Montessori Teacher

About the role

The Montessori Teacher position at Chaminade University of Honolulu's Montessori Laboratory School (CUMLS) is responsible for co-teaching, collaborating with other Montessori teachers, and guiding support teaching staff. They are responsible for implementing the Montessori philosophy, method, and apparatus to observe, assess, and attend to the safety and developmental needs of each student.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Administrator in supporting the Education Division’s Montessori and Early Childhood faculty member(s) in implementing the philosophy of the Chaminade Montessori Teacher Education and Early Childhood Education Programs in policy and practice at CUMLS.
• Collaborates with other CUMLS Montessori teacher(s), support staff and interns and the Administrator in the training of student interns to include the development of the necessary skills, knowledge and professional disposition to become highly-qualified and highly-effective teachers.
• Remains knowledgeable of recent research and developments in the field of Montessori and early childhood education.
• Enthusiastically represents CUMLS within the community in professional settings, and at related events.
• Collaborates with the teaching staff in curriculum development and is responsible for unfolding and integrating it into the Montessori environment.
• Prepares and maintains a Montessori environment and develops curriculum that recognizes all aspects of the child in collaboration with and under the supervision of the CUMLS Administrator.
• Recognizes diversity and meets the needs of each team member to produce a cohesive and collaborative team with the support of the CUMLS Administrator.
• Employs methods and teaching techniques that support the developmental needs of each child.
• Collaborates with other CUMLS Montessori teacher(s), support staff and student interns to ensure that the classroom climate is calm, peaceful and an optimal learning environment for all students.
• Participates in regular staff meetings as needed to achieve the mission of CUMLS.
• Engages in an ongoing assessment of curriculum and the classroom environment as the developmental needs of the students unfolds in collaboration and under the supervision of the CUMLS Administrator.
• Observes and records children's behavior and development and shares these observations with the CUMLS Administrator, teaching staff, and parents/caregivers.
• Collaborates with the Marianist faculty to create and implement a religious program that is developmentally appropriate for young children that aligns with Montessori philosophy and Marianist values.
• Conducts parent-teacher conferences according to the guidelines developed by the program.
• Organizes and participates in the planning of school events, parent nights, parent education programs and other school functions.
• Collaborates with the LRAMLS Administrator and teaching staff to purchase and prepare snacks, refill supplies and perform other routine tasks that are necessary for the daily operation of the prepared classroom environment.
• Teaches in the morning and/or the afternoon programs to meet DHS, AMS, and NAEYC teacher-child ratio requirements.
• Participates in professional development under the mentorship of the CUMLS Administrator.
• Reports and provides feedback and oversight of unique and/or challenging situations or developmental needs of students to the CUMLS Administrator.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education (Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education preferred).
• Current Early Childhood Credential from the American Montessori Society (AMS).
• Current first aid certificate.
• A minimum of three to five years of experience teaching children ages three to six.
• Proof of criminal record clearance.
• Physical examination clearance for work with children ages two to six.
• Current TB screening.
• Current CPR training.
• A member of the Career Access and Navigation of Early Childhood Systems (CANOES) Registry with the qualification of Teacher for group child care centers and homes.