Opportunity for Montessori Lead Guide and Assistant for Toddler Program

Nature Song Montessori is expanding! For the last 9 years, our home-based preschool program has been able to create an amazing primary curriculum, a small team of awesome educators, inspired students who return to say hello, and an amazing, supportive parent community.

In the new year, we have been presented with an amazing opportunity to begin operating a toddler program next door and we are looking for a special Montessori Guide to grow with us in this brand new role. Our anticipated start date will be March 1st, and we are going to concentrate on one small group of 10-12 toddlers from 24 -36 months. If you are looking for an opportunity to build a classroom and toddler program with us, we’d love to hear from you.

Ideal candidates for our Montessori Lead Toddler Guide will be:

· An experienced and Montessori Toddler Guide

· An experienced Montessori Toddler Assistant looking to advance to the next stage of their career.

· Experience with potty training, and techniques to help parents at home.

· AMS certified or familiar with AMS practices (AMI ok too )

· Good communicators willing to work with a team of professionals at a growing Montessori program with plans for an Elementary school in the next few years.

· Someone who is adaptable is crucial.

**We can also explore experienced toddler teachers who are familiar with the Montessori philosophy but not certified, as we can assist with training along the way to candidates willing and open to learning the approach to guiding and teaching here at NSM.

Other perks to joining team NSM:

• Open communication/sharing ideas/ curriculum etc.
• Home environment/ nature based learning/ more connection than a typical commercial school.
• All federal holidays OFF (inc. 1 week for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks for Christmas/Winter break, and 1 week for Spring break) These are paid holidays for full time/32 hr/wk employees.
• Smaller student to teacher ratio 1-5
• Small class size - 12 students max
• Amazing families who are supportive/ respect school policies
• Free organic school lunch made by NSM on Fridays!
• The chance to explore teaching as a passion - without the pressures/control found in bigger corporate schools.

Salary:

Lead Montessori Toddler Teacher:

Salary Range: $20 - 24.00 per hour to start/ depending on experience/ job performance/dependability

Hours: M-F 7:00 – 3:30pm

Asst. Montessori Toddler Teacher: $18 - $20 per hour to start/ depending on experience/ job performance/dependability

Hours: Part Time and flexible with potential to increase based on job performance/ good fit for our school etc.

Our school day runs from 8:00 - 3:30 with opportunities for prep time in the morning, and after school. There will be no weekend hours for this position.

If this all sounds interesting and what you are looking for then please reach out to set up an interview by contacting our Administrator, Collin Gabriel for a preliminary discussion.

Based on past experiences, we have found the Meyer-Briggs (MBTI) character types to be a tremendous help when finding the right fit, and we would kindly ask you to be prepared in your interview by knowing your 4 letter personality type. Just for reference, our staff includes an ISFJ, ISFP, and ENFP.

You can find out your character type with a free test here, and this is a mandatory exercise for this interview. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity and the next step in your career, we are very excited to meet you!

contact info:

collingabriel@gmail.com

website:

www.naturesongmontessori.com

www.schoolofmontessori.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/naturesongmontessori/

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 25 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18 - $20