Job Title: Music Guide

Sunny Hollow Montessori, an established AMI-accredited school in St. Paul, Minnesota, is looking for a Full Time Music Guide to work with students in our school.The successful candidate will join an incredible team and a thriving Montessori community. 

The Music Guide is responsible for developing a love of music in the students at Sunny Hollow. Helping them to refine their senses and exploring different ways that music can connect to their life and their work. Sunny Hollow serves approximately180 students in Toddler through Junior High programs. This is a new position for Sunny Hollow and the successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a music program with ample funding for materials. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-3 years of experience working with children in a school
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related field
• AMI or AMS Diploma
• 1-3 years of experience in Music Education

We encourage people to apply who have a diversity of experiences including, first generation in one’s family to attend college or graduate school or individuals who have overcome substantial educational or economic obstacles. At Sunny Hollow we put our actions where are words are.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and maintain a high-quality Music learning environment for optimal growth and development.
• Give opportunities for children and adolescents to actively experience music and movement in small group and whole class settings. 
• Coordinate winter music program to include all of the program levels.
• Prepare an environment (with instruments, other materials) to support music learning.
• Align learning opportunities with Learning for Justice standards and benchmarks and Montessori philosophy.
• Plan presentations for the children and maintain accurate and complete student records in Transparent Classroom.
• Establish a musical community based on freedom and responsibility.
• Collaborate with Montessori Guides around behavior expectations and supporting conflict.
• Participate in 1 on 1, program-level, and cross-level meetings as requested.
• Participate in family education and retention events as requested. 
• Set professional goals annually and complete annual professional development that supports these goals.

Compensation: Starting salaries range from $55,000 - $72,000 depending on education and experience. Sunny Hollow strives to be competitive with Public School salary scales. This is a 10 month position. 

Sunny Hollow Benefits include:

• 75% of Medical Insurance
• 403(b) Mutual Investment Plan Match
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance (Accidental, Dental, Specific Event, and Cancer)
• Health Savings Account
• Short Term Disability
• Employees receive a Discount on Tuition
• Three weeks of Paid Breaks in addition to PTO.

Sunny Hollow Montessori provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis until a candidate is hired.