Teacher / Learning Guide
The Living Room
(3–5 days/week | JK–Grade 1 | Toronto Beaches)
The Living Room is looking for a passionate, engaging teacher, guide or coach to join our learning community. We are seeking an individual who can bring subjects to life in ways that children can truly feel, explore, and connect with.
About The Living Room:
At The Living Room, we believe childhood should feel safe, connected, meaningful, and deeply human. We are building a small, relationship-based co-operative learning community for sensitive and slow-to-warm children ages 4–7 that honours emotional development, curiosity, creativity, movement, and nervous system regulation alongside academics.
This is not a traditional classroom.This is a space where children are supported to:
- feel safe in their bodies
- move through anxiety with support (not pressure)
- take healthy risks and build confidence
- connect deeply with nature, self, and others
- develop a true love of learning
We are looking for a warm, grounded, emotionally attuned educator to help co-create this environment.
This Role Is Ideal For Someone Who:
- Builds trust before authority
- Values connection over compliance
- Understands that behavior is communication of an unmet need
- Helps children learn in ways that resonate with them
- Creates emotional safety without shame, fear, or rigid control
- Loves wonder, creativity, movement, nature, and meaningful connection
- Wants to help shape an alternative model of education
- A leader that is calm, regulated, and able to co-regulate children in big feelings
What Learning Looks Like at The Living Room:
- Child-led curiosity and engagement
- Emotional intelligence and co-regulation
- Play-based and experiential learning
- Creativity, storytelling, movement, and nature
- Gentle rhythms over rigid schedules
- Real-life learning woven into daily experiences
- Supporting sensitive and deep-feeling children
Responsibilities:
- Co-create and lead a warm, engaging daily rhythm
- Support academic learning through hands-on, meaningful experiences
- Build strong, trusting relationships with children and families
- Observe and respond to children’s needs with curiosity and care
- Collaborate with parents in a respectful and connected way
- Help create an environment where children feel emotionally safe enough to fully be themselves
We’re Looking For Someone Who:
- Has experience working with children ages 4–7
- Is calm, grounded, playful, and emotionally attuned
- Can adapt learning to different personalities, sensitivities, and learning styles
- Values connection as the foundation for learning
- Is excited to help build something new and meaningful
- Has experience in education, child development, therapy, coaching, arts education, outdoor education, or related fields
- Traditional teaching credentials are welcomed but not required - the right fit, philosophy, and presence matter deeply to us
Schedule & Details:
- Part-time or full-time (3–5 days/week)
- Small group setting (approximately 8–10 children)
- Parent-supported/co-operative environment
- Located in Toronto’s East End / Beaches area
- Launching Fall 2026
To Apply:
- A short introduction about yourself
- Your background and experience
- What resonates with you about The Living Room
- Anything that helps us understand your philosophy with children
Please send your full application to .
Pay: $17.20-$60.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
