Assistant Outdoor Education Teacher

Assistant Teacher – John Dorr Nature Laboratory

Start date: August 4, 2025

Location: Bethlehem, CT

The John Dorr Nature Laboratory (in CT) is one of the four campuses of the Horace Mann School and is the school’s 320-acre outdoor education center. The school is an independent coeducational day school located in New York City.

The Dorr Lab is located in Washington, Connecticut, a small community in the western part of the state. The rural setting of our campus provides an ideal setting for adventure and environmental education. Programs are conducted for students in nursery years through twelfth grade, lasting from one to five days. All programs are designed to enhance the curriculum at each grade level and emphasize the cooperative aspects of learning and living.

The position requires a person who enjoys working with students of all ages, is comfortable working in the outdoors, who has a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, and who has experience in the following areas:

• Teaching environmental or outdoor education
• Facilitating group problem-solving
• Backpacking and camping
•  Comfortable working in the outdoors in all weather and seasons
• Working with youth
• Ability to work well as a member of a crew of teachers

Experience and training in the following areas are ideal but not required:

• Wilderness First Responder certification
• Rope courses and rock climbing
• Canoeing and water safety
• Mountain biking

This is an outdoor education-based position and requires flexibility with hours as the schedule varies depending on the type of programs we are running. There is the possibility of overnight multi-day hours during our journey expedition-style programs. Candidates need to be able to secure a CT Driver’s license with an “A” endorsement.

The annual salary range for this position is $57,547 to $58,847 based on experience and education.