Join the Team

Our Neighborhood is always looking for dedicated early childhood educators interested in joining our team. We are always accepting cover letters and resumes via email, [email protected] or through our online application below.

  • Our Neighborhood is open and our teachers work year round.
  • The majority of our teachers work a forty hour work week with nine hour days five days a week and an hour unpaid lunch break. We are also regularly looking for substitutes and part time teachers.
  • As a part of our first meeting, candidates will have a visit day, working interview, to learn about the day to day classroom experiences.
  • We track all candidates digitally so we need a digital copy of your resume emailed or a digital application completed..
  • Our Neighborhood teachers all work in a co-teaching team. We do not have a hierarchy of teachers. Collaboration and team working skills are essential.
  • Our strongest inspirations come from the Schools of Reggio Emilia, Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE), Conscious Discipline by Dr. Becky Bailey, Circle of Security, and the works of Margie Carter and Deb Curtis. Reading information about these inspirations on our website and from other sources will help to prepare you for your interview.
  • Our Neighborhood has health insurance, dental, 401K, family leave, child care tuition discounts, and paid professional development.

Disposition of Our Neighborhood Teachers

We are looking first and foremost for candidates who love young children.
We are looking first and foremost for candidates who love young children.
We work diligently to reflect on how we can better support children, families, and colleagues.
We work diligently to reflect on how we can better support children, families, and colleagues.
A great Our Neighborhood teacher is passionate about learning, especially learning about children.
A great Our Neighborhood teacher is passionate about learning, especially learning about children.
Working as an early childhood educator is demanding physically and emotionally.
Working as an early childhood educator is demanding physically and emotionally.
Our teachers are reflective practitioners, dedicated to self-improvement and in all ways being a model for the children.
Our teachers are reflective practitioners, dedicated to self-improvement and in all ways being a model for the children.
We welcome teachers who are seasoned teaching veterans looking to learn more about the Our Neighborhood Way and beginners eager to dive into the early childhood classroom.
We welcome teachers who are seasoned teaching veterans looking to learn more about the Our Neighborhood Way and beginners eager to dive into the early childhood classroom.
Continuity of Care

Teaching in a Play-Based

Learning Program

Our Neighborhood believes children learn through play! We believe knowledge is constructed through play. We see relationships as a strong driver of learning. A big part of teachers' role is caring for, loving on, and connecting with children.

When teachers build mutually respectful relationships they can see children's learning through play. Teachers observe closely to document children's explorations so that others can see the deep learning that happens while children are at play. When teachers engage with children they can extend learning. Teachers bring in, organize, and prepare materials for children to deepen their exploration.

Teachers bring their authentic selves to learn alongside children. Our Neighborhood teachers play, teach, learn, and get messy!