The Montessori Country School, Nobleton

**Position Title**:Assistant Teacher
**Reports to**: Principal
**Hours of Work**: Monday - Friday, within the hours of 7am - 6pm
**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 centre, 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 Assistant Teacher engages each child in the classroom with hands-on learning and assists the lead teacher(s) as they execute their role(s). This person would reflect our mission and vision to provide high quality care for children.

**Success**

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- The primary responsibility of the Assistant Teacher is to assist the lead teacher(s) in planning and implementing a program which provides for the optimal physical, cognitive, social and emotional wellbeing of the children in her/his care.
- Works cooperatively as a team member, encourages others to do likewise and consistently maintains a positive attitude.
- Takes initiative in completing tasks without direction
- participates with children in all planned activities.
- Effectively supervises children on all scheduled school walks, field trips and other outings.
- Well-developed interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with members, staff and volunteers.
- Attends and contributes to staff meetings and in-house professional development whether during or after regular work hours.
- Maintains confidentiality of clients, co-workers and the school centre as appropriate.
- Is sensitive to parent’s needs and maintains a supportive relationship with them on a professional level while following school policies

**Qualifications and Experience**
- Up-to-date First Aid and CPR
- Up-to-date Vulnerable Sector Screening
- Up-to-date Immunization and 2-tiered TB test
- Experience working with children between 18 months - 6 years (childcare experience an asset)
- Strengths in organizational skills, communication skills, parent education and leadership
- Excellent teamwork skills
- Confident and flexible professionalism
- Love of outdoors

**Competencies**

**1. CUSTOMER FOCUS**: Demonstrates a strong customer orientation to enhance business performance.

**2. DECISION MAKING**:Employs the right mix of analysis and experience to formulate sound judgments..

**3. TEAM COLLABORATION**:Actively builds highly cohesive and empowered teams.

**4. GROWTH AND LEARNING**: Develops self and others to increase professional knowledge and skills.
- 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._