Montessori Teacher

We are seeking reliable, flexible, and innovative teachers who have a passion and love for working with children ages 3 years to 5 years old.

Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, communicate effectively, and have infinite patience and a calm-centered personality. You must demonstrate good judgment in the care of small children and encourage social and emotional development by using positive discipline strategies.  Teachers working with this age group provide a safe environment that encourages initiative, independence, and self-reliance while communicating positively with children, other staff members, and parents.

JOB DUTIES:          

• Conduct instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts and define objectives for a course 
• Select, modify, or create a design and development model appropriate for each given subject and develop instructional materials
• Work with subject matter experts and other personnel to collect feedback and integrate it into the next course
• Design quizzes and meaningful course interactions to increase learning
• Provide a safe, clean, inviting, and stimulating environment where all children feel safe and valued, and inspires creativity and discovery
• Guide unique and creative lessons to support a Montessori curriculum
• Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children as they learn in the Montessori environment
• Clean and sanitize rooms, and materials used by children
• Work together with other teachers to implement lesson plans based on specific age group development
• Provides educational and recreational activities for growth and development
• Supervise children with safety as the highest priority
• Models expected classroom behaviors, instilling good values like honesty, accountability, understanding, tolerance, respect, love, and kindness
• Ensuring that classroom supplies and materials are available and in working condition
• Is culturally sensitive and knowledgeable
• Is an excellent observer
• Must be able to develop positive relationships with a variety of people including students, parents, teachers, and administrators
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with children, parents, and the support staff to provide exceptional care for the well-being and nurturing of the whole child
• Demonstrate kindness and respect, and instill security
• Ability to multitask, keep calm under pressure, and treat everyone with courtesy and respect.
• Pays attention to details
• Must be a team-player
• Ability to be flexible
• The ability to teach groups of children of varying ages, needs, and abilities
• Excellent planning and organizational skills

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:    

Bachelor in any degree, or foreign equivalent, plus 12 months of experience in education. Must have Early Child Credential from AMS or AMI.

MINIMUM RATE OF PAY:          $58,864 per year