Montessori Lead Teacher

Family Star Inc•Denver, PA

4d•$47,840 - $52,000•Onsite

About The Position

Family Star is seeking a full-time, Montessori-trained Lead Teacher for its Infant classroom at its Northeast Denver location. The teacher plans, supervises, and implements the curriculum in keeping with school policies and philosophy; supports children’s safety, health, and physical and social-emotional well-being; and fosters children’s independence. The role includes building respectful, culturally sensitive relationships with children and families, encouraging family participation, and completing family conferences, home visits, calls, curriculum journals, developmental screenings, and daily child-related paperwork. The Lead Teacher provides consistent leadership and confidential communication for classroom staff, families, and the organization, and handles supervisory responsibilities for classroom staff, including recruiting, individual supervision, performance evaluations, goal setting, and accountability. The role also contributes to individual and program goals, participates in community and public relations events, and attends relevant training, conferences, professional days, staff meetings, and other professional-development activities to maintain required credentials. Reliable transportation is needed for annual home visits, and the employee must be able to work the hours required by the organization.

Requirements

Current AMI or AMS Montessori certification, or currently completing the certification.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, or a bachelor’s degree in a related field with experience teaching preschool-age children.
2–5 years of teaching experience with children ages 0–3.
At least one year of lead teaching experience.
Experience and commitment working with children and families from diverse populations with professional sensitivity.
Oral and written proficiency in English.
Ability to work the hours required by the organization’s needs.
Reliable transportation to complete annual home visits.
Current Infant/Child CPR, First Aid, and Universal Precautions credentials, or ability to obtain them within the first 90 days.
Successful completion of a pre-employment background check and physical.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
Experience working with children in a Montessori setting.
Experience working in an Early Head Start or Head Start setting.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Professionally interact with infant children and families in an open and honest manner, with dignity and respect and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Include families in the Montessori environment and encourage and support their participation in program activities.
Plan, supervise, and implement the curriculum in accordance with school policies and philosophy.
Ensure children’s safety, health, and physical and social-emotional well-being at all times.
Trust children’s potential and encourage their ability to act independently.
Schedule and complete family conferences, home visits, phone calls, monthly curriculum journals, and developmental screenings as needed and in a timely manner.
Provide positive, consistent leadership and effective confidential communication and collaboration for classroom staff, families, and the organization.
Complete supervisory responsibilities for classroom staff, including recruiting, one-on-one supervision, performance evaluations, goal setting, and accountability.
Complete child-related paperwork daily.
Participate in the ongoing process of meeting individual children’s and program goals.
Participate in community and public relations events involving the school.
Attend recommended training programs, educational conferences, professional days, staff meetings, and other courses relevant to professional growth and maintaining required credentials.