- Do you want to share your language and culture with others?
- Do you enjoy nurturing young children?
- Are you bilingual in Spanish and English?
- Are you interested in learning new ways to support positive child behavior?
If you said yes to these questions, we would love to have you join our team. Our school has programs in French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese and is a beautiful environment that welcomes people from different countries, languages, backgrounds, and life experiences.
Join Us!
Our Spanish immersion early childhood classroom team is seeking a caring, flexible, and collaborative person to support the teachers by supervising playground time, lunch, and nap (using Spanish in all of your interactions with the children). Creating strong relationships with children through these activities helps them feel safe, learn the Spanish language, and be more successful in their lessons.
In the afternoon, your responsibilities will change as you join the after school team to provide enriching activities after school in a safe, calm, and caring classroom with another after school teacher. Our after school program is in English. Our ideal candidate is open to learning about the Montessori approach to create an after school environment that supports the children throughout the day.
The Position
We are looking for candidates who are flexible, have a positive outlook, are collaborative, and are organized. They are also excited to work in a multi-lingual, multicultural, supportive school culture. A competitive salary, a generous paid time off policy, and health, vision, and dental benefits are available.
Work Schedule Approximately 35 hours/week with the option of either a 10 month or 12 month employment agreement
Monday 9AM - 5:30PM Tuesday - Friday 10:15AM - 5:30PM
Compensation & Benefits
- A monthly salary based on 35 hours per week paid twice a month. Additional work hours are paid at an hourly rate.
- Paid time off includes personal days, holidays, Thanksgiving break, and two weeks off for winter break.
- School-provided professional development
Responsibilities
- Create, manage and maintain a safe (emotionally and physically), clean, joyful, and positive atmosphere for the children
- Carefully observe individual children to gain insight into their needs and help them with any challenges using a child-centered approach
- Maintain a language immersion environment with children during the school day
- Be a positive and collaborative member of the teaching team
- Supervise and support students during playground time, lunch, nap, and after school
- Collaborate with the after school team to plan and implement educational and play activities that engage children in the after school program.
Traits and Requirements
- Fluency in Spanish and in English (listening, speaking, reading, and writing)
- 3+ years’ experience working with children ages 3 to 5 years old in a group setting such as summer camp, classrooms, or after school programs
- Willingness to complete Montessori assistant training and other learning opportunities during work hours
- Ability to foster positive relationships with and among students, staff, and parents
- Ability and interest in collaborative work with colleagues
- Ability to meet varied demands and deadlines with integrity, enthusiasm, creativity, and flexibility
- Demonstrated interest in and affinity for the Montessori philosophy and IMS’ mission
- Current US work authorization that is valid through the school year
IMS, an equal opportunity employer, seeks to support a diverse staff to reflect the diverse community of parents and students. Interested applicants should review our Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion page (at https://www.imsnc.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion) prior to applying.
About International Montessori School
We are a non-profit, independent school located across two campuses in Durham and Chapel Hill, NC. IMS fosters a collaborative, respectful, diverse environment where teachers and families of many cultures, languages, backgrounds, and lived experiences come together in a supportive and engaging community. The key feedback we receive from our staff is how much they appreciate and enjoy their colleagues and our families. Our families rave about our teachers and the school community we nurture. We offer our staff attentive administrative support, competitive wages and benefits including paid time off, health, dental, vision, life insurance, tuition discounts, and the opportunity to work with a dedicated and growing community of international educators.
Our school provides immersion programs in Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese for approximately 200 students from 18 months to 14 years old. Our toddler program is in English. Most of our students come from English-speaking homes or homes where one parent speaks another language, but their parents have chosen IMS because they value being bilingual in today’s society.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.07 - $20.25 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- Classroom/group daycare: 3 years (Required)
Language:
- Spanish fluently (Required)
- English fluently (Required)
Ability to Commute:
Work Location: In person
