Pre-Primary Toddler Lead Guide

Bozeman Montessori is looking forward to our Summer sessions and Fall 2024-2025 academic year. We are accepting applications and interviewing for a full-time Pre-Primary Lead Guide.

Montessori experience is a plus, and we also provide on-the-job training. We have classrooms serving infants (4 months to 18 months,) toddlers (18 months to 3 years), primary (3 years to 6 years old) and lower elementary (6 years to 9 years old).

Our Story : Bozeman Montessori is a place where the community comes together in support of children, to cultivate joyfully engaged individuals.

Our seasoned, Montessori-trained teachers provide support as families navigate the complexities of the world in a safe, inspiring environment, intentionally designed for self-discovery and learning.

Our flourishing community is grounded in the belief that everyone has value and a part to play in the world as unique as they are.

Our science-based approach is responsive to the needs of individuals and supports the needs of human beings at every stage in life.

In partnership, our time-tested method serves as a compass as families navigate their own journey.

Mission Statement : Our mission is to work collaboratively with families using the principles of Dr. Montessori to support child development within a community of caregivers.

We strive to support the children’s independence and development while fostering in them joyful lifelong learning.

Our Core Values : Community : Integrity, Growth Mindset, Beauty

This Job is Ideal for Someone Who Is :

Consistent and reliable

Loves children and families and is willing to honor the needs of the whole child

Adaptable and flexible to changing circumstances and environment

Strong intrapersonal skills

Candidate Must :

Provide resume, three references, any diplomas, and transcripts for highest level of education

Satisfy licensing requirements, including copies of immunization records

Be current in adult / child CPR-First Aid Training (or become so within one month of hire)

Be willing to become current in Montana-required health and safety trainings (within one month of hire)

Pass background checks as required by licensing at the time of hire

Provide social media profiles

Preferred Education :

Early childhood care experience and early childhood education

Montessori credential in early childhood is exceptional, but not required

Current enrollment or Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant College Program

Ideal Candidate Has Capacity For :

Warmth, energy, and enthusiasm for working with young children with kindness, consistency, and calm

Meticulous preparation and maintenance of the environment, inside the classroom and outside in our play spaces and garden areas

Honoring our shared Montessori values of community, lifelong learning, compassion, integrity, as well as an appreciation for diversity

A commitment to protecting the physical and emotional safety of all children as a prerequisite for learning

Demonstrating strong, positive, solution-oriented communication skills

Ability to accept feedback gracefully

Showing professionalism, sensitivity, and respect for confidentiality on behalf of all members of our community

Job Type : Full-time (35 40 hrs / week) year-round with planned spring, summer and winter breaks

Competitive Compensation :

Pay Rate Dependent Upon Education & Experience. Potential Sign On Bonus. Paid Short Term Disability Insurance, Simple IRA Retirement Plan match up to 3%, Paid Holidays, Earned Paid Time Off, Tuition Discount and Lunch, provided.

Paid Professional Development for Required Trainings and Montessori Teacher Education Sponsorships Available.

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