Members of the Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) seek outstanding educators and professionals to lead their nature-based programs or schools. Feel free to submit your job and we'll help you promote! 

Current Job Listings:

Children in Nature Program Assistant 

The Child Care and Learning Center, Washington, VA

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Grade 2-4 Lead Teacher

Trailblazers School of North Georgia, Buford, GA

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Forest School Head Teacher

Fields of Green Montessori, Vernon, NJ

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Forest Preschool Teacher

Black Hill Visitor Center and Nature Programs, Boyds, MD

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Lead Teacher & Coordinator

Gathering Springs Farm

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Assistant Preschool Director

Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center, Boston, MA

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Nature-Based Preschool Co-Teacher 

Fernbrook Farms Environmental Education Center, Chesterfield, NJ

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P/T Outdoor Preschool Teacher 

Darien Nature Center, Darien, CT

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Lead Nature Preschool Teacher

Boston Outdoor Preschool Network, Boston, Wellesley, and Malden, MA

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Early Childhood Programs Educator

Robinson Nature Center, Columbia, MD

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Outdoor School Teachers 

Good & Rooted Outdoor School, Camp Hill, PA

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Nature-Based Afterschool Teachers and Assistant Teachers 

Common Ground, New Haven, CT

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Preschool Nature Educator

The White Barn Children's Centre, CT

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Outdoor and Environmental Program Instructor

Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville, NY

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Preschool Teacher, First Roots-Wild Roots

First Roots-Wild Roots, Hinesburg, VT

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Lead Preschool Teacher, The Language Garden

The Language Garden, Atlanta, GA

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Environmental Educator/Assistant Director, Frog Pond ELC

Frog Pond ELC, Alexandria, VA

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Assistant Teacher, Ijams Nature Preschool

Ijams Nature Preschool, Knoxville, TN

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Early Childhood Educator, Nature Preschool

Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA

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Nature-Based Preschool Teacher, Saplings Program

Fernbrook Farms, Chesterfield, NJ

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Early Childhood Teacher, The Nest at Wheeler

Wheeler Farm, Seekonk, MA

Send resume and cover letter to Dr. Felicia Vinces, Michelle Dolan

Waldorf Early Childhood Assistant Teacher, Children's Garden

Waldorf School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Send letter of introduction and your resume to Cecilia Liss,  Academic Director

Assistant Teacher

Catskill Wheelhouse Preschool, Cairo, NY

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Summer Camp Teacher

Catskill Wheelhouse Preschool, Cairo, NY

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F/T Assistant Director, Nature Preschool
Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills, MD

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P/T and F/T Teacher, Nature Preschool
Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills, MD

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P/T Early Childhood Educator, Nature Preschool AfterCare and Forest Explorers
Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills, MD

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Director of Education/Lead Teacher
Johnsonburg Camp and Retreat Center, Johnsonburg, NJ

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Lead Teacher, Preschool

Chickadee Hollow Preschool, Arlington, WA

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Assistant/Lead Teacher, Forest School
Forest Time Kindergarten, Perrysburg, OH

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Assistant Teacher, Nature Preschool
The Mayapple School, Blacksburg, VA

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Assistant Educator (Pre-K/Kinder), The Discovery School
The Discovery School, Pittsburgh, PA

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Pre-K Co-Teacher, Child Development Center
First Baptist Church of Clarendon, Arlington, VA

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Lead, Assistant, Environmental, & Enrichment Educators, K-5 Classrooms
Trailblazers School of North Georgia, Buford, GA

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Toddler Teacher, Frog Pond ELC
Frog Pond ELC, Alexandria, VA

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Preschool/Toddler Teacher, Frog Pond ELC
Frog Pond ELC, Alexandria, VA

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Director of Forest Kindergarten, Flying Deer Nature Center
Flying Deer Nature Center, East Chatham, NY

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Nature Preschool Assistant Educator, Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro, MN

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Preschool Lead Teacher, River Valley Nature School
River Valley Nature School, Lewisburg, PA

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Early Childhood Assistant Teacher, The Nest
The Wheeler School, Seekonk, MA

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Summer Camp Lead Teacher,  Little Leaf School
Little Leaf, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

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P/T and F/T Teaching Positions,  Nature Connect 
Nature Connect, Fairhope, AL

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Kindergarten Teacher,  Nature Connect 
Nature Connect, Fairhope, AL

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P/T Assistant Teacher,  Berardi Family Farm Childcare
Berardi Family Farm Childcare, Georgetown, MA

To learn more about this job please contact Anne. 

Program Director,  Teen Urban Tree Corps
Speak for the Trees, Boston, MA

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Forest School Assistant Educator (Seasonal, P/T),  The Eastern Ridge School
The Eastern Ridge School, Great Falls, VA

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Forest School Assistant Educator (Seasonal, P/T),  The Eastern Ridge School
The Eastern Ridge School, Great Falls, VA

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Teacher's Assistant  The Eastern Ridge School
The Eastern Ridge School, Great Falls, VA

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Teacher's Aid/Floater,  The Eastern Ridge School
The Eastern Ridge School, Great Falls, VA

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Higher Education and Lab Coordinator,  Harvard Forest, Harvard University
Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology, Petersham, MA

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Lead Teacher,  Montessori Luna Bilingual Microschool
Montessori Luna Bilingual Microschool, Pikesville, MD

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Grades Teacher,  Mangrove School of Sarasota
Mangrove School of Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

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Steiner-Inspired Forest School Teacher,  Sweet Earth Forest School
Sweet Earth Forest School, Oklahoma City, OK

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Nature-Based Preschool Teacher,  The Lindgren School & Camp
The Lindgren School & Camp, Closter, NJ

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Program Administrator & Educator,  Ithaca Children's Garden 
Ithaca Children's Garden, Ithaca, NY

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Development Associate,  Ithaca Children's Garden 
Ithaca Children's Garden, Ithaca, NY

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Lead Preschool Teacher,  Boston Outdoor Preschool Network 
Boston Outdoor Preschool Network, Boston, MA and Wellesley, MA

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Preschool Teacher,  Whole Systems Health
Preschoolers in the Woods, Rochester, VT

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Outdoor Teaching & Learning Coordinator,  Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA

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P/t Assistant Toddler Teacher,  Catskill Wheelhouse
Community School, Cairo, NY

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After School Program Instructor,  Irvine Nature Center
Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills, MD

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Nature Preschool Teacher,  Mass Audubon
Pathways to Nature Preschool, Mattapan, MA

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Development Team Member,  Blue Mountain School
Blue Mountain School, Floyd, VA9

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Assistant Nature Preschool Teacher,  Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Nature Preschool Program, Philadelphia, PA

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Earth Friends Outdoor Guide, Early Childhood Educator, P/T Preschool Aide, Irvine Nature Center
Nature Preschool & Earth Friends Programs, Owings Mills, MD

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Head Children's Leader, Prince William County Nature Preschool Programs
Nature Preschool Programs, Haymarket/Gainesville, VA

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Forest & Farm Program Preschool Teacher, Satoyama Mountain Farm
Satoyama Mountain Farm, Rochester, VT

Email Erica for more information. 

Outdoor Program Facilitator, Nature Connect NC
Nature Connect NC, Wilmington, NC

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Founding Lead & Assistant Teachers, Catskill Wheelhouse Community School
Catskill Wheelhouse Community School, Catskill, NY

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Summer Outdoor Educator, The Rewilding School
The Rewilding School, Croton-on-Hudson, NY

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Lead Teacher (other positions available), The Eastern Ridge School
The Eastern Ridge School, Great Falls, VA

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PT Teacher, The Joppa Farm and Forest School
Educational Farm at Joppa Hill, Bedford, NH
To apply: Contact Ellen Grudzien to learn more. 

100% Outdoor Forest Preschool Director and Lead Teacher/Guide, 2022-23
Notchcliff Nature Programs, Glen Arm, MD
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FT Preschool Teacher, Pathways to Nature Preschool
Boston Nature Center, Boston, MA
To apply: Send resume and cover letter to Preschool Director, Claire Harris.
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PT Co-lead teacher, Awbury Nature Days
Awubry Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA
To apply: Contact Rachel Schwartzman to learn more. 

Co-teacher, Wild Haven Forest Preschool and Childcare
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks, Baltimore, MD
To apply: Contact the director, Monica French 
Learn more about this job here.