Lead Montessori Teacher

About This Role Join Montessori School of Charlottesville in Charlottesville, VA as a Lead Montessori Teacher working with Preschool (3–5). The role calls for completed early childhood education college credits and offers $35,700 – $40,000/Yr to qualified childcare professionals. We are seeking a dedicated Primary Lead Guide to join our community for the 2026-2027 school year. Candidates should possess either Children’s House/Primary/EC certification from a MACTE-accredited training center or have a proven track record of leading a classroom with young children, along with a commitment to initiating Montessori training. Our ideal candidate will be a strong advocate for Montessori techniques and philosophy, while fostering a collaborative and supportive environment among colleagues and families. For more information on our school community, please visit our website. The primary work schedule will be Monday through Friday, 8am-3pm, for the academic year (August to June) with separate summer contracts. There may be opportunities for summer employment based on school needs. We are always accepting applications for this role. What You’ll Do maintenance and preparation of the classroom, curriculum, and materials ensuring all licensing standards are met, particularly correct staff-to-child ratios and sight and sound regulations documentation of lessons given and classroom observations collaborative planning with other MSC teachers regular family communication, including weekly emails, Parent Education meetings, Parent/Teacher conferences, documentation of any academic or behavioral issues, etc. support and mentorship of colleagues using Montessori training and experience attendance at regular staff meetings and teacher work days development and implementation of personal professional development goals to maintain Montessori certification participation in self‑evaluation processes awareness of confidentiality and commitment to respecting it creating and maintaining a safe and respectful environment for children and adults on‑time attendance and minimizing the impact of absences on the children Requirements Montessori certification at the Primary/3‑6/Early Childhood level from a MACTE‑accredited training center or a commitment to initiate training before the school year starts a strong understanding of Montessori Philosophy and its application in classroom curriculum excellent written and verbal communication skills experience in classroom management previous experience in a Montessori setting Nice to Have experience in gardening, sewing, or art the ability to play a musical instrument Benefits 5 day PTO 20+ days holiday pay health/dental insurance tuition discount (if children attend MSC) IRA match (up to 3%) sponsorship for Montessori training/on‑going development #J-18808-Ljbffr