Elementary Guide Position

About the role

Divine Mercy Academy is seeking a trained Montessori elementary guide to lead one of our two elementary classrooms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a classroom team while also partnering with another elementary guide, the student services team, and an assistant.
• Assess and track student knowledge progress.
• Implement the Montessori method and pedagogy.
• Develop literacy and math skills in students.
• Work closely with another elementary guide.
• Lead a classroom team while also partnering with another elementary guide, the student services team, and an assistant.
• Participate in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training.

Requirements

• Striving for holiness, respectful, charitable, humble, merciful, joyful, community-oriented, and committed to the school mission.
• Honoring the dignity of every child.
• A love of learning and openness to learn alongside the child.
• A strong understanding of the Montessori method and its formation of the child.
• A thorough knowledge of the Montessori pedagogy and confidence in its implementation.
• A strong understanding of literacy and math skills development.
• A self-driven and hardworking attitude.
• Ability to effectively assess and track student knowledge progress.
• Trained in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education or related field.
• Montessori certification at the elementary level.
• Experience working with children in a Montessori setting preferred.

Benefits

• Unique funding model based on family investment in the school through time and talents, and as benefactors.
• Strong investment from parents creating a committed school community.
• Opportunity to serve children with exceptional needs and their families.
• Support from a student services team to ensure each child's needs are met.

Skills

• Strong understanding of the Montessori method and pedagogy.
• Ability to implement the Montessori approach effectively.
• Effective assessment and tracking of student knowledge.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers and staff.
• Trained in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.

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