Upper Elementary Assistant

5 days ago

Charlottesville, United States Mountaintop Montessori Full time

**Upper Elementary Assistant**

**About Our School**:
Mountaintop Montessori provides the greater Charlottesville community with an exceptional and authentic Montessori education, serving children and families from infancy through adolescence. Our campus is home to year-round programming in which children thrive through experiential learning, interactions with the natural world, and collaborative discovery. Our campus is a 9-acre classroom including multiple gardens, a greenhouse, a certified wildlife habitat, and an art studio.

We envision children who live with enduring curiosity, joy, and responsibility. A community where each member is cherished and challenged. A world enriched by these young leaders, creators, problem-solvers, and peace-makers.

**About the Position**:
Desired profile for this position is someone who has experience working with children, possesses strong classroom management skills, and has the ability to guide children through redirection and affirmative language. An open-mind, a sense of humor, and flexibility are also highly desired. This position assists with the Upper Elementary classroom, consisting of students ranging in age from 9 to 12 years.

This position begins mid-August and is contracted through early June with the potential of continuing into the next school year.

Shift: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Pay: $18:50 per hour

Elementary Assistant Staff is responsible for (but not limited to) the following duties:

- Being punctual and having consistent work attendance
- Developing sound relationships with all students
- Ensuring children are supervised at all times
- Watching children to ensure a safe environment during free play, lunch periods, transitions, and dismissal as needed
- Reinforcing classroom and school ground rules and maintaining consistency in enforcing them
- Supporting academic growth of students
- Classroom maintenance/cleaning
- Taking charge of the classroom when the Lead Teacher is out of the room or absent
- Reading and implementing Mountaintop Montessori’s policies and procedures
- Abiding by laws and regulations established for private schools by the VCPE and the school’s accrediting organizations

**Qualifications**:

- At least a high school diploma (Bachelor’s preferred)
- Previous experience working with children
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate maturity in managing complex situations
- Willingness to learn about and implement Montessori philosophy and practices
- Must have regular, reliable attendance in performance of essential job functions
- Proficiency working with computers
- As a condition of employment, a criminal background check and fingerprinting are required.

**We offer**:
Competitive salary

A supportive and respectful work environment

Professional development opportunities

Mountaintop does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, family makeup, marital status, age, socio-economic level, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, learning style, or any other protected category

**Job Types**: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance

Grade levels:

- Elementary school

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

School type:

- Montessori
- Private school

Work Location: In person

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