Extended Term Substitute Early Childhood Montessori Teacher May-June 2025
Extended Term Substitute Early Childhood Montessori Teacher May-June 2025
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Position: Extended Term Substitute Early Childhood Montessori Teacher
Available May 2025 through no later than June 30 2025
Tobin Montessori School Childrens House
The Tobin Montessori School Community:
The Tobin Montessori school is a tight knit community of learners devoted to integrating the best practices of Montessori philosophy and public education. In 2015 Tobin achieved accreditation by the American Montessori Society (AMS) making us the first AMSaccredited public school in the United States! Our teachers hold Massachusetts licenses as well as Montessori Certification.
The Montessori method is based upon Dr. Maria Montessoris observation of childrens ability to absorb knowledge from their surroundings and their tireless interest in manipulating materials. Her belief was that children possess the intrinsic motivation and ability to teach themselves.
Students at Tobin are engaged in a rich Montessori curriculum that isfully aligned to the Common Core standards. Our highly collaborative school provides an environment where diversity is respected and celebrated. Children not only learn how to be independent learners but they also gain the skills necessary for working collaboratively inside our classrooms and beyond the walls of our school.
The Opportunity:
The Childrens House Program consists of a multigraded heterogeneous group of students aged 36 years old. The aim of Montessori education is to foster competent responsible adaptive individuals who are lifelong learners and problem solvers. Montessori classrooms are supplied with a diverse set of materials and teaching equipment designed to foster physical creative and social independence. The classroom environment encourages social interaction for cooperative learning peer teaching and emotional development. Learning occurs in an inquiring collaborative nurturing atmosphere where students increase their own knowledge through selfinitiated experiences under the guidance of trained adults.
The Childrens House teacher will report to the Principal and is responsible for the planning and implementation of curriculum based on the Massachusetts Common Core State standards and the American Montessori Society approved Montessori curriculum.The teacher will provide a high quality educational program with emphasis on math literacy science and social studies. The teacher will work closely and collaboratively with the Childrens House Team the Montessori Resource Teacher the Classroom Paraprofessional Special Educators and other support personnel.
Your Skill Set:
As the incoming Montessori Early Childhood Teacheryou will possess many though perhaps not all of the following characteristics and qualifications:
- Be able to work with and be sensitive to the needs of a socioeconomically ethnically and linguistically diverse population of students
- Be educated in the Montessori Philosophy and methodology appropriate to the age level taught and have the ability and dedication to put key concepts in to practice
- Prepare and maintain the Montessori environment to support student growth and development
- Be able to conduct daily observations and maintain a thorough recordkeeping system
- Apply observational skills to match students developmental needs with materials and activities
- Apply teaching strategies that support and facilitate the unique growth of each individual student
- Be skilled in guiding students in creating individual plans
- Bachelors Degree or higher from an accredited college or university required
- Previous Montessori teaching experience and Montessori Certification preferred
- MA Certification/Licensure: Early Childhood PreK2 preferred
How to Join Our Team:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity.
At the Cambridge Public Schools we are committed to cultivating an environment where diverse perspectives and backgrounds are embraced acknowledging that a team reflecting diversity of race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital/domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability status and veteran status allows us to serve our communities better. To that end we welcome and encourage applicants to bring their authentic selves when considering employment opportunities within our school district.
Employment Type
Full-Time
