Employment at BOPN
At BOPN we support the development of an investigative attitude toward life while promoting kindness and caring toward one another and the earth. We bring families together in community and give children a joyfully muddy childhood under the loving guidance of dedicated teachers. Our goals are to promote children’s physical and mental health, encourage environmental stewardship, and develop habits of mind such as curiosity, initiative, persistence, creativity, problem-solving, and responsibility.
To paraphrase from educators Ann Pelo and Margie Carter, we seek to hire educators who:
view children as resourceful and resilient, intelligent in both mind and heart, worthy of our devotion and tenderness
are fully present in the moment-by-moment unfolding of life that they share with each other and with children each day
want to know what the children think, feel, and wonder, expecting to learn from the children as well as with them
prize questions and the process of investigating them
create an environment that reflects and honors children's families, building bridges between home and school
seek out divergent perspectives in order to add to the complexity of their thinking
believe that children and adults can only thrive in a world where inequities are noticed and actively challenged
think deeply about the kind of people we want to be and the kind of world we want to live in
Join our growing team!
We are currently recruiting for the following positions. Join the BOPN community to give children the gift of a joyful, nature-rich childhood!
SuccessLink
We are delighted to partner with Boston's SuccessLink Youth Employment Program to provide opportunities for teens and young adults to explore a career in nature-based early education.
The following positions are open to Boston residents ages 19 - 24:
Outdoor Educator
The following positions are open to Boston residents ages 14 - 18:
Assistant Teacher
Americorps Seniors RSVP
Americorps Seniors RSVP pairs thousands of Americans aged 55 and older with organizations making change in communities across the country. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers who serve in the RSVP program choose how, where, and when they want to serve, with commitments ranging from a few hours to 40 hours per week. You can find an opportunity with various organizations that see service as a solution to local, regional, and national challenges. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers report better health and longevity having served their community.
Volunteers may serve with our nature preschool classes at the Arnold Arboretum or the Franklin Park Zoo.
Email info@bopn.org for details.
"Our work is rooted in the immediacy of what is unfolding, rather than narrowly focused on the achievement of learning goals, or the eventuality of assessments, or the replication of routines. The immediacy of what's unfolding--leaves bright in the autumn sun, then dead on the winter ground, then budding into spring's brightness--and the questions that these leaves spark, the thinking that they stimulate, the sense of living in a particular place in a particular season that they strengthen. Weigh all that against a list of learning outcomes and the assessments meant to measure children's knowledge: Where will we find the richer insights into how and what children think and wonder and communicate and imagine?"
Background checks are required.
BOPN is committed to creating a diverse environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.