Employment Opportunities

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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

Please send resume or CV to beginningsm@gmail.com