Immediate Opening: Lead Toddler Guide (Temporary with Potential for Permanent Role)

Montessori Post; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 38,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Professional development

Tuition discount for employees' kids

Job summary

Namaste Montessori of Peters seeks a compassionate Lead Toddler Guide to manage a Montessori Toddler classroom for 16 months to 3 years. The role is temporary with potential to become permanent, offering a supportive team and opportunities for growth.

Credentials preferred include Montessori Infant/Toddler, with NAMASTE providing training and certification sponsorship for the right candidate. Join a collaborative, respectful environment focused on joyful learning and family partnerships.

Qualifications

• Montessori Infant/Toddler credential preferred or equivalent.
• Experience in a Montessori Infant/Toddler classroom is required.
• Namaste will provide training and sponsor Montessori certification for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• Lead a nurturing Montessori Toddler classroom.
• Foster independence, confidence, and a love of learning.
• Prepare and maintain a developmentally appropriate environment.
• Observe and document each child’s growth.
• Build strong relationships with families.

Skills

Montessori Toddler classroom

Observation & documentation

Team collaboration

Relationship-building with families

Education

Montessori Infant/Toddler credential

Early Childhood credential

Job description

Immediate Opening: Lead Toddler Guide (Temporary with Potential for Permanent Role) in McMurray/ South Hills/ Pittsburgh, PA, US

Namaste Montessori of Peters is seeking a compassionate, dedicated Lead Toddler Guide to join our team immediately. This position is being offered as a temporary assignment to provide continuity for our children during a staff leave, with the potential to become a permanent position based on program needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Montessori educator—or someone eager to grow in Montessori education—to step into a well-established Toddler classroom serving children 16 months to 3 years old. You’ll work alongside experienced Assistant Teachers in a supportive, collaborative environment where relationships, respect, and joyful learning are at the heart of everything we do.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a nurturing, engaging Montessori Toddler classroom.
• Foster each child’s independence, confidence, and love of learning.
• Prepare and maintain a beautiful, developmentally appropriate classroom environment.
• Observe, document, and support each child’s growth.
• Build strong, positive relationships with families.
• Collaborate with a dedicated team that values professionalism, respect, and continuous learning.

We’re Looking For Someone Who:

• Brings warmth, patience, positivity, and a genuine love for working with toddlers.
• Believes in child-centered education and respects each child’s unique developmental journey.
• Works well as part of a collaborative team and values open communication.
• Is flexible, dependable, and committed to providing consistency for children.

Qualifications

• Montessori Infant/Toddler credential preferred (Early Childhood credential also considered).
• Experience in a Montessori Infant/Toddler classroom required.
• Candidates without Montessori certification who are passionate about the Montessori philosophy are encouraged to apply. Namaste will provide training and sponsor Montessori certification for the right candidate.

Why Join Namaste?

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience and qualifications
• Generous paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Supportive mentors and collaborative teaching team
• Tuition discount for children
• Beautiful, well-established Montessori classrooms
• Opportunity for the position to transition into a permanent role

At Namaste Montessori, we believe the toddler years are a remarkable time of growth, discovery, and independence. If you’re passionate about guiding young children with respect, patience, and joy, we’d love to hear from you.

Namaste Montessori of Peters is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or any other protected status in its employment practices.