Upper Elementary Teacher
About Us
Allium Montessori is a Wildflower micro-school located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA. We serve elementary students ages 6-12 with a Montessori curriculum, which includes personalized lessons and hands-on learning materials that children use to explore increasingly complex subject areas. In Allium’s mixed-age classroom, children joyfully collaborate, socialize, invent, discover, and create. Our students’ investment in their community builds a foundation for lifelong civic participation, including the ability to navigate multiple perspectives, resolve conflicts, and create positive change.
As administrative and curricular decision-makers, Allium teachers are able to respond to students’ individual academic and social-emotional needs holistically. Within our intentionally diverse, close-knit community, teacher-leaders have the time and freedom to develop deep, sustained relationships with students and their families. Allium strives to be an equitable school that is not only accessible to all students through generous financial assistance, but also welcoming and uplifting. Through reflective practice, ongoing professional development, and family education nights, we are building a school grounded in our commitment to anti-bias and anti-racist work.
We are looking for an upper elementary teacher to join our team starting in August 2025. The upper elementary teacher will work alongside Allium’s current lead upper elementary teacher to guide students in a mixed-age environment (grades 4 through 6) to inspire students across curriculum areas and connect them to the larger community via community outings. If you are not yet Montessori trained, we still encourage you to apply if you have an interest in Montessori education and a love of working with older elementary children.
An Ideal Candidate is
- a talented elementary teacher with a Montessori credential or interest in Montessori training.
- aligned with Wildflower's purpose, principles, values, norms and ways of working.
- skilled at supporting Upper Elementary students to meet their learning goals.
- an effective communicator committed to collaborating with families and colleagues.
- a self-starter willing to support different aspects of small school operations, including our extended day programming.
Hours & Benefits
Full-Time with a shifted schedule of 9:30-5:30 pm; Salary commensurate with experience starting at $45,000; Competitive benefits.
To Apply
Please fill out the online application and email your resume and cover letter to: careers@alliummontessori.org. We are excited to hear from you!
Allium Montessori School is a nonprofit organization that admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, religion, sex, disability, or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Allium Montessori School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, religion, sex, disability, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment policies, athletic and other school-administered programs.