Toddler Assistant

Job description:

The Montessori Toddler Assistant plays a pivotal role in the success of the classroom. Assistants provide essential, intelligent, and nurturing care for and guidance of our young students, ages 15 months to 3 years. Throughout the school day, week, and year, the classroom team collaborates to create and maintain a learning environment that is beautiful, safe, and engaging for every child in the community.

On the playground and in the classroom, Assistant Guides observe and support the children in their play, work, exploration, emotions, self-care, and social interactions. Assistant Guides aid children through a multitude of tasks, working with each child’s unique abilities and guiding everyone toward order, concentration, coordination, and independence. The classroom team quietly, diligently, and positively tends to the community (the children, their families, and one another), and to the environments (tidying, cleaning, organizing, and maintaining).

Lead and Assistant Guides participate in weekly collaborative team meetings. During team meetings, the guides discuss ways they can best serve the children. The guides discuss strategies for individual children, specific social dynamics within the community, school day routines, and topics for professional growth and development. Working collectively under the direction of the Lead Guide, the classroom team strives to provide consistent, kind, and gentle leadership for the young children in their care.

Position DetailsThe Toddler Assistant Teacher role is a full time, benefited, 10-Month position.

Contracted Dates: August 24, 2026 - June 11, 2027 with opportunity for ongoing employment after successful first year depending on staffing needs

Schedule: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Compensation: $16.00 to $20.00 per hour, commensurate with experience

Required Qualifications: High School Diploma and EEC Certification or eligibility are required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related field
• Montessori Method training/familiarity with pedagogy
• Experience as an assistant in an early-childhood setting, collaborating as a member of a teaching faculty, supervising children, and supporting instruction for students with diverse socio-emotional and learning support needs.
• Kind, caring, compassionate, and enthusiastic
• Well-organized
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Instruction

• Assists the Lead Guide in developing and modifying instructional materials to appropriately meet the academic, physical, and socio-emotional needs of all learners
• Monitors appropriate use and care of equipment, materials and facilities
• Continues planned instructional activities during Guide’s temporary absence from the classroom during lunch, prep time, and team meetings
• Assists individuals and small groups of children in various subject areas and motor activities.

Classroom Management

• Supports children in following classroom procedures and grace and courtesy
• Helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students, including crisis intervention.
• Monitors students engaged in independent work or similar activities, ensuring respect for classmates and materials

Care of the Environment

• Repairs or replaces broken classroom materials and equipment in a timely fashion and ensures that learning materials are in good order and ready for student use each day
• Replenishes consumable items, e.g. paper, pencils, polish, cotton puffs, art supplies, etc.
• Prepares, monitors and assists children with clean up of food activities - lunch, snacks, and food prep
• Monitors coatroom activity and maintains order in the cubbies
• Assists students in clean up of the environment at the end of the day

Observation and Record Keeping

• Contributes to classroom record keeping and communication journals
• Alerts Guide to individual student progress and needs and offers suggestions
• Participates in individual student action plans, implementing activities and recording progress under direction of the Guide

Communication

• Communicates and interacts regularly and appropriately with students, faculty, staff and administration, maintaining positive relationships
• Meets regularly with classroom team, engaging in planning of activities
• Attends and actively participates in all required staff meetings and events
• Keeps confidential information about students and families confidential at all times

Miscellaneous

• Maintains all professional certifications necessary, including yearly CPR/First Aid certification
• Seeks opportunities for professional development
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

How to Apply

Please submit resume, cover letter, and three references to email provided.

Pay: $16.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $20