Role: Center Teacher, Fixed Term Contract Team: Child Development Scope: Individual Contributor, P1 Reports To: Classroom Manager Years of Experience: 2+ Location: Reno, NV Anticipated Duration: December 1, 2026-April 30, 2027 Hiring Range: $22.00/hour Full Pay Range: $21.75-$23.00
At Patagonia, compensation is set using the best available market data for the job at the required location. Bilingual fluency will be considered when determining compensation if an employee is hired into a specialized role bilingual role where multiple languages are an essential part of daily responsibilities. Great Pacific Child Development Center was founded in 1982 by Malinda Chouinard and Jennifer Ridgeway to provide childcare to employees of Patagonia. What the company has learned over the decades about children, childcare, and supporting working families is chronicled in the book: Family Business and in a series of videos - https://www.patagonia.com/family-business/ Currently, Patagonia provides on-site childcare for employees in three locations: Ventura, CA Main Campus, Ventura, CA Brooks Campus, and in Reno, NV at the Distribution Center. Patagonia’s mission and values are put into practice every day throughout our child development centers. A classroom teacher is responsible for all aspects of teaching the children in their care and works closely with the classroom primary teacher and classroom manager to ensure a high-quality childcare environment. Classrooms are typically structured with children from birth to two years, or two to three and a half years or three and a half years to kindergarten. Responsibilities include: physical caregiving, implementation of age-appropriate, individualized curriculum, facilitating supportive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues, and assisting in consistent parent communication including in person and through Educa updates. In addition to our immersive literacy curriculum, the Child Development Centers also support a robust Spanish program referred to as the Bilingual Program. Our centers are in multilingual societies in Reno, NV and Southern California where children either speak or encounter the Spanish language in their daily lives. Patagonia believes that children who are exposed to a second language grow up to be better communicators because they have an easier time understanding the perspective of others. Ongoing exposure to a second language builds neural connections in the brain which create pathways to innovation, creativity, and problem solving throughout a lifetime. Therefore, each classroom has at least one teacher who is fluent. Spanish speaker and infuses the classroom with rich Spanish language, as well as their individual culture and traditions.
What You’ll Do The responsibilities of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:
Classroom Management and Practices The learning that takes place at our Child Development Centers extends beyond the four walls of the classroom. Our children are immersed in emergent curriculum and outdoor exploration that fosters curiosity, joy, and self-expression.
- Co-create and organize a stimulating and developmentally appropriate learning environment both inside and outside
- Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times.
- In partnership with classroom teams, design emergent curriculum that meets the needs of the individual learning styles of the children in your care.
- Form relationships with parents, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
- Assist the teaching teams to ensure a structured routine that allows for scheduled meal and rest breaks for the teaching team and maintains a flexible yet consistent daily schedule and routine for the children.
Communication Skills The staff at the Child Development Centers are responsible for building meaningful relationships with children, families, and their coworkers. We believe transparency, professionalism, and empathy are critical in sustaining these bonds.
- Foster a safe, inclusive environment for children, parents, and teachers.
- Create an environment that embraces open communication and trust between staff to ensure a high-quality environment for children and families.
- Communicate with children using developmentally appropriate language.
- Build a collaborative, working relationship with administration and all the Classroom Managers, Primary Teachers, and Classroom Teachers.
- Center Teachers may be eligible for a cellphone stipend based on the needs of their center.
- Become familiar with the various classroom routines, expectations, and teaching styles of each classroom.
- Treat each child with dignity and respect.
- Guide children in becoming responsible integral members of the group and community.
- Partner with parents to create an easy transition into the classroom.
- Assist teaching teams to provide Early Childhood/community resources and share information through a variety of mediums: documentation boards, newsletters, Educa, and emails; this is especially important on days when you are in the classroom full-time because a member of the teaching team is not at work.
Who You Are Our staff at the Child Development Centers are a diverse group of educators who bring authenticity, experience, and passion to their job every day.
- High school graduate.
- Passionate about child development and supporting our company mission to save our home planet.
- Excellent customer service skills in person, via email, and on the phone.
- Comfortable with team-based work structure; ability to demonstrate flexibility on the job.
- Demonstrates initiative, is conscientious and provides complete follow-through on areas of responsibility.
- Expert in your classroom age group and best practices in early childhood.
- Dedicated to life-long learning and the betterment of early childhood education.
Experience You Bring We are seeking educators who are dedicated, life-long learners and practitioners of early childhood best practices.
- Two years’ experience working with young children (At least 150 hours working/volunteering with children within the last 6 months).
- Fifteen (15) units in Early Childhood Education (Growth and Development, Child-Family & Community, Administration in ECE, and two Program/Curriculum courses), and three (3) infant/toddler units. If you are working in a school age classroom, you must have three (3) school age units.
- Working knowledge of personal computers with experience in the use of such programs as Word, Excel, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook.
- Successful completion of the fingerprinting process and/or successful transfer of fingerprints from another program. It is a job requirement to have a successful criminal background check as well as clearance from either Live Scan in CA or obtaining a Sheriffs Card in NV to meet State childcare licensing requirements. If you have, or later obtain an exemption from Licensing, please know that you may still not qualify for employment as Patagonia has its own rigorous internal standards and review process given the nature of the work with children.
- Successful completion of the hiring packet.
In support of pay range transparency, we share both the target hiring range and the full pay range for this position. Final compensation for this recruiting process is expected to fall within the target hiring range and will be based on the selected candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications. The full pay range is provided to offer visibility into the role's broader compensation structure and potential pay growth over time upon time, performance in role, and relevant business considerations.
Hiring Range: $22.00/hour Full Pay Range: $21.75-$23.00
Preferred Experience Our philosophy is rooted deeply in the R.I.E. approach to caregiving, as well as the Outdoor Classroom and Anti-Bias Education. We are deeply committed to Patagonia’s mission to save our home planet, and our practices and program are informed by these cornerstones.
- AA or BA in ECE or related field
- Understanding of Family Business, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Learning Stories, Pyramid Model, Outdoor Classroom, Anti Bias Education, Resources for Infant Educarers, and Educa.
- Bilingual Teacher preferred
Employee Conduct Our philosophy is rooted deeply in the R.I.E. approach to caregiving, as well as the Outdoor Classroom and Anti-Bias Education. We are deeply committed to Patagonia’s mission to save our home planet, and our practices and program are informed by these cornerstones.
- It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive, inclusive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors prohibited by law.
