Job Title: Toddler Teacher
Reports To: Classroom Supervisor
School/Program: Lumin Bachman Lake Community School
Primary Site: Lumin Bachman Community School campus
Hours/Status: Full-Time, Exempt, 40 hours per week, 250-day year
This role contributes to our mission of transforming education by creating learning environments that inspire and nurture children from all cultural and economic backgrounds. We strive to be a compassionate, dynamic learning community that demonstrates integrity, respect, and sustainability, guided by Montessori principles. The Toddler Guide reports to the Lumin Bachman Lake Community Classroom Supervisor and leads a Montessori classroom for children ages 18 months to 3 years.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct high-fidelity Montessori Toddler class for 8 children.
- Observe and coach respectful interactions with children and demonstrate methods of positivediscipline, redirection, structured choice, and healthy communication.
- Create and maintain environment and implement curriculum so as to:
Develop secure relationships with children and encourage trust and emotional security;
Provide opportunities for sensory and motor exploration;
Encourage self-awareness, autonomy, and self-expression;
Support children's emerging communication skills;
Encourage the development of gross and fine motor skills and;
- Observe, document, and assess children's development to inform individualized support and classroom planning and maintain accurate records of observations, developmental progress, and family communication;
- Maintain close, frequent, and effective communication with parents, and encourage parents' participation in their children's education through observation, volunteering, and participation.
- Supervise indoor and outdoor play areas to monitor and ensure children's safety.
- Maintain required records and minimum standards for licensed childcare centers.
- Provide guidance, coaching, and support to classroom co-teacher and substitutes to ensure consistency in Montessori practices and classroom expectations.
- Provide two parent-teacher conferences per year for assigned students.
- Other duties as required/requested.
Qualifications
- Must be Montessori certified in 0-3 or have significant experience working with toddlers; AMI or AMS strongly preferred.
- Willingness to get AMI certification.
- Knowledge and experience in child development and early childhood education; principles of child health, safety, and nutrition; and adult learning principles.
- Respect for cultural, ethnic, socio-economic, and linguistic diversity.
- Ability to build relationships of trust and respect with Lumin staff, children, and parents.
- Experience working with infants and toddlers.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
- Must be motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Must demonstrate a positive attitude.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This position requires the ability to perform the following job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodations: kneeling, bending, sitting on the floor, pushing, pulling, running, jumping, mopping, dancing, sweeping, singing, standing, twisting at the waist, raising arms above the head, rising from kneeling/sitting position, and lifting/carrying children up to 5 years.