Toddler Classroom Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: 30,000 to 38,000 based on payscale determined by education, certifications, and experience.

Toddler Classroom Assistant

Knoxville Montessori School is seeking a Toddler Classroom Assistant for the 20262027 school year. This role supports the Lead Guide in maintaining a prepared Montessori toddler environment that serves the physical, social, emotional, language, and developmental needs of young children.

The Toddler Classroom Assistant plays an important role in supporting independence, care of self, toileting, classroom routines, transitions, regulation, and care of the environment. A central part of this role is supporting toilet learning with consistency, dignity, patience, and respect for the childs growing independence.

The ideal candidate is warm, steady, observant, patient, and comfortable supporting young children with toileting, dressing, handwashing, hygiene, snack, outdoor play, and daily routines. This person should value Montessori philosophy, child-centered education, and the belief that even very young children are capable when given the right environment and support.

Responsibilities include supporting classroom flow, assisting with toileting and care-of-self routines, helping maintain a clean and orderly environment, supporting childrens independence, communicating observations to the Lead Guide, attending required meetings and school events, and following KMS expectations for professionalism, confidentiality, and communication.

A bachelors degree is required. Experience with toddlers, early childhood, Montessori education, or child development is preferred.

KMS offers a competitive salary for our region, based on experience and qualifications.