Careers at Green Garden

Come do the work childhood deserves.

Children need adults who notice their ideas, stay close through hard moments, and keep growing alongside them.

At five Metro Detroit schools, educators bring play, nature, real materials, and relationships into every day. If you want your work with children to mean something beyond getting through a schedule, there is room for you to grow here.

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Care is an action.

Pause. Notice. Connect. Try again.

Five schools. Many ways to grow. One belief in childhood.

Nature · Play · Relationships

The work, up close

What you notice changes what happens next.

A child’s question, a disagreement between friends, a muddy discovery: these moments are the work. Our educators take them seriously.

01 · LOOK CLOSER

See the child.

Notice what children are trying, communicating, and learning before deciding what support they need.

02 · MAKE ROOM

Follow the idea.

Offer real materials, outdoor time, and questions that help children investigate and return to their thinking.

03 · STAY CONNECTED

Teach through the hard part.

Regulate yourself, connect with the child, set a clear limit, and help them build the skill the moment calls for.

A place to practice and grow

You should have room to keep becoming.

Working with young children asks a lot of a person. It also gives us a reason to keep learning: from children, from families, and from one another. We believe educators deserve coaching, honest conversation, and opportunities to develop their craft.

Across our schools, the spaces include gardens, outdoor classrooms, animals, and materials children can actually use to test an idea. The adults matter just as much. We are building teams that can reflect, repair, and grow together.

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Support for the people doing the work

Care should reach the caregivers, too.

Here are the kinds of support Green Garden offers. Specific benefits and eligibility are explained during hiring.

Health & retirement

Health coverage and retirement options to help you care for yourself and plan ahead.

Time to recharge

Paid time off, a paid birthday, and a closure week between Christmas and New Year’s.

Room to learn

Career development support, including opportunities such as T.E.A.C.H. and education scholarships.

Support for your family

Discounted childcare may make it possible for your little one to grow at Green Garden, too. Some of our educators and administrators have children here themselves.

Benefit availability and eligibility vary by position and employment status. Our team will explain the details for a specific role.

More than one path

Bring what you know. Keep learning what is possible.

Some team members find their place in a classroom. Others grow into mentoring, campus leadership, nutrition, nature, or operations. There is no single starting point or single definition of growth.

Tell us where your interests are. We can talk about current roles, qualifications, and what a path at Green Garden could look like.

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Classroom teachingBuild relationships and make space for children to think, play, and belong.
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Classroom supportBring steadiness and curiosity across the day and across classrooms.
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Leadership & specialist workHelp educators, schools, and the spaces around children grow stronger.

Join Green Garden

Tell us what you want to help grow.

Whether you have years of early childhood experience or are beginning to explore the field, we want to know what draws you to this work. Qualifications and openings vary by role and school.

Use our current application form to get started. Our hiring team will review applications and contact candidates about roles that may be a fit.

Before you apply

Questions you may have.

Do I need years of experience?

Different roles have different qualifications. We welcome people with a range of experience who are willing to learn and take children seriously.

Can I choose a school?

Tell us which of our five schools interests you. The hiring team can discuss current opportunities and where your experience and interests may fit.

When will I learn about pay, schedule, and benefits?

The hiring team can explain the details for a specific position, including schedule, compensation, eligibility, and childcare options, during the hiring process.