Teacher Assistant - Sunset Montessori School

Company Description

Welcome to Sunset Montessori School,  a 48 year old Montessori School, and a division of the Hearing and Speech Center of Florida's educational programs.  We seek employees for our school--Sunset Montessori School,  which is dedicated to Montessori Early Childhood education ages 1.5-7 years of age. 

Our SMS program follows Montessori Methodology, and we seek dedicated credentialed staff members to grow and make our programs flourish. The school is quaint, small ratios, and has beautiful grounds for the staff, families and children to enjoy. We are currently seeking Montessori teachers as well as Assistants that MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH and ideally bilingual in Spanish or French.

Job Description

We seek experienced teacher assistants with DCF staff credential required by DCF (ages 2.5-7) and with experience.

The assistant will work with school team on caring for children and educational programming, etc.S/he will provide quality and child directed education to children within small teacher /child ratios.

The position can be full time, part time, annual (which includes summer program); but we seek a minimum of 25-30

Qualifications

We will facilitate certifications and trainings based on the needs of the applicant.

BILINGUAL (English-Spanish language) a plus!

Requirements:

• DCF staff certificate required to work with preschool aged children, CPR certificate, Level 2 fingerprints
• Ability to work well with families and other team members.
• Montessori certification or ability to train and get certified-immediately.
• Complete understanding and ability to implement all regulatory processes.
• Participate in parent and staff meetings pertaining to programs you serve.
• Participation in programmatic planning for summer programs.
• Experience as a Montessori teacher assistant is a plus!

Additional Information

We will offer full training as needed and support and mentorship leaderships. We are offering both full time and part time positions and can be hired as a consultant or employee with benefits. Our benefits include participation in the federal loan forgiveness program as we are a charity organization. The salary range will be dependent on acceptance of a full-time position with paid 40 hrs and benefits; versus if you are only seeking part time.