Early Childhood Educator Apprentice

About Brynmor (find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X @brynmorearlyed)

Established in 2022 with a vision that high quality early childhood education is within reach for every child, family and community, our mission is to ensure that: each child reaches their full potential; parents are free to do their best work with peace of mind because their children are safe, loved and thriving; and early childhood educators are respected and valued for the critical role they are playing in the development and learning of young children.

We are a privately owned business established with the belief that private companies have a responsibility to be a force for good.  We believe that the growth of our company must be in partnership with the children and families we serve, the early childhood educators and staff we employ, and the companies and public agencies with whom we partner.  Here’s more on our values and beliefs and how our existence is dedicated to the experiences children, families and our team have in our programs each and every day. 

Job Location: Culpeper, VA (on-site)

Reports to: Early Childhood Educator Team Lead

Hourly Rate: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour

About the Position

Early Childhood Educator Apprentices will work as a team with the Early Childhood Educators, under the supervision of the Early Childhood Educator Team Leads, serving children ages six weeks through five years.  The candidates will provide Brynmor with an innovative advantage by identifying and implementing promising new ways of delivering exceptional care and experiences to our children, their families and our team.  This role requires individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset, exceptional operational and people skills, and a commitment to high quality early care and education.

Apprentices are interested in pursuing formal credentialing and degrees in early childhood education, which Brynmor will provide tuition assistance toward.  They will work in conjunction with Early Childhood Educators to be responsible for the daily health, safety, well-being, development, and learning of young children in their care.  They will work as a collaborative team to ensure the experiences young children are having at Brynmor optimize their health, development and learning.  

These individuals will see themselves as proactive partners with families—actively communicating about child experiences, their observations and listening and learning from families about their aspirations and concerns for their children. 

Apprentices should be enthusiastic about co-creating a new company’s experience and contributing to the evolving operations and growth of the organization.  These individuals are eager to contribute to the daily culture to ensure we are living into our commitment to children and families including strong adherence to all policies and practices designed to ensure the health, safety, development and learning of each, and every child in our care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate Brynmor’s vision, mission, values and beliefs that center children, families and educators as the core components to high quality early childhood education. 
• Helps to maintain classroom and outdoor environments.
• Exemplify the highest level of business and personal integrity, be mission driven and have a team orientation at all times.
• Gain knowledge and experience in the utilization of HighScope Curriculum and COR Advantage to drive decisions about daily lesson planning, activities and child experiences.   
• Establish and maintain strong, proactive relationships and communications with families.
• Partner with educator teammates to ensure the entire experience for children and families and the Brynmor team is one of mutual respect, shared responsibility and a common vision. 

Critical Competencies for Success

• Role model for Integrity and Honesty: Has the highest standards of integrity and honesty. Will be an ambassador for Brynmor and have a direct impact on Brynmor’s brand. 
• Demonstrates strong service orientation: Adept at working with children, families, team members and other stakeholders from many racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds to make a positive impact, build futures and do good. Recognize contributions and celebrate what is unique about each of us.
• Embraces the principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging: Contributes to an inclusive and safe environment where team members have the opportunity to contribute to their full potential while developing a powerful sense of shared purpose that motivates the team to achieve higher levels of performance. 
• Innovation and Expertise: Proactively communicate challenges and opportunities to the Educator Team Lead and the team while implementing solutions to overcome the constraints.
• Care and Collaboration - Demonstrates a highly collaborative style grounded in a service mindset by balancing between an entrepreneurial spirit and the day-to-day needs of the program, i.e., both the ability to operate comfortably in a start-up environment and the requisite ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Drives results: Strong bias for nurturing creativity, curiosity and learning to deliver results that are aligned with our vision and values. Sense of urgency, goal orientation and focus; ability to solve problems in a way that consistently meets or exceeds established goals; sets new and stretch goals even under adverse circumstances; motivated by creating better ways of doing things, so that higher levels of performance are possible.

Qualifications:

• Minimum high school diploma.
• Interest in pursuing credentials and degrees in early childhood education.
• Fluency in multiple languages is welcomed. 
• Ability to lift 50 pounds, sit on floor, kneel, bend, and carry young children.

Compensation:

Brynmor offers competitive compensation and strong benefits including: 

• Compensation range: $13.00 - $15.00