Erdkinder Guide

Company: Elm City Montessori School
Location: New Haven
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

Erdkinder Guide - Job Description 2021-2022 Elm City Montessori School, launched in August 2014, is New Havens first public Montessori school. We are committed to actively building an Antibias Antiracist school community. We are seeking Classroom Guides to support us in building a vibrant and healthy learning environment in our new and growing school. We will serve 260 children preK-6th grade in the 2020-2021 academic year and will grow to more than 370 students between the ages of 3 and 13 over the next ten years. New Haven, Connecticut is a thriving arts, cultural, and education hub, located in the center of a growing community of public Montessori schools. About the position: The Guide leads instruction in the classroom, reports to the Principal, and works in collaboration with Classroom Assistant, SEL Team, and Coaches. This is a full time 10-Month with required August Training before the school year begins. Required Qualications: This position requires certification to teach grades 7-12 (English, Science, or Math) in the public schools in the State of CT and experience with Montessori or project based/land based learning. Candidates should have a Bachelor's Degree in a related field. Preferred Qualications: The ideal applicant has a Masters Degree in Education or a related field, is trained in the Montessori method and/or has experience as an assistant in a public school setting, collaborating as a member of a teaching faculty, supervising children, and supporting instruction for students with special needs. S/he/they is kind, caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, well-organized, bilingual (Spanish), and creative with excellent written and oral communication skills. Key Components of the Position: Planning and presenting instruction in academics and social emotional learning in the classroom, the Farm/outdoors, and in the larger community Differentiating instruction to ensure growth for all students Collaborating with classroom, level, and school teams to plan curriculum, instruction, and assessment Partnering with families through regular communication to support childrens growth Participating in professional learning in social emotional skills, academics, and Anti-Bias Anti-Racist work Areas of Responsibilities: Instruction Developing and modifying instructional materials to appropriately meet the academic, physical, and social emotional needs of all learners Developing instruction that supports learning in the garden, microeconomy, and work in community Completing weekly lesson planning for all children, including Montessori lessons and reading and ABAR (Anti-Biased Anti-Racist) instruction Planning formative and summative assessments around benchmarks and measures of proficiency Collects data and progress using appropriate systems and tools on a weekly basis Anti Bias Anti Racist Work Plans and shares work with our ABAR Learning Themes, including One Book, One School into the monthly learning cycle in the classroom Integrates ABAR learning into the areas of Cosmic Education (History, Science, Geography, etc.) and into the work on the land and in communities Participates in monthly ABAR professional learning and actively commits to self work Social Emotional Learning Plans lessons in social emotional learning that support children in following classroom procedures and grace and courtesy Helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students, mediating conflicts and supervising for safety Communicates with families regularly to support social emotional growth and safety Differentiation and Support Uses data and record keeping to plan differentiated lessons to support children in need of additional support Participates in SRBI/Intervention Planning to plan interventions, to collect data, and to monitor childrens growth Communicates with families about childrens needs, support plans, and progress Family Partnership Shares weekly updates with families in Classroom Newsletter Proactively communicates about childrens progress using appropriate school wide tools Works collaboratively with families to plan for supports for childrens academic and social emotional growth Collaboration and Professional Learning Communicates and interacts regularly and appropriately with students, faculty, staff and administration, maintaining positive relationships Meets regularly with classroom team, engaging in planning of activities Attends and actively participates in all require professional learning and events including work with Social Emotional Learning, Academics, and ABAR Miscellaneous Maintains all professional certications necessary Performs other duties as assigned Interested applicants may fill out ECMS Employment Application: https://forms.gle/abE8pi1AdQSDeMmGA Revised: February 2021

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