Job Description:
About City Garden Charter School
City Garden is one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to educate children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist community and seeks others who are passionate about these values. We are committed to fostering excellence for all City Garden children.

Located in St. Louis, City Garden is in its 16th year as a charter school. We began in 2008 with 53 students; we will have 625 children in preschool through eighth grade when we begin our 2024-25 school year. As we grow, we continue to seek individuals to join us who share our vision for academic excellence for all children and holistic Montessori education, rooted in equity and social justice.

Lead Guide (Teacher)

Applicants do not need to be Montessori trained to be considered for these positions. APPLY TODAY.

City Garden is seeking educators with a passion for academically rigorous, individualized, experiential education in a diverse public school setting to fulfill the positions of Lead Lower Elementary Guide and Lead Upper Elementary Guide. Each classroom is multi-grade, and each Lead Guide will work with an Assistant Guide.

The Lead Guide reports to the School Principal and works in partnership with their assistant guide, other instructional staff, and parents, to nurture the comprehensive development of all students.

Please apply if you are an outstanding, innovative teacher and are interested in growing with our unique model of education, and if you desire to grow in a school environment that is committed to anti-bias/anti-racism values and practices with a vision to create a more equitable world through education. 

• For those who have a state certification in Elementary Education, but are lacking Montessori elementary certification, City Garden will sponsor the right candidate in obtaining that certification.
• For those who have Montessori Elementary certification from AMI/AMS or other highly regarded Montessori certifying authority, but are lacking the foundation work necessary for Missouri certification in Elementary Education, City Garden will sponsor the right candidate in obtaining that certification.

Responsibilities

• Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child while they learn
• Implementing ABAR principles
• Using various assessment tools/strategies to help make instructional decisions for individual students (such as the Missouri Assessment Program, iReady, observations, children’s work samples, continuums of development, portfolios, etc.)
• Creating and communicating weekly learning plans for all students
• Planning and coordinating classroom field trips supplies budget, and ensuring all resources are used in support of educating students and the school’s mission
• Completing report cards and progress reports
• Manage a classroom team of 1-2 adults
• Assisting in the development of and participates in school functions, including but not limited to Parent and Guardian Conferences, Open Houses, Transition Nights, Curriculum Nights, Parent Orientations and the Family Field Day

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, or a related discipline
• 1+ years classroom experience
• Be deeply committed to whole-child education, having proven success and outcomes in meeting children’s needs holistically
• Have a grounding in anti-bias education and antiracist values and principles, and is excited to be part of a school that is reimagining education through these lenses
• Be eager to engage deeply with students, teachers, staff and families as partners
• Certification in at least one of the following:

                 - Elementary Education Teaching Certification (not substitute) with a state Dept of Education
                 - Montessori Elementary Certification from AMI/AMS

Schedule
School hours: 7:45 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday
Length of Work Year: August to May (10 month contract, paid over 12 months), up to 195 days per year, including but not limited to professional development, parent/teacher conferences, and preparatory work

Compensation
This position offers a salary ranging from $41,700.00 to $54,000.00.

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