Montessori Toddler Teacher

Position Title: Montessori Toddler Teacher

Reports to: Principal

Hours of Work: Monday – Friday, within the hours of 7 am – 6 pm

Compensation: Compensation will be determined by their level of experience. Health and Dental Benefits are available after 3 months of employment, vacation time, and wellness days are available.

The Organization

The Montessori Country School is located in Nobleton, York Region, Ontario, Canada, and is a fully licensed childcare center, registered private school, and accredited Montessori school, which provides programs for children ages 12 months to 12 years of age. Through the Montessori Country School – Nobleton, children receive care designed to help them develop their academic, emotional, and social skills, and grow the foundations they will need to succeed in life. Our vision is to make every customer experience easy, efficient, and enjoyable. If you are looking for a great career opportunity have the talent and passion to be a top-performing ambassador, we would love the opportunity to meet with you.

The Role

The Montessori Toddler teacher is responsible for educating, stimulating, influencing, and caring for the children in their classroom. Their principal responsibilities include: maintaining a high-quality environment, assessing, observing, and caring for the individual needs of every child, educating children in accordance to the designated curriculum model for their age group, maintaining open and honest lines of communication between parents and team members, and always exemplifying professionalism.

Responsibilities:

• Use a variety of relevant resources and technology to supplement the lesson plans in a meaningful way.
• Daily reporting and record-keeping – attendance, allergy, medication, communication logs
• Manage and maintain an orderly classroom – follow cleaning schedules and room routines
• Maintain a positive learning environment using age-appropriate and effective classroom management techniques.
• Keep up-to-date on innovative teaching methods and developments in the education field through seminars, additional qualifications, etc.
• Lead teacher to plan and develop a program in line with children's interests. Programming must
• Support children with emotional, physical, or behavioral problems and help develop their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills.

Qualifications:

• A Montessori diploma from a MACTE accredited or AMI training center
• Up-to-date First Aid and CPR
• Up-to-date Immunization and 2 tiered TB test
• B.A. or B.Sc. from a recognized University

PLUS

• Strengths in organizational skills, communication skills, parent education, and leadership
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Confident and flexible professionalism
• Love of outdoors
• Minimum 3 years teaching experience (preferred)

The Montessori Country School is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. Montessori Country School believes in integration and equal opportunity and is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner and will do so by identifying barriers to accessibility, removing barriers to accessibility, and meeting accessibility standards in accordance with applicable laws of Ontario.