Assistant Preschool Teacher - Guidepost Montessori
San Mateo, CA 94401
About the Job
Are you passionate about helping children under the age of 6 years old? Have you been looking for a place where you can grow and develop your career? If so, join us in our mission to spread Montessori education to children around the world!
We are looking for enthusiastic and adaptable Assistant Teachers who are interested in learning more about early childhood education as we work to bring a brand new Montessori school to the San Mateo, California area!
Your role:
In this Assistant Teacher role, you will support our Lead Teacher in guiding children to be more independent and confident in their abilities. This is a great opportunity to start your career in Montessori, and early childhood education more generally, as many of our Teacher Assistants ultimately grow to take on Teacher roles over time, thanks to our MACTE-accredited Montessori training program.
This position is a full-time role with great benefits including sponsored tuition to the Prepared Montessori training program, health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K, a competitive rate of pay of $20-23/hour depending on experience, and a generous 75% tuition discount for up to two children at our school.
We would love to talk to you if you:
- Have at least 6 college credits in Early Childhood Education or Child Development
- Are familiar with the development of young children
- Have strong interpersonal skills and a customer-service oriented mindset
- Are willing to grow and learn
- Have a valid negative TB test (in the last 12 months) or are willing to take prior to your state date
- Have a valid CPR certification or are willing to become certified prior to start date
Apply today to join our founding team!
About Guidepost Montessori:
Guidepost Montessori is a community of educators who are driven by a deep desire to bring about widespread change in education today. To meet the needs of students and to bring about true progress in the world around us, we need an education model that fosters independence and develops competent, capable, action-oriented thinkers and change agents. To that end, we are committed to dramatically increasing the amount of high-fidelity, authentic Montessori programs, not only in the US, but around the globe!Guidepost Montessori is a project of Higher Ground Education. You can learn more about our mission by visiting http://tohigherground.com/
Source : Guidepost Montessori