Mentor Teacher - Early Childhood Classroom
Mentor Teacher - Early Childhood Classroom
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Colorado Academy is seeking Mentor Teachers to lead our infant and toddler classrooms in our Reggio-inspired early childhood program for school employee families. This full-time year-round position plays a key leadership role in creating a secure nurturing and developmentally rich learning environment. As the senior educator in a team of three the Mentor Teacher guides curriculum implementation supports colleagues professional growth and models reflective teaching practices.
Our program is part of the Colorado Academy community serving the children of faculty and staff in a thoughtfully designed environment rooted in inquiry creativity and strong relationships. We are committed to honoring childhood while preparing young learners with foundational academic social and emotional skills that align with our broader college-prep context.
Infant Classroom: ages 3 to 18 months
Toddler Classroom: ages 1 to 3 years
- Provide responsive respectful and developmentally appropriate care and education for young children
- Blend a foundational academic curriculum with emergent project-based learning and a Reggio-inspired approach tailored to our college-preparatory setting
- Lead a three-person teaching team in maintaining a safe clean and engaging learning environment
- Foster a classroom culture of curiosity equity and belonging
- Build strong supportive relationships with children families and co-teachers
- Serve as a coach and mentor to classroom colleagues modeling best practices and guiding professional reflection
- Collaborate with families through regular communication conferences and opportunities for meaningful involvement
- Maintain licensing compliance and uphold all policies and procedures related to health safety and supervision
- Support continuity of care by providing occasional classroom coverage across infantpreschool age groups for breaks and closing responsibilities
- Actively participate in professional development opportunities and mentor collaboration meetings
- Work closely with the Director of Early Childhood Education to evaluate and refine program goals and practices
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Colorado Early Childhood Director Qualification or Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education in a related field. Bachelors Degree Preferred. (Minimum two ECE courses required for unrelated degrees)
- Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) qualification through Colorado Shines
- Colorado Shines Level 46 strongly preferred
- Minimum 5 years of classroom experience with demonstrated mentoring and leadership skills
- Experience working in Reggio Emilia-inspired or constructivist programs is highly valued
- Strong knowledge of licensing requirements and best practices in health safety and supervision
- Excellent communication collaboration and community-building skills
- Commitment to reflective teaching and continuous professional growth
Physical Requirements
- Regular lifting of up to 25 pounds carrying of children and classroom materials
- Routinely bending crawling and sitting
All employees are expected to carry out the mission of Colorado Academy Creating Curious Kind Courageous and Adventurous Learners and Leaders and to support the vision of the school.
Applicants are invited to visit the Colorado Academy website () to learn more about the campus and the school.
The pay for this position is $22.60 - $25.80 per hour. Although this is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting Colorado Academy reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range. Any wage differential that may exist for the position does not relate to sex gender or gender identity but relates solely to a seniority system a merit system or relevant education training and/or experience. Medical Dental Vision and Life Insurance benefit programs are available as is a 403(b) retirement plan. Eligibility for all benefit programs is defined by the applicable plan document.
Colorado Academy does not discriminate or allow unlawful harassment in any of its programs procedures or practices on the basis of age color disability national origin ancestry race religion or creed gender expression sex sexual orientation gender identity military service marital status genetic information or other protected classifications defined by federal or Colorado laws. The policy applies in all aspects of employment with CA.
Employment Type
Full-Time
