Toddler Assistant (Part time) - Job Details

Mountaintop Montessori, a private independent school, is currently seeking qualified candidates to fill a part-time Toddler Assistant position during our 2024-25 school year.

About Our School

Mountaintop Montessori provides the greater Charlottesville community with an exceptional and authentic Montessori education, serving children and families from infancy through adolescence. Our campus is home to year-round programming in which children thrive through experiential learning, interactions with the natural world, and collaborative discovery. Our campus is a 9-acre classroom including multiple gardens, a greenhouse, a certified wildlife habitat, and an art studio.

About the Position

The desired profile for this position is someone who possesses strong classroom management skills and can guide children through redirection, consistency and affirmative language. An open mind and flexibility are also highly desired. The Toddler Assistant will work in the toddler program with students ranging in age from 18 months through 3 years. This position will begin mid-August and is contracted through the following August with the potential of continuing into the next school year.

Available Shift:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Responsibilities

Toddler Assistant is responsible for (but not limited to) the following duties:

• Calmly and efficiently assist in maintaining a safe and prepared environment for the children.
• Keep the environment in order: clean, supplied, and in good repair.
• Assisting with potty training support as needed
• Develop sound relationships with all students
• Ensuring group transitions happen safely and effectively
• Maintaining appropriate child-to-staff ratios at all times
• Ensure children are supervised at all times.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with the classroom team.
• Be flexible and work closely with other Toddler classrooms and staff.
• Must follow all Mountaintop Montessori policies and procedures, as well as all Virginia Department of Education licensing standards and Health Department guidelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• As a condition of employment, a criminal background check and fingerprinting are required.
• Must have regular, reliable, predictable attendance in performance of essential job functions.
• Ability to work effectively with parents, co-workers, and diverse communities.
• Self-motivated individual who demonstrates a positive attitude and commitment to respectful interactions.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate with co-workers and children with honesty, kindness and patience.
• Physical requirements include the ability to sit on the floor with students, squat down to a child's eye level, kneel, lift and carry up to 30 pounds, and perform cleaning tasks such as mopping and sweeping.

Interested applicants should direct correspondence via Indeed to Janice Chapman, Lower School Director at jchapman@mountaintopmontessori.org

Salary & Benefits

Pay: $18.00/hr

Professional Development Opportunities

A supportive and respectful work environment

Mountaintop is committed to offering equal opportunities in all of its enrollment and employment practices. Mountaintop does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, family makeup, marital status, age, socio-economic level, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, learning style, or any other protected category. Mountaintop is committed to ensuring that non-discrimination applies to all areas of enrollment and employment.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20.5 per week

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person