We are hiring Nido/Infant and Toddler Teacher/ Aspiring Montessorians for Guidepost Montessori Illinois West Suburban Schools! 

Guidepost Montessori offers an experience beyond a daycare environment. We’re looking for early childhood educators, teachers passionate about human behavior, child development and those invigorated by watching children learn. 

Your role:

In this Lead Guide role / Child Care Teacher, you will create and lead a model classroom. You, and the team you lead, will partner with your families to meet each child’s individual needs and foster a deep sense of community within your classroom. You will be provided with a full set of high-quality materials to fuel the child’s development, along with a classroom budget to make your classroom unique, and upon hire, you will receive specialized, in-house training from an expert in the Montessori approach to early childhood education. 

Take a tour of our existing campuses to see our classrooms: Deerbrook and Old Town.

We encourage you to apply only to roles at your most preferred school location so that school leader can contact you first. At that point, you can share your flexibility in other locations, and we can consider you for other opportunities.

Locations of Guidepost Montessori schools:

• Burr Ridge: 7508 S. County Line Rd, Burr Ridge 60527
• Downtown Naperville: 24 N Washington Street, Naperville 60540
• Downers Grove: 925 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove, 60515
• Naperville: 5051 Ace Lane, Naperville 60564 
• Oak Brook: 1717 22^nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523 – New School

What we offer: 

• 75% tuition discount for two children at any school in our network (we serve children 3 months through 12th grade)
• 4 weeks Accrued PTO, 2 weeks of paid holidays 
• Benefits (health/dental/vision insurance) after 30 days
• 401K
• Employee Referral bonus
• Fully sponsored MACTE-accredited Montessori Teacher Diploma  ($5,000 value) 
• Career growth and promotion opportunities in our national network of supportive peers and mentors who regularly share best practices
• Highlighting Employee Assistance Program - Support and guidance for everyday life from caring for an elderly family member to coping with anxiety or depression. Expert advice for work, life and your well being through our MetLife - Employee Assistant Program (EAP) at no additional cost to you! 
• Starting salary around $35-40k

We'd love to talk to you if you:

• Have completed 6 ECE credits
• Familiar with child-led philosophies such as Reggio Emilia or Montessori or open to learning more!
• Have experience with the infants and toddlers in a group setting, such as a preschool, daycare, child care, nursery, summer camp, children ministry, coaching experience
• Help children by giving them the tools to become independent
• Are open to guiding your colleagues, and be guided by them in turn
• Are eager to partner with parents on their child's journey
• Get energized and inspired by working with children! 

Want to learn more about us?

Guidepost Montessori is a community of educators who truly believe that to meet the needs of today's 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. For more information about us, check out our website!

Interested in another location or position? Check out our career page!