Description

Starting August, 2024

BATTERY PARK MONTESSORI IS HIRING AN ON-CALL SUBSTITUTE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL TEACHER

This role is for the 2024-25 school year beginning in August, 2024.

Battery Park Montessori is a trilingual Montessori program with Spanish, Mandarin and English speaking teachers. We are proud to be a home for teachers with exceptional standards and a deep passion for engaged learning. We hold the belief that great teaching can make the world a better place. Our teachers see themselves as committed professionals and constantly develop skills in planning, classroom preparation, student facilitation and observation/assessment.

ABOUT YOU

• You are knowledgeable about the Montessori curriculum and philosophy and are able to successfully employ highly effective teaching practices
• You love to create welcoming and stimulating learning environments
• You are experienced in creating works – that are in line with the philosophy – intended to specifically teach language.
• You enjoy collaborating with fellow teachers to co-create curriculum
• You are dedicated to internationalism and anti-bias teaching practices and maintain a positive school culture for everyone in the community
• You have exceptional communication skills with students, teachers and parents and a nurturing, supportive approach
• You are trustworthy flexible, and dependable

ROLE OF THE MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL TEACHER

• Create welcoming, functional, safe, attractive, de-cluttered, stimulating and physically comfortable learning environments
• Assist children during bathroom or hygiene-related activities
• Follow classroom procedures and protocols and shared responsibilities across the school (i.e. laundry duty, pantry clean-up, library organization, etc.)
• Communicate with parents, both formally and informally as needed
• Participate collaboratively in curriculum development, program planning, school evaluation processes, and other faculty meetings as required by the school administration as needed during subbing time period
• Participate in in-service educational activities provided by the school and/or self-elected professional growth activities.

Requirements

• Montessori teaching experience required
• Education: Bachelors Degree in Education or a related field (Masters preferred)
• Experience: Minimum of two (2) years teaching experience
• Fluent in English (able to successfully attend workshops, read professional information and work collaboratively in the language.)
• Fluency in the language of instruction (English, Mandarin or Spanish)
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Legally authorized to work now and in the future in the United States