Assistant/ Floater Teacher

Are you passionate about helping children under the age of 6 years old? Have you been looking for a place where you can grow and develop your career? If so, join us in our mission to spread Montessori education to children around the world!
We are looking for enthusiastic and adaptable teachers who are interested in learning more about early childhood education as we work to open a new Montessori school in the Lenexa, Kansas area!
Your role:
In this Assistant Teacher (Guide) role, you will support our Lead Teachers (Guides) in guiding children to be more independent and confident in their abilities. This is a great opportunity to start your career in Montessori, and early childhood education more generally, as many of our Assistant Guides ultimately grow to take on Lead Guide roles over time, thanks to our MACTE-accredited Montessori training program.  This position is a full-time role with great benefits including professional development and training opportunities, health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K, a competitive starting rate of pay of $16-17/hour, and a generous 75% tuition discount for up to two children at our school. We would love to talk to you if you:  Have experience working with children ages 0-6 Are interested in growing and learning  Have strong interpersonal skills and a customer-service oriented mindset  Have a valid negative TB test (in the last 12 months) or are willing to take prior to your state date  Have a valid CPR certification or are willing to become certified prior to start date  Want to learn more about us?
Guidepost Montessori is a community of educators who truly believe that to meet the needs of today's students and to bring about true progress in the world around us, we need an education model that fosters independence and develops competent, capable, action-oriented thinkers and change agents. For more information about us, check out our website. Join our founding team by applying below! About Guidepost Montessori: Guidepost Montessori is a community of educators who are driven by a deep desire to bring about widespread change in education today. To meet the needs of students and to bring about true progress in the world around us, we need an education model that fosters independence and develops competent, capable, action-oriented thinkers and change agents. To that end, we are committed to dramatically increasing the amount of high-fidelity, authentic Montessori programs, not only in the US, but around the globe!Guidepost Montessori is a project of Higher Ground Education. You can learn more about our mission by visiting