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Employment Opportunities
Head of School
Beginnings Montessori School is seeking an experienced administrator to join our growing school as our Head of School. The objective of this role is to lead Beginnings Montessori School in accordance with our non-sectarian core values.
Our Values:
At Beginnings Montessori, our mission is simple: To provide children with the tools to live happy and fulfilled lives. Our values help guide our everyday actions so that we can achieve our mission. We believe that to continue to build our thriving Montessori community, it is essential for these values to be upheld by our staff, students, and families.
- Teaching Children How to Think, Not What to Think
- Cultivating a Love of Learning
- Caring for the environment, in the classroom and beyond
- Fostering Community
- Encouraging Independence
- Building high self-expectations
The Person:
- Alignment with mission and values.
- Leadership & Vision: Lead the school in maintaining a high standard of Montessori education, ensuring the philosophy is consistently applied across all aspects of the school environment.
- Staff Management: Supervise, mentor, and support the teaching staff, promoting professional development and maintaining a strong, collaborative team.
- Faculty Recruitment & Development: Oversee the hiring process, ensuring that new staff members align with the school’s mission and are equipped to uphold Montessori standards. Support ongoing professional growth for all team members.
- School Culture: Foster a positive, nurturing, and inclusive school culture where students, staff, and parents feel respected and valued.
- Parental Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with families, encouraging their involvement in the school and keeping them informed about their children’s progress and the school’s activities.
- Operations & Budgeting: Oversee the daily operations of the school, manage the budget, and ensure that resources are allocated efficiently to meet educational and operational goals.
- Strategic Planning & Governance: Collaborate with the school’s board of directors on long-term planning and policy development to ensure the continued success and growth of the school.
- Community Engagement: Serve as a representative of the school within the local community, promoting Montessori education and strengthening the school’s presence and reputation.
- Compliance: Ensure that the school complies with all relevant local, state, and federal regulations, as well as accreditation standards and Montessori-specific guidelines.
The Requirements:
- Montessori certification at any level or willingness to complete training
- Familiarity or experience with the Montessori approach to learning
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Possess an undergraduate degree
Compensation:
• Compensation will be competitive and based on experience.
- Pay range $50,000-$65,000 per year.
Benefits:
• Medical, Retirement, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Days, Tuition discount for employee's children, School funded professional development, School funded training
To Apply: send resume or CV and references to beginningsm@gmail.com
Elementary Teacher
Beginnings Montessori School is seeking an experienced Upper Elementary Lead Guide to join our growing school. The objective of this role is to lead an Upper Elementary classroom of students ages 9-12 years old, in accordance with our core values.
Our Values:
At Beginnings Montessori, our mission is simple: To provide children with the tools to live happy and fulfilled lives. Our values help guide our everyday actions so that we can achieve our mission. We believe that to continue to build our thriving Montessori community, it is essential for these values to be upheld by our staff, students, and families.
- Teaching Children How to Think, Not What to Think
- Cultivating a Love of Learning
- Caring for the environment, in the classroom and beyond
- Fostering Community
- Encouraging Independence
- Building high self-expectations
The Person:
- Alignment with mission and values.
- Collaborative. Leverage professional relationships for the benefit of the school, emphasize the team, and define success based on the school’s overall mission.
- Adaptable. Growth mindset. Always looking to do more and learn more. Self-motivated and does not need to be pushed by a manager. Think ahead and anticipate the needs of students and the school community. Develops healthy and acceptable professional boundaries without extensive rigidity. Understands the hierarchy of leadership and seeks guidance when needed.
- Common sense social competence. Tend to know what is happening in a group situation and how to deal with others in the most effective way. Good judgement and intuition around the subtleties of group dynamics and the impact of words and actions. Honor the school-home partnership and effectively communicate with parents and families.
- Passion for education. Passion for education and the Montessori pedagogy at the upper elementary level, with emphasis on abstract thinking and independent learning; challenging students to explore increasingly complex and abstract concepts, including their roles, responsibilities, and functions within our society; facilitating practical application of skills outside the classroom by encouraging going-out experiential education and field learning; guiding students to weigh options, examine contradictory evidence, evaluate differing opinions, and make connections based on conceptual learning and personal experience; provide resources to aid in global understanding of history, politics, environmentalism, science, and civilizations; engage students in rigorous skill development; enable opportunities for self-expression and exploration; cultivate independence, cooperation, and self-discipline, competencies that allow students to concentrate, collaborate, think critically, and work productively within their learning environment and beyond; engaging students in studying the natural world, collecting and analyzing data, exploring stewardship, and engaging in problem-solving activities as essential practices for the developing adolescent.
The Requirements:
- Montessori certification at the Upper Elementary level or willingness to complete training
- Familiarity or experience with the Montessori approach to learning
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Possess an undergraduate degree
- Proficiency with upper elementary learning concepts
- Strong classroom management skills that honor the upper elementary student’s developmental level
Compensation:
- Compensation will be competitive and based on experience
Benefits:
Medical, Retirement, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Paid Sick Days, Tuition discount for employee's children, School funded professional development, School funded training