Job Description:
At City Garden Mintessori School we are redefining public education, reimagining community, and reinvigorating our world.

City Garden is a community-centered and people-centered organization in an exciting point in our growth and expansion. Ours is an environment that celebrates vulnerability and centers humanity in the workplace. To learn more about City Garden’s impact on the community, please read some recent articles about us, found HERE and HERE.

Lead Guide (Teacher) – Kindergarten
City Garden is seeking a Missouri state-certified Early Childhood educator with a passion for academically rigorous, individualized, experiential education in a diverse setting to fulfill the position of Lead Kindergarten Guide. The Lead Guide will be responsible for leading a Kindergarten classroom and will work with an Assistant Guide.

Because we are a Montessori school, all Early Childhood educators will need to possess, or be willing to acquire, Montessori certification in Early Childhood (Primary) education in addition to their Missouri certification. City Garden will sponsor the right candidate to obtain their Montessori certification.

The candidate must be committed to growing 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. We are also seeking a candidate who is interested in making City Garden their vocational "home" for many years. 

Responsibilities
The following represents a summary of the responsibilities of this position. A detailed job description may be downloaded HERE.

• Establishing rapport and building relationships with students based on trust.
• Creating and maintaining a safe, clean, stimulating classroom where all children feel safe and valued.
• Maintaining a clear, orderly, and attractive Montessori environment, including the care and maintenance of classroom materials and equipment.
• Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child while they learn
• Implementing Antibias/ Antiracist principles in the classroom
• Using various assessment tools/strategies to help make instructional decisions for individual students (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
• 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 Early Childhood Teaching, Education, or a related discipline
• Have a valid Early Childhood Teaching Certification (not Substitute) with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (or certification in a state with reciprocity)
• 1+ years of classroom experience
• Be deeply committed to whole-child education, having proven success and outcomes in meeting children’s needs holistically
• Be eager to engage deeply with students, teachers, staff, and families as partners

In addition to the qualifications above, the ideal Lead Guide candidate will...

• Have Montessori Primary level Certification from AMI/AMS or other highly regarded Montessori certifying authority
• 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

Compensation
This position offers a salary ranging from $45,000.00 to $55,000.00 based on level of education, certifications, and years of teaching experience.
Benefits. City Garden offers a range of benefits for Full-time employees. 

Please CLICK HERE to apply.