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

  • Lead Teacher (full-time)
  • Assistant Teacher (full-time)
  • Afternoon Teacher (part-time)
  • Parents as Teachers Home Visitor (full-time)
  • Financial Assistance Eligibility Specialist (full-time)
  • Consultation and Behavior Support Specialist (full-time)
  • Early Interventionist/Developmental Educator (part-time or full-time)
  • Substitute Teacher

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

  • Contribution towards Health Insurance premium
  • Paid Holidays & Time Off
  • Retirement plan match
  • Professional Development
  • Tuition discount for staff members’ children
  • Supplemental health, vision, dental and life insurance
  • 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)

Early Learning Center: Lead Teacher (FT), Assistant Teacher (FT) and Afternoon Teacher (PT)

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 58 children ages 6 weeks – 5 years.  

The ELC is an inclusive program influenced by the work of Reggio Emilia, Magda Gerber/Emmi Pickler/RIE, Early MTSS, CSEFEL Pyramid Model, Brazelton Touchpoints, and other leading models in the field. In all that we do, we aspire to offer joyful, reflective, respectful, responsive, relationship-based early care and education.  

We are expanding our early learning program this year! The center will be adding an Older Toddler/Young Preschool classroom which will serve children 2.5-3.5 years old. Every classroom in the ELC is made up of a three-person teaching team comprised of: 

  • 1 full-time Lead Teacher 
  • 1 full-time Assistant Teacher 
  • 1 part-time Afternoon Teacher 

Might you be a good fit for one of these positions? Here are some additional details: 

Lead Teacher position (full-time) 

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30-4:00 
  • Salary: $21-$23 depending on experience 
  • Qualifications: 
    • Bachelor’s degree in in Early Childhood Education or a related field 
    • More than one year of experience working with young children 

Assistant Teacher position (full-time) 

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30-4:00 
  • Salary: $19-$21 depending on experience
  • Qualifications: 
    • Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field 
    • Minimum of one year of experience working with young children required 

Afternoon Teacher position (part-time) 

  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, 12:00-5:00 
  • Salary: $18-$20 depending on experience 
  • Qualifications: 
    • A high school diploma 
    • Minimum 3 college credits in child development or Fundamentals in Early Childhood Education preferred. 
    • Experience with young children preferred 

Our program uses an Emergent Curriculum model inspired by the work being done in Reggio Emilia. A willingness to learn about and grow into a deeper understanding of this philosophy and approach to early care and education care is required. Candidates who have experience with Reggio Emilia, Emergent Curriculum, Waldorf, Montessori, or RIE will be given preference.   

To apply, send resume and cover letter to: Honor Woodrow, The Winston Prouty Center, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301, honor@winstonprouty.org

Child Care Financial Assistance Eligibility Specialist

The Eligibility Specialist is responsible for coordinating and providing child care financial assistance determination to families in the Windham Agency of Human Services region.

Responsibilities:

  • Collect information to determine client eligibility for child care financial assistance
  • Maintain family files and provide information about child care financial assistance to clients and service providers
  • Provide outreach and support to community around the Child Care Financial Assistance program (CCFAP)
  • Monitor CCFAP status through regular reviews
  • Monitor provider payments and make adjustments as necessary
  • Inform and assist clients in applying for Economic Services programs
  • Participate in interagency committees to improve services to providers and families such as Statewide CCFAP or other related meetings.

Minimum of associates degree required. Position is full-time.

Salary: $20-$23/hour, depending on experience.

To apply, send resume and cover letter to: Tonya Kangas, The Winston Prouty Center, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301, tonya@winstonprouty.org

Parents as Teachers Home Visitor

The Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in Brattleboro, VT is seeking a full-time Parents as Teachers (PAT) Home Visitor.

The role will support families with young children in parent-child interactions, development-centered parenting and family well-being using the PAT Foundational Curriculum. PAT is an evidence-based home visiting model.

Work consists of partnering with families to develop goals, providing resources and engaging in parent-child activities to help them accomplish those goals, doing annual developmental screening and health reviews.

Bachelor’s degree in social work, early childhood education, counseling, psychology or related field required, and two years’ experience working in the field.

Salary is $20-$23/hour, depending on experience.

To apply, send resume and cover letter to: Lisa Atwater, The Winston Prouty Center, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301, latwater@winstonprouty.org

Consultation and Behavior Support Specialist

The Winston Prouty Center is seeking a Consultation and Behavior Support Specialist for our Children’s Integrated Services (CIS) team. This person partners with families and early learning programs to support children in developing positive behavior and social-emotional skills and to help create environments necessary for learning those skills.

The Consultation and Behavior Support Specialist is a member of the CIS Early Childhood Family Mental Health (ECFMH) Team, which includes clinicians from HCRS who are part of Children’s Integrated Services (CIS). This team works with families and children up to age 6 as well as early learning programs to support social emotional development. Services include direct work with children and families at home and school and coaching for individual classrooms and programs around implementing the Pyramid Model approach.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a member of the ECFMH Team, which includes Winston Prouty Center Programs, the supervisory unions and the early childhood community programs.
  • Attend and participate in Staff, Core and Regional Advisory Team meetings, other training and meetings as required, as representative of the WPC and CIS programs.
  • Provide consultation and behavior support services to children and families in the child’s natural setting.
  • Provide support to teachers and child care providers working directly with children on One Plan goals.
  • Work with early educators and administrators in coordinating and delivering services to families.
  • Model family-centered practice.
  • Provide data on children and families as determined by federal and state guidelines, including Medicaid billing.
  • Participate in outreach and education activities community agencies, programs and organizations, to facilitate the referral process and to develop collaborative relationships with community resources.
  • Attend statewide support and training meetings of Children’s Integrated Services.

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in early childhood education, social work, counseling, psychology or related field required
  • Two year’s experience working in the field
  • Knowledge of the Pyramid Model/Early Multi-Tiered Systems of Support preferred, training available.

Salary is $20-$23/hour, depending on experience.

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume and names of three references to:
Kathy Hallock, The Winston Prouty Center, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301, kathy@winstonprouty.org

Early Interventionist/Developmental Educator

Do you like working with children birth to age 3 and their families, supporting child development at home and in the community? Do you enjoy collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of health, early childhood mental health, education, and social service professionals to build families’ capacity to support their child? If so, consider joining our Early Intervention (EI) team! You might be a special educator, an SLP, OT or PT, an early childhood teacher, or even a nurse – people come to EI from many different disciplines. Combine your understanding of child development with your relationship-building skills to help create environments that support a child’s optimal development.

A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. Part-time or full-time is possible. Pay commensurate with experience.

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Position opened until filled. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resume and names of three references to:
Kathy Hallock, The Winston Prouty Center, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro, VT 05301, kathy@winstonprouty.org