What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Elementary Guide position at Acton Academy Hunterdon?
Acton Academy Hunterdon is hiring!
Do you want to change the world?
Do you crave working hard with a small, mission-driven, world-class team of entrepreneurs changing the vision of school?
Position: Elementary School Guide with quick potential for growth and leadership
Start Date: September 2025
If your passion is to fuel the love of learning in others while advancing your own personal and professional growth, this is your chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the world’s most innovative schools.
Acton Academy, founded in 2009, is a private micro-school and learner-driven community with the mission that each person who enters its doors will find a calling and change the world. We combine elements of the Montessori method with Socratic guiding, hands-on experiential quests and interactive technology. Underlying our method is an application of the Hero’s Journey creating a lively learning environment that feels more like an adventure than school.
At Acton, we have mixed-aged classrooms called studios with a self-paced learning design as opposed to grade-levels. Our real world-oriented quests culminate in a public exhibition of learning as opposed to test scores and report cards. In all areas of Acton life, our students are empowered to be in the driver’s seat of their learning.
We are seeking a full time Elementary School Lead Guide to work with our elementary school learners.
We are looking for a smart, entrepreneurial individual who is passionate about guiding children on their independent journey of lifelong learning, and who possesses an understanding of the Hero’s Journey and the Socratic Method.
Our Guide will learn to lead Socratic discussions and will learn how to work with the Acton Academy learning design, processes and systems.
Our Guide will equip our learners to explore and take ownership of their learning, monitor progress on Montessori curriculum, and create life-oriented projects that nurture curiosity.
If interested, as your first step in this process, please read deeply through our website: https://www.actonhunterdon.com
Job Type: Full-time
Preferred experience and skills: Experience managing mixed aged groups of children; experience planning and implementing games or projects; coaching or mentoring experience a plus; a passion for disruptive education opportunities; deeply curious and ready to learn and work hard; agile with online learning; excellent writing and interpersonal communication skills; entrepreneurial thinker; reader; deep heart for children and a trust and respect for their ability to learn and grow without heavy adult intervention; kind-hearted and tough-minded; independent worker; calm demeanor and secure in being on a Hero’s Journey.
Salary: Our Guides receive competitive pay, commensurate with experience.
Sound exciting? First step:
If you’d like to begin the process to apply for this world-changing opportunity, please email your resume to Nicki Winfield at info@actonhunterdon.com. She will send you the first steps to pursue this world-changing opportunity.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
- Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $50,000