Job Description:
City Garden Charter School (City Garden) is one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating 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.

At City Garden we are redefining public education, reimagining community, and reinvigorating our world.

City Garden is a community-centered and people-centered organization at an exciting point in our growth and expansion. Ours is an environment that celebrates vulnerability and centers humanity in the workplace.

City Garden is seeking educators with a passion for academically rigorous, individualized, experiential education in a diverse public school setting to fulfill the position of Lead Teacher (Guide). The Lead Guide will be responsible for leading a multi-grade classroom, and will work with an Assistant Guide.

Candidates do not need to be certified in Montessori education. If you are state-certified in Early Childhood (B-Grade 3), Elementary (Grades 1-6), or Language Arts/ Science/ Math/ Social Sciences (Grades 5-9), we are interested in speaking with you! To be considered, you must, at minimum, have obtained Bachelor's degree. 

We are seeking qualified candidates who are outstanding, innovative teachers and are interested in growing with our unique model of education. An ideal candidate will have Montessori certification and Missouri state certification. 

• For those who have a state certification in Education, but are lacking Montessori elementary certification, City Garden will sponsor the right candidate in obtaining that certification. Applicants must also be willing to commit to additional coursework/ study during summers and during the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic sessions.
• 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.

The candidate must be committed to growing in a school environment that is committed to anti-bias/anti-racism (ABAR) values and practices with a vision to create a more equitable world through education. We are also seeking a candidate who is interested in making City Garden their vocational "home" for many years. 

If you are a credentialed educator who is:

• interested in engaging deeply with students, teachers, staff, and families as partners,
• deeply committed to whole-child education and has proven success and outcomes in meeting children’s needs holistically,
• have a grounding in anti-bias education and antiracist values and principles, and
• excited about the opportunity to be part of a school that is reimagining education through these lenses

Then we should talk!  Please CLICK HERE to apply.