Job Summary
Hollis Montessori School is seeking an exceptional, adaptable, compassionate, and collaborative Learning Specialist to support students with developmental and special educational needs. We are an independent, non-profit school located in southern New Hampshire, serving students from age 3-15. The school follows a school year schedule.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in developing and implementing specialized programming to meet the physical, emotional and educational development for students with special needs.
Individualized Student Support
- Design Student Plans: Create and implement customized learning and behavior plans
- Targeted Instruction: Deliver specialized one-on-one or small-group instruction using both push-in (inside the prepared environment) and pull-out methods.
- Accommodations: Provide scaffolding for executive functioning, sensory processing, and social-emotional development.
Collaboration & Consultation
- Team with Guides: Consult regularly with Lead Montessori Guides to help them differentiate daily lessons and manage classroom dynamics.
- Partner with Families: Maintain open, empathetic communication with parents regarding student progress, strategies, and home-school alignment.
- Coordinate Therapists: Act as the school’s primary liaison for external speech, occupational, and behavioral therapists.
Observation & Documentation
- Montessori Observation: Utilize objective observation techniques to track student engagement, choices, and developmental milestones.
- Progress Tracking: Maintain detailed, confidential qualitative and quantitative records of student growth and interventions.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Special Education or a closely related field.
- Montessori Alignment: Strong understanding of, or deep respect for, Montessori principles
- Span of Experience: Experience working with children across multiple developmental stages, from early childhood (age 3) through early adolescence (age 15).
- Diverse Skillset: Demonstrated ability to support students with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and executive dysfunction.
Preferred Qualifications
- Montessori Certification: MACTE-accredited credential (AMI, AMS, or equivalent) at any level is highly preferred.
Our teachers enjoy a supportive faculty community, well equipped classrooms, generous tuition discounts, support for continuing education, and competitive salaries and benefits. Join us in creating an empowering educational environment where every student’s unique abilities are celebrated
We are located on a beautiful 10-acre green campus adjacent to conservation land with trails, ponds, and wildlife.
Hollis is a quintessential New England town less than 24 miles from Manchester, the largest city in New Hampshire. Boston is less than 50 miles away, as is the New Hampshire seacoast and the White Mountains. All of these offer ample opportunity for cultural and environmental exploration.
For more information, please visit hollismontessori.org
Kindly submit your letter of interest and resume via email to Kari Headington, Head of School at [email protected]
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Work Location: In person
