Casa Guide

Fiore Montessori; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Professional development

Tuition benefits

Job summary

Sunny Hollow Montessori in St. Paul, MN seeks a Casa Guide to lead the Montessori classroom for toddlers and Casa students, aligned with AMI standards to foster independence and confidence.

The Lead Guide will create and sustain an authentic Montessori environment, collaborating with families and staff to support academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs. This on-site role emphasizes engagement and professionalism.

Qualifications

• The Casa Guide serves as the educational leader of the Montessori classroom and holds primary responsibility for creating and sustaining an authentic Montessori environment that supports the academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs of children or adolescents.
• The Lead Guide works in close collaboration with colleagues, families, and support professionals to ensure the holistic success of each student.
• This position takes place in a professional Montessori school setting that includes classrooms, hallways, shared spaces, and outdoor learning or play areas.

Responsibilities

• The Lead Guide collaborates closely with students, families, and staff, and may occasionally participate in evening or weekend events as part of the broader school community.
• Flexibility, presence, and active engagement in both structured and spontaneous educational moments are essential to the role.
• Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Job description

Salary: $55,000.00 - $72,000.00 Annually

Application Deadline: N/A

Primary

Sunny Hollow Montessori | St. Paul, Minnesota

Department: Education

Reports to: Early Childhood Coordinator for Toddler and Casa; Head of School for Elementary and Junior High

Classification: Full-Time, Exempt

Work Location: On-site only, Sunny Hollow Montessori, St. Paul, MN

Salary Range: $55,000-$72,000

About Sunny Hollow Montessori

Sunny Hollow offers authentic Montessori education for children ages 16 months through Junior High.

This consistent, connected experience—from toddlerhood to teenager—creates a sense of trust, belonging, and courage. Our students feel safe to try, explore, and grow. Our classrooms follow the international, high-quality standards of the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI). They are designed to foster students’ natural curiosity, their desire to “do it myself,” and their independence. Sunny Hollow parents appreciate that our classrooms are no- or low-tech. Our materials are real wood and real glass and really delightful.

Position Summary

The Casa Guide serves as the educational leader of the Montessori classroom and holds primary responsibility for creating and sustaining an authentic Montessori environment that supports the academic, social, emotional, and developmental needs of children or adolescents. The Lead Guide works in close collaboration with colleagues, families, and support professionals to ensure the holistic success of each student.

This position takes place in a professional Montessori school setting that includes classrooms, hallways, shared spaces, and outdoor learning or play areas. The work environment is dynamic and child-centered, often involving moderate to high levels of activity and noise. The Lead Guide collaborates closely with students, families, and staff, and may occasionally participate in evening or weekend events as part of the broader school community. Flexibility, presence, and active engagement in both structured and spontaneous educational moments are essential to the role.

Salary range: $55,000-$72,000

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Sunny Hollow Montessori offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid time off, professional development support, and tuition benefits for employees with enrolled children, subject to plan eligibility.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sunny Hollow Montessori is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. We actively welcome applicants from backgrounds historically underrepresented in Montessori education.