Job Opportunities

Come join our team of professionals supporting young children and their families in our community! A commitment to inclusion, learning, collaboration, and persistence as well as a can-do attitude, sense of humor, and ability to build responsive relationships are essential.

Current Job Openings

The Development Assistant is a key member of the Winston Prouty Development Team. The Development Team works to support the financial goals of the organization to ensure long-term sustainability, to raise the profile of the organization, and to empower staff to be ambassadors in the community. Position includes some evening and weekend hours when events are held.

The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, curious, creative, eager to engage with colleagues, and have a desire to make and strengthen connections with individuals and businesses in the community in the pursuit of advancing organization’s mission.

Responsibilities

  • Draft and publish marketing materials such as flyers, press releases, signs, etc. to promote the Center’s programs and events.
  • Collaborate on strategic social media content plan and generate content for various social media channels and website.
  • Support the Center’s grant writing activities by researching funding opportunities, gathering content from program staff and maintaining accurate tracking of application and reporting deadlines
  • Assist in the creation of donor communications and fundraising materials including annual appeals, impact reports, and acknowledgement letters.
  • Maintain accurate constituent profiles in database including timely gift entry, capturing contact reports and management of tasks and workflows
  • Plan and participate in all key fundraisings events throughout the year
  • Build relationships with business community by co-creating annual sponsorship offering, identifying and soliciting prospects, and designing benefits such as print and video ads, spotlight articles and commemorative displays
  • Support the activities to expand planned giving program
  • Accept other project assignments as needed.

Requirements

  • At least one year of experience working in non-profit development, fundraising, or similar environment
  • Experience in event planning or project management
  • Basic computer skills required; familiarity with CRM systems and experience with social media management, graphic design software and email marketing platforms strongly preferred
  • Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail
  • Willingness to connect with community members and businesses to invite partnerships and solicit donations

Attributes

  • Excellent customer service skills, ability to foster positive interactions with co-workers, donors, local business community, etc.
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Commitment to collaboration, continuous learning and improvement
  • Flexibility, positivity, and being generally unflappable
  • Ongoing curiosity about the work we do and commitment to finding creative ways to share stories and inspire giving
  • Ability to respect and harness the power of diversity and inclusion

Pay: $20.00 per hour

The Development Director is responsible for designing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies to ensure long-term sustainability of the organization. The role requires both strategic visioning and hands-on execution. The Development Director will engage staff and board to establish philanthropy as an organizational priority.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee annual calendar of fundraising activities including in-person events, annual fund appeals, and corporate sponsorships
  • Cultivate and steward relationships with individual donors, foundations, businesses and community partners
  • Manage donor database, ensuring accuracy of constituent records and timely gift entry/acknowledgement
  • Collaborate on strategic marketing and communication plans to promote events and raise awareness about programs
  • Manage budgets for fundraising activities while tracking progress toward goals
  • Identify grant opportunities, prepare and submit proposals and reports, and track deadlines
  • Bolster the Center’s major giving and planned giving programs
  • Collaborate on capital campaigns as needed
  • Supervise one Development Assistant, including delegating tasks, helping to manage time, giving feedback, and dedicating time for check-ins on a weekly, monthly, and semi-annual basis

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience leading successful fundraising programs
  • Demonstrated success in event planning and project management
  • Familiarity with budgeting processes, data collection techniques, and donor management systems
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational and event management skills
  • Experience leading a small team
  • Knowledge of planned giving programs and major gift solicitation strategies strongly preferred

Attributes

  • Ability to foster positive interactions with co-workers, donors, local business community, etc.
  • Commitment to collaboration, continuous learning and improvement
  • Flexibility, positivity, and being generally unflappable.
  • Ability to respect and harness the power of diversity and inclusion.

Educational Development

  • Fulfill a minimum of 15 hours of professional development per year.Family Shelter Support Staff
  • Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings
  • Attend professional development opportunities such as workshops, conferences, courses, and other educational activities (some in evening or weekend hours) to improve skills and update knowledge of current professional practices.

The Winston Prouty Center is looking for an experienced manager to oversee the financial operations of our programs and campus. The Finance Director will oversee the fiscal operations of the organization and create and implement overall financial strategy. The ideal candidate will be both detail oriented and a big picture thinker and will have experience working with organizations that manage multiple projects and business entities.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee all cash management, budgeting, investments, insurance, and financial reporting
  • Coordinate development of annual operating, capital, and program budgets
  • Manage and comply with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
  • Communicate financial performance with Board of Directors, Executive Director and leadership team
  • Ensure proper closing of books and prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports
  • Provide insight and recommendations to short-term and long-term growth plan of organization
  • Oversee grants and contracts
  • Coordinate all audit activities
  • Supervise Finance Coordinator

Qualifications

  • Minimum 3-5 years previous financial and accounting experience
  • Ability to use Quickbooks Online adeptly
  • Experience with audits and budgeting
  • Knowledge of key financial reports and indicators
  • Ability to present data and information in an accessible manner.

Position is 30 hours/week, in person. Pay: $30.00 – $35.00/hr

We are seeking an team of staff to launch a new afterschool program on the Winston Prouty Campus! In partnership with the Aftershool program coordinator, the program staff will create a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment for children during their after-school hours.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise children in a structured after-school setting, ensuring safety and well-being at all times
  • Plan and facilitate engaging activities that promote learning, creativity, and social skills
  • Assist with homework support or tutoring as needed
  • Collaborate with other staff members to develop age-appropriate activities
  • Maintain clear communication with parents or guardians regarding children’s daily experiences
  • Follow all health, safety, and first aid protocols, including CPR and AED procedures when necessary

Requirements

  • Experience working with children in educational, childcare, camp, or youth program settings
  • Strong classroom management skills with the ability to foster a positive environment
  • Knowledge of childhood development principles and behavior management strategies
  • Certification in first aid, CPR, AED operation, or willingness to obtain upon hire
  • Background in special education or experience working with children with diverse needs is a plus
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with team members and families
  • Prior experience in daycare, babysitting, sports coaching, theater, or tutoring is beneficial

The program will run weekdays when school is in session from 3:00pm-6:00pm. The position is for 20 hours/week with a daily shift of 2:30-6:30pm. Pay rate: $18-$20/hour

Working closely with the ELC Administrative Director, the ELC Program Assistant supports all aspects of operations in the ELC, including administration, inventory, classrooms, and spaces. This position helps cover classrooms as needed.

Responsibilities

  • File and organize documentation for any programmatic functions including but not limited to enrollment, child, and staff files, accident and incident reports, medication administration, and attendance (including for financial assistance and Public PreK).
  • Support student enrollment processes by maintaining and organizing documentation.
  • Support Administrative Director with scheduling and classroom needs. Monitor staff communications to cover in the short-term (e.g., for a bathroom break or a call with a family).
  • Monitor the program spaces, both indoor and outdoor, on a regular basis and flag items to be repaired or replaced.
  • Maintain order and cleanliness in ELC storage areas.

Requirements

  • Successfully pass required background checks.
  • Experience in an early childhood setting.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, competent interpersonal skills, and strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to communicate and track data using technology.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Attributes

  • Attention to detail.
  • Commitment and ability to build positive relationships based on mutual respect.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Ongoing practice of conflict resolution skills.
  • Ongoing commitment to learning.
  • Commitment to model best practices of working with young children.
  • Flexibility.
  • Commitment to inclusion at all levels of the organization.

Pay: $18.00 – $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20.0 – 25.0 per week

Founded in 1969, the Winston Prouty Center provides inclusive education and support to promote the success of children and families. Our 5-STAR Early Learning Center (ELC) is licensed to serve 55 children ages 6 weeks – 5 years.

The ELC is an inclusive program influenced by research and leading models in the field of early education, including Reggio Emilia, RIE, the Pyramid Model, Touchpoints, and others. Our program uses an Emergent Curriculum model. In all that we do, we aspire to offer joyful, reflective, respectful, responsive, relationship-based early care and education.

We are seeking a part-time Afternoon Infant/Toddler Teacher to join our team. The hours for this position are Monday – Friday, 11:15 am to 4:45 pm.

General Responsibilities

  • Support students through every aspect of their afternoon, including lunch time, rest/nap time, bathroom, inside play, and outside play
  • As part of the aftercare team of teachers, be responsible for aftercare students of all classroom ages (infant – 5)
  • Maintain a clean classroom and aftercare space
  • Cover breaks/absences in other classrooms as necessary

Qualifications

  • A high school diploma
  • Fundamentals in Early Childhood Education or 3 college credits in child development must be completed within one year of employment
  • Experience with young children preferred

A willingness to learn about and grow into a deeper understanding of the Reggio Emilia philosophy and approach to early care and education care is required. Candidates who have experience with Reggio Emilia, Emergent Curriculum, Waldorf, Montessori, or RIE are strongly encouraged to apply.

Location

Our center is part of a vibrant campus with multiple playgrounds, outdoor classroom spaces and over 100 acres of forest, fields and walking trails. Together, teachers and children maintain a large vegetable, fruit, and flower garden as part of our Farm to School initiative.

Philosophy

We regard children as capable, strong, and autonomous. We believe that they are observers who approach the world with curiosity and a desire to learn. We believe in their capacity to be problem-solvers who can think creatively and work collaboratively. We believe that children, like all of us, are seeking to find ways to belong, and need time and space to express their emotions. We strive to create a joyful, predictable, caring, and authentic environment, in which they can explore, learn, and grow fully into the unique, important, valuable individuals that they are.

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 27.5 per week

Substitute Teachers support regular teaching staff with all aspects of the curriculum and activities by covering shifts for teachers who are out due to planned vacation or unplanned emergencies and illness. They are supervised by the ELC Administrative Director and each classroom’s Lead Teachers as to specific job responsibilities and classroom assignment.

Substitute Afterschool Staff support the Afterschool Program Coordinator and other regular afterschool staff by covering late afternoon shifts as needed.

In either program, substitutes should work to make themselves familiar with the classroom or program schedule and routines as well as with the individual children and their needs. This position is on a per diem basis.

Qualifications

  • Familiarity with regulations pertaining to child care
  • Experience working with young children in a daycare, preschool, or elementary school setting
  • Responsiveness to the intellectual, emotional, and social needs of children
  • Ability to work with groups of young children
  • Flexibility necessary to work as a team member
  • Enthusiasm and sense of humor
  • Commitment to internal and external client service
  • Friendly, helpful and cooperative attitude

Requirements

  • Successfully pass required background checks
  • Experience in an early childhood setting
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

To apply, send resume and cover letter to Lydia Mathewson, lydia@winstonprouty.org 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301

To apply for all positions, send resume and cover letter to Lydia Mathewson, lydia@winstonprouty.org 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301

Benefits package for full-time employees (30+ hours)

  • Contribution towards Health Insurance premium
  • Paid Holidays & Time Off
  • Retirement plan match
  • Professional Development
  • Supplemental health, vision, dental and life insurance
  • Tuition discount for staff members’ children
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short-term disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment
  • Dental Insurance
  • Dependent Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (depending on health insurance plan)