Elementary Montessori Guide

Headwaters School a PreK through grade 12 independent day school serving over 520 students across its three campuses in Austin TX is seeking an Elementary Montessori Guide for theacademic year.

At Headwaters our teachers nurture a school culture that promotes a growth mindset a collaborative spirit a joyful environment and the achievement of high expectations. Our faculty and staff ensure all members of our school community understand their role in advancing issues of justice equity diversity and inclusion. Headwaters School supports the professional growth of our school faculty in order to contribute to their feelings of fulfillment to provide a model of lifelong learning for our students and to advance the strategic goals of the school.

Our faculty members are responsible for bringing our Purpose statement to life: to cultivate identity formation foster empathy and embrace diversity to bring more peace to the world. In addition they guide our students to live authentically think expansively and create bravely. We invite our students guides staff parents and trustees to be Peacemakers Advocates Creators and Thinkers.

The Elementary Guide reports directly to our Elementary School Director. Our ideal candidate will have Elementary Montessori certification as well as a Bachelors degree. Candidates will also be prepared to participate in the life of the school including but not limited to supervision of lunch chaperoning trips and other duties as assigned by the Elementary School Director.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree required degree in Education or a related field preferred
• Montessori Elementary certification or willingness to complete training required
• 3 5 years of teaching experience preferred
• Passion for working with elementary schoolaged children
• Strong commitment to equity and inclusion practices and curriculum in the classroom
• A commitment to personal and professional development
• Is a creative individual collaborative and a team player
• Ability to maintain calm and focus
• Operates with a high level of integrity
• Highly organized & tech savvy

Essential Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Work with approximately 26 children in a classroom setting with a coguide
• Support the children through their classroom experience
• Research and create instruction that supports the development of the cognitive emotional social physical and spiritual growth of the child
• Develop and maintain an environment that meets the sensitive period/plane of development of the children he/she works with
• Maintain communication that supports an understanding of the schools program develops positive relationships with the school community and protects the privacy and confidentiality of each student and family in the school community
• Maintain an ongoing dialogue with the Campus Head and Learning Specialist to coordinate curriculum integration and implementation
• Establish a positive relationship with parents of the community and maintain regular communication with regard to their childs specific needs as well as helping to develop an understanding of the Montessori curriculum
• Actively participate in school functions including Open Houses Parent Orientations campus fundraisers etc.
• Participate in a regular evaluation process including classroom observations self evaluations interim and annual performance evaluations and annual goalsetting
• Manage student behavior in the classroom and on school premises
• Serve as an ambassador of the Schools mission and philosophy
• Perform other duties as assigned

This is a fulltime salaried exempt position and compensation is competitive for the greater Austin area. The School offers a widerange of benefits including generous paid time off 100 paid medical insurance for the employee 401(k) retirement plan ongoing professional support and continuing education opportunities and a unique working environment where you are able to share and receive ongoing feedback. This position reports to the Elementary School Director.

Interested applicants should email a resume cover letter and educational philosophy statement to Leslie Hirsch Director of Human Resources at to apply or go to the Headwaters School Employment website School welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit school Headwaters provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race color national origin religion gender age disability veteran status sexual orientation genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local antidiscrimination law. The Schools equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment hiring selection compensation benefits transfer promotion training discipline and all other terms conditions and privileges of employment. All Employees are responsible for complying with the Schools equal employment opportunity policy.