Posted: July 16, 2025
Start Date: August 2025
Position Type: Part-Time (M-F 8:30-12:00)
Application Deadline: Posted Until Filled
Wages: $18-$19.50 per hour
Start Date: August 2025
Position Type: Part-Time (M-F 8:30-12:00)
Application Deadline: Posted Until Filled
Wages: $18-$19.50 per hour
Job Description
Since 1980, The Neighborhood Schoolhouse has supported a lifelong love of learning through arts integration, nature-based exploration, and social-emotional development. Nestled beside a 400-acre protected forest, our campus offers a rich environment for young children to learn through connection with the natural world. Our preschool program emphasizes nurturing relationships, outdoor learning, and the development of foundational skills in a joyful, play-based setting.
Neighborhood Schoolhouse is hiring a one-to-one aide to support a six year old child's inclusion within the newly re-opened kindergarten classroom. Responsibilities include implementing strategies determined by teachers and specialists to meet the child?s behavioral needs to enable them to access the general curriculum more fully.
Neighborhood Schoolhouse is hiring a one-to-one aide to support a six year old child's inclusion within the newly re-opened kindergarten classroom. Responsibilities include implementing strategies determined by teachers and specialists to meet the child?s behavioral needs to enable them to access the general curriculum more fully.
Job Requirements
The 1:1 will provide direct support to the child in the following areas:
Successful candidates will have training and current certification in nonviolent conflict prevention and intervention, training in behavior intervention, the ability to follow a behavior plan that includes specific scripts to support the child?s learning to appropriately communicate their needs and feelings, and the ability to implement behavior tracking strategies such as checklists to help the child monitor and regulate their behavior. Successful candidates will possess strong communication skills with adults and enjoy collaborating as a team with classroom teachers, specialists and the family.
One aspect of this role is learning in a child-led, nature-based program. Successful candidates will enjoy learning alongside children and going outside in all weather.
- Being physically gentle with their body toward other children and objects when they feel an impulse or experience a trigger.
- Navigating transitions and routines through clear, straightforward instructions.
- Understanding and upholding classroom expectations.
Successful candidates will have training and current certification in nonviolent conflict prevention and intervention, training in behavior intervention, the ability to follow a behavior plan that includes specific scripts to support the child?s learning to appropriately communicate their needs and feelings, and the ability to implement behavior tracking strategies such as checklists to help the child monitor and regulate their behavior. Successful candidates will possess strong communication skills with adults and enjoy collaborating as a team with classroom teachers, specialists and the family.
One aspect of this role is learning in a child-led, nature-based program. Successful candidates will enjoy learning alongside children and going outside in all weather.
Qualifications
- At least 18 years of age
- High school diploma or GED
- 2+ years of prior experience with young children
- Current certification in nonviolent conflict prevention and intervention and training in behavior intervention (such as that offered by Handle With Care or CBI)
- Commits to completing one of the following within the first twelve (12) months of employment:
- Fundamentals for Early Childhood Professionals? course
- Vermont Afterschool Essentials Certificate; or
- A three (3) college credit course in child or human development or in school age care and education
- 3 references from past work experience, including with young children
Benefits
This position will be paid at an hourly rate of $18-$19.50 per hour. Other benefits include paid time off, school breaks off, access to EAP, and Aflac group benefits.
Apply
Submit a cover letter, Resume/CV, and references to: [email protected]
