Preschool Guide

What We Are Looking For:

Ohana is looking for qualified, passionate guides for ages 3 to 6 years old who are dedicated to providing respectful, encouraging and cognitively stimulating programming based in Montessori practices (with flexibility in implementation of other constructivist theorists). 

LEARN MORE ABOUT OHANA: https://www.bandwidth.com/ohana/

What You'll Do:

• Coordinates with a lead guide to plan, implement,  and manage the classroom using Montessori principles.
• Managing physical care of children 
• Ensure the daily care of every child by following all school/ classroom procedures and standards as well as all licensing guidelines.
• Ensure visual supervision and child safety at all times.
• Observing and documenting observations regularly for each child.
• Preparing and maintaining the environment based on observations of the needs of the children.  
• Maintaining a safe, clean and organized classroom environment 
• Models appropriate pro social behavior and redirects children when appropriate using positive discipline strategies.  
• Form relationships with families, children, and co-teachers that are respectful of individual differences and culture, family styles and cultural/socioeconomic diversity.
• Meets regularly with co teachers to discuss observations, environmental design, curriculum planning, and challenges to ensure all guides are coordinating and collaborating.
• Provides developmental reports to parents and conducts parent conferences three times per year
• Communicates important information to co teachers  regarding aspects of the children and classroom. (Management)
• Maintain a professional self-image and project the values of Ohana and Bandwidth at all times.
• Keep up with required training hours & certifications according to licensing
• Be open to applying new teaching, learning strategies as directed by the Director and the Ohana Board
• Lead level meetings regularly
• Attend faculty meetings regularly

Working Conditions:

• Works in a normal Child Development Center environment 
• Must be able to lift, move, or hold children with weight up to 60 pounds.
• Must be able to observe children from various distances.
• Must be able to lift children from various heights.
• Must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, handle or feel.
• Must have the ability navigate uneven outdoor terrain for limited periods of time in various mild to moderate weather conditions

What You Need:

• Education: 
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred

• Experience: 
  • 3 years working in early childhood education

• Knowledge: 
  • Montessori/RIE caregiving techniques
  • Positive Discipline

• Skills:
  • Skilled in observation techniques and documentation.
  • Communication skills (oral and written)

The Whole Person Promise:

At Bandwidth, we’re pretty proud of our corporate culture, which is rooted in our “Whole Person Promise.” We promise all employees that they can have meaningful work AND a full life, and we provide a work environment geared toward enriching your body, mind, and spirit. How do we do that? Well…

• 100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage for you and your family with low deductibles and low out-of-pocket expenses.
• All new hires receive four weeks of PTO.
• PTO Embargo. When you take time off (of any kind!) you’re embargoed from working. Bandmates and managers are not allowed to interrupt your PTO – not even with email.
• Additional PTO can be earned throughout the year through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges.
• “Mahalo moments” program grants additional time off for life’s most important moments like graduations, buying a first home, getting married, wedding anniversaries (every five years), and the birth of a grandchild.
• 24/7 Fitness Facility and unlimited meetings with our very own nutritionist.