Employment Opportunities

We are Hiring!

Assistant Early Childhood Teacher | 2024-25 School Year | View Job Description

Early Childhood Educator | 2024-25 School Year | View Job Description

Qualified Substitute | 2024-25 School Year | View Job Description

To apply, email the following to director@instituteofinquiry.org

For Assistant Teacher position:

1. Resume, including your experience working with children in classroom settings

2. (Optional) Current Early Childhood permit OR College Transcripts (unofficial) showing any completed Early Childhood Classes

For EC Educator or Substitute positions:

1. Resume

2. Current Early Childhood permit OR College Transcripts (unofficial) showing qualification for "Teacher" level permit.

You can check your eligibility using the CTC’s worksheet or permit matrix. And we’re happy to help answer questions about eligibility… it can be confusing!

Start Your Career in Early Childhood Education

Interested in a career in Early Childhood Education? We want to support you! We are passionate about creating accessible pathways to meaningful employment our beautiful desert. There are many ways our program can support you on your path towards a career in Early Childhood Education.

  • First, we highly recommend the Early Childhood Education program at Copper Mountain Community College, and enthusiastically accept participation from currently-enrolled students. Professor Kim Martin has been an invaluable mentor and resource for our program over the years. If you’d like to learn more, apply to Copper Mountain College. They offer astounding Financial Aid, and there are current California State programs that may cover all class costs. Getting started is easy, whether you are returning to college or attending for the first time. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is easier than ever to complete when you submit your taxes online, and you can enroll in classes here.

  • We welcome your participation during these classes:

    • CD075 Observation & Assessment of Young Children | Fall Semester

    • CD015 Child Development Practicum | Fall or Spring Semesters

    If you are enrolled in CD75 or CD15 and wish to partner with our program, please contact our Director Kimberly at director@instituteofinquiry.org.

Interested in a becoming a Teaching Artist?

If you have experience working in a creative or arts-based field and want to inspire youth, we want to connect! Beginning in 2024, we are launching Creative Fields, a new arts apprenticeship program that helps creative professionals enter or advance into their careers as Teaching Artists.

  • Beginning in 2024, we are launching Creative Fields, a new arts apprenticeship program that addresses the intersecting needs of teens and creative professionals in the Morongo Basin. Creative Fields will provide mentorship and arts career experience through studio workshops with emerging Teaching Artists. Each year, a cohort of participating Teaching Artists will each receive support in creating a 3-session workshop series for teen-aged youth, host classes in their studios or workspaces, and collaborate on a group exhibition or public program with youth participants over the course of 30-weeks.

    Our intention in this first year is to build an annually-recurring program model that supports equitable access to the arts for youth and adds ongoing jobs and professional development for arts professionals in our area.

    Creative Fields will make an impact on the lives of 20-25 individuals, the benefits of which will extend beyond the length of the program through professional work experience for youth, artist-mentorship relationships, funding for artists, and the interdependent community of creative professionals created over participants’ 30 weeks together.

  • We will have more information posted about how to submit your interest for future Creative Fields Teaching Artist cohorts here.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employment

The Institute of Inquiry is an inclusive Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status or military status, in any of our activities or operations or any other characteristic protected by law. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, compensation, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of the above-mentioned protected characteristics.


We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. BIPOC, LQBTQIA+ and candidates with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.