The International School is Hiring a Garden & Nutrition Educator After School!
Position: Garden & Nutrition Educator
Global Kids Extended-day Program at The International School is hiring a Garden & Nutrition Educator and On-call Substitutes! Do you love languages and working in a multicultural school environment? Are you an garden educator who needs work on no-school days and school breaks? We are centrally located in South Waterfront in SW Portland.
Rate of Compensation: $18/hour
Hours:
- Regular Schedule: Teach one or more classes per week within the hours of 3:30pm- 4:30pm Monday-Friday. Prep time is paid in addition to class time.
- Alternative Schedule: On non-school days when program is open, additional hours are available between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm. These include individual days during the school year and full weeks during school and summer breaks.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of sustainable gardening practices and nutrition
- Passionate about working with children, the mission and values of the school, and the program
- Excellent planning and classroom management skills
- Attentive to details of daily schedules, children’s needs, and paperwork requirements
- Self-starter, hard worker
- Creative, friendly, and welcoming with children and families
- Good, pro-active communicator
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
- Capable of quickly traveling to multiple locations on school campus during all weather including up and down hills, lifting or otherwise carrying 40 pounds, traveling up/down flights of stairs, standing and sitting for long durations, typing for continuous hours on a computer keyboard, and reading
- Able to stand physical demands of working with young children – sitting on the floor, bending over, etc.
Required Qualifications
- Proficient in written and spoken English
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a garden educator
- At least one year of teaching experience in a school-based program
- Language skills in any of the languages taught at the school: Spanish, Japanese or Chinese
- Comfortable in an international community with experience living and/or traveling overseas and speaking a language other than English
Training Requirements (These may be completed upon offer of employment)
- Enrollment in the Oregon Office of Child Care’s Central Background Registry
- Current Food Handler’s Card
- Current certification in CPR/First Aid
- Completion of the Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety (ICCHS) course offered through the Oregon Office of Child Care
- Completion of Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (RRCAN) or similar course within the state of Oregon
- 15 Hours of training per year, 8 of which must be in child development- This will be completed throughout the time of employment
How to Apply
- Visit our website for application instructions and required documents: http://intlschool.org/employment-2/
- Then, apply online: https://internationalschool.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx
**Employment is contingent on successful completion of the Oregon Early Learning Division Office of Child Background Check https://ssl7.emp.state.or.us/ccd/**
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