Montessori Teacher

Grow your teaching career with Bridges Montessori School at Bright Horizons , where you can make a meaningful impact on children's lives every day. Learn from education experts while having the opportunity to pursue a CDA or college degree at no cost. Experience this and more as a Bright Horizons Teacher at Bridges Montessori School!

Bridges Montessori provides superior education based on Dr. Maria Montessori's belief in progressively nurturing a child's talents and interests to their greatest potential.

Our mission is to help students achieve their inherent promise by providing enriching, purposeful experiences that unleash their natural aptitude for creativity, curiosity, appreciation, learning, understanding, peacefulness, and kindness.

Bridges Montessori , a Bright Horizons Montessori School , isseekinga Teacher to create an engaging, student-centered learning environment that supports each child's unique potential. Guided by Montessori principles,you'lldeliver individualized instruction that encourages creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and academic growth. As part of a collaborative school community,you'llhelp students develop the confidence,independence,kindness, andlove of learningthat prepare them for lifelong success.

Responsibilities:

• Create hands-on activities to meet the needs and interests of the children
• Maintain open communication with parents, sharing their child's daily milestones
• Work within a cohesive team of educators
• Ensure a safe and clean classroom by following essential procedures and guidelines

Join us to create a safe, nurturing environment that supports children's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. Collaborate with a dynamic team to create engaging curriculum that shapes future learners and leaders. Discover where your passion and a career at Bright Horizons can lead you - all in an inclusive workplace where you can be you. Apply today and explore the possibilities!

Qualifications:

Candidates must pass required state and company background checks, and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements:

• 21 years of age with a high school diploma or GEDis required
• 1 year of experience working in Montessori schools, child care, daycare, or preschool settings is preferred
• CDA, Associate, or bachelor's degree in early education or related field is preferred
• Montessori certification required
• Florida Care Provider Clearinghouse Background Screening
• DCF 45 hours required (depending on in-state experience per DCF guidelines)

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons', and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide supervision, care, curriculum delivery and services per Bright Horizons' policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure the safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.

The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

Salary/Hourly Rate and Other Compensation Disclosures:

The salaried rate for this position is between $50,000-$55,000 per year. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits:

Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program

Explore your passion for early learning; pursue your purpose as a teacher, and enjoy the possibilities of all the places a Bright Horizons career can take you - in a workplace dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion; where you can be you. Come build a brighter future at one of FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For." Apply today!

Life at Bright Horizons:

At Bright Horizons, you're more than your job title - you're the difference . Whether you're nurturing a child's first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes, your work creates real impact. We're a community that celebrates individuality, invests in your growth, and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive, so do the children, families, and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future - for yourself and for others.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights , Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA ).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.