Assistant Teacher

Guidepost Montessori
Chicago
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Collaboration","Patience","Empathy","Teamwork","Communication"]

Support a mixed-age Montessori classroom for ages 0–6, helping implement individualized learning, maintain an orderly environment, and build warm relationships with children and families. Collaborate with Lead Guides to foster independence and confidence, observe each child’s needs, and contribute to a calm, engaging classroom in a growing Guidepost Montessori community.

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Guidepost Montessori
Guidepost Montessori
7 months ago

Assistant Teacher

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Job Summary

Support a mixed-age Montessori classroom for ages 0–6, helping implement individualized learning, maintain an orderly environment, and build warm relationships with children and families. Collaborate with Lead Guides to foster independence and confidence, observe each child’s needs, and contribute to a calm, engaging classroom in a growing Guidepost Montessori community.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Observe children closely to understand and support their individual needs
  • •Help prepare and maintain a beautiful, orderly classroom environment
  • •Support individual and small-group learning activities
  • •Build warm, respectful relationships with children and families
  • •Collaborate with Lead Guides and fellow team members to create a strong classroom community

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionTuition DiscountPaid Holidays

Key Requirements

  • •Experience working with children ages 3–6 in a school or childcare setting
  • •A positive, adaptable, and collaborative mindset
  • •A genuine love for working with young children
  • •Interest in learning and growing within the Montessori approach (prior Montessori experience is welcome but not required)
  • •Willingness to learn and contribute within a Montessori environment
Experience:EducationChildcareMontessori
Skills:CollaborationPatienceEmpathyTeamworkCommunication
Languages:English

Company Brief

Guidepost Montessori
Guidepost Montessori operates a network of Montessori schools offering early childhood and elementary education grounded in Montessori pedagogy, focusing on individualized learning, hands-on materials, and development of independence, curiosity, and academic readiness.
Industry: Education
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: United States
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