Certifications and Licenses: Current Child Development Permit desired.

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.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

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.
• Other duties may also be assigned, not all unique aspects of this job are covered by this job posting. A full job description will be shared during the interview process.

The expected pay range for this position is $82,663 to $102,114 per year. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.