Infant Lead Teacher

American Montessori Academy is seeking Lead Educators for our Infant Programs (6 weeks to 18 months old) who are dedicated to the care and educational needs of children, have excellent interpersonal skills and can effectively collaborate with students, parents and staff to create an enriching classroom environment. This candidate must be Illinois DCFS lead teacher qualified. Ideally, we would like our Lead Educators to have some experience as head teachers at the Infant/Toddler level. A Montessori 0-3 certification by a MACTE-accredited Montessori training program is preferable but not required. Most of all we are looking for someone who is as passionate about Montessori as we are!

Job Responsibilities Include:
-Ability to commit to schedule, demonstrating reliability and punctuality
-Communicate effectively and peacefully with students, assistant teachers, administration, and other staff members
-Assist and maintain a peaceful and mindful learning environment for students
-Consistently present Montessori materials to students and track progress
-Participate in required professional development and training programs throughout the year
-Observe student behaviors and step in when appropriate
-Submit and maintain student records on Kangarootime
-Attend and participate in meetings and training when needed
-Preparing, creating, organizing and cleaning the classroom environment and materials daily
-Consistently communicating student progress or concerns with parents, administration, and other staff when appropriate
-Comfortable with receiving feedback from other teacher and administration
-Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements Include:
-Submit 3 reference letters upon hire
-Willing to stand for long periods of time
-Ability to lift 30lbs
-Ability to move from seated to standing position quickly to attend to student's needs
-Ability to pass a background check and TB test
-Minimum education of a High School Diploma and
1) Sixty semester hours (or 90 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six; or
2) One year (1560 clock hours) of child development experience in a nursery school, kindergarten, or licensed day care center and 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of credits from an accredited college or university with six semester or nine quarter hours in courses related directly to child care and/or child development, from birth to age six

About us:

American Montessori Academy is a network of independent Montessori schools that offer programs for children ages 8 weeks through 9 years old based upon the Montessori Method in stimulating learning facilities, located in South Loop and Uptown-Andersonville, and affiliate school, Northbrook Montessori. Our mission is to foster an enriching and challenging educational environment where each child is encouraged to grow their fullest academic, emotional and social potential. We are seeking teachers who will strive, along with other team members, to implement and achieve such an environment so that a consistent Montessori framework for learning is developed, thus educating the full human capacity of each student. We are looking for open minded teachers who embrace racial, cultural and LGBTQ+ diversity. If you are interested in working with children in a beautiful learning environment with a warm and caring staff, please submit your resume for consideration.

Visit our website at: www.amaschools.com

Work Location:

• 5050 N Broadway

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• What is your email address?
• Are you DCFS Lead Teacher qualified?
• How many years of experience do you have working with infants?

Work Location: In person