Description:
Battery Park Montessori is hiring an Infant and Toddler Teacher for the 2024-2025 school year beginning August 1, 2024.
Battery Park Montessori is a trilingual Montessori program with Spanish, Mandarin and English speaking teachers. We are proud to be a home for teachers with exceptional standards and a deep passion for engaged learning. We hold the belief that great teaching can make the world a better place. Our teachers see themselves as committed professionals and constantly develop skills in planning, classroom preparation, student facilitation and observation/assessment.
ABOUT YOU
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You are knowledgeable about the Montessori curriculum and philosophy and are able to successfully employ highly effective teaching practices
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You love to create welcoming and stimulating learning environments for infants and toddlers
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You are experienced in creating works – that are in line with the philosophy – intended to specifically teach language.
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You enjoy collaborating with fellow teachers to co-create curriculum
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You are dedicated to internationalism and anti-bias teaching practices and maintain a positive school culture for everyone in the community
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You have exceptional communication skills with children, teachers and parents and a nurturing, supportive approach
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You are trustworthy flexible, and dependable
ROLE OF THE MONTESSORI TODDLER TEACHER
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Create welcoming, functional, safe, attractive, de-cluttered, stimulating and physically comfortable learning environments
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Assist children during bathroom or hygiene-related activities
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Work with the team to establish classroom procedures and protocols and shared responsibilities across the school (i.e. laundry duty, pantry clean-up, library organization, etc.)
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Conduct parent information sessions, parent education events, and attends parent social events that build community – most of which take place in the evenings
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Maintain observation records of student assessment over the year
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Communicate with parents, both formally and informally
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Participate collaboratively in curriculum development, program planning, school evaluation processes, and other faculty meetings as required by the school administration
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Participate in in-service educational activities provided by the school and/or self-elected professional growth activities.
BENEFITS
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Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance plans
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Generous paid time off policies
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401K retirement account with up to 4% matching
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Tuition discounts to children of employees
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Professional development and training
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Professional, dedicated team of teachers who care deeply about our work
Requirements:
- Montessori teaching experience required
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Education: Bachelors Degree in Education or a related field (Masters preferred)
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Experience: Minimum of two (2) years teaching experience
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Fluent in English (able to successfully attend workshops, read professional information and work collaboratively in the language.)
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Fluency in the language of instruction (English, Mandarin or Spanish)
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Strong oral and written communication skills
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Legally authorized to work now and in the future in the United States