Lead Montessori Teacher (Early Childhood) - Maternity Coverage

American Montessori Society Inc; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Paid family medical leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid holidays, sick time and personal

Tuition remission for school children

Technology grant

Annual professional development budget

International travel opportunities

Job summary

Wellan Montessori School in Newton Centre, MA, seeks a lead Early Childhood Montessori teacher to cover a maternity leave in Fall 2026, for ages 3-6. The role partners with a co-teacher to plan and implement curriculum, communicate with families, and maintain a safe, engaging classroom environment.

Full-time 40 hours weekly, Monday through Friday, 7:30am–3:30pm, with occasional evening or weekend events. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree, EEC Preschool Lead Teacher certification, and

Qualifications

• Experience in a Montessori classroom is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate in a cooperative teaching environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement curriculum for ages 3-6 in preschool and kindergarten.
• Maintain orderly, safe, and appropriately challenging learning environments.
• Communicate with families about student progress and needs.
• Collaborate with co-teacher to ensure classroom standards are met.

Skills

Montessori classroom experience

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher in related field

EEC Preschool Lead Teacher certified

Job description

Position Overview

Wellan Montessori School is seeking an enthusiastic educator to join our preschool and Kindergarten programs (ages 3 - 6 years). This is a full-time position covering a maternity leave, scheduled to begin in the Fall and likely to run through the end of the 2026-2027 school year. A lead Early Childhood Montessori teacher oversees all aspects of the classroom operation, including planning/implementing curriculum and communicating with families, while working with a co-teacher to ensure classroom standards are met consistently. The teacher must excel at preparing the environment, taking shared responsibility for creating and maintaining an orderly, safe, and appropriately challenging learning environment for children in the class.

Successful candidates will be patient, well organized, flexible, professional, and dependable; have strong verbal and written communication skills; be able to function in a cooperative teaching environment; and be able to collaborate with other educators in our community to create an environment where children learn, socialize, explore, and grow together. Experience working in a Montessori classroom is required, with certification for ages 3-6 preferred.

Position Details

• Full-Time 40 hours per week, with attendance at staff meetings and occasional night / weekend events outside of regular hours required.
• Regular Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 3:30pm.
• Salary Range: $47,000 to $78,000

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or beyond in a related field.
• EEC Preschool Lead Teacher certified.
• Montessori certification for ages 3-6 or in training.
• Experience working in a Montessori classroom
• Letter of interest/cover letter, resume, and at least two references are required to be considered for this position.

Benefits

• health insurance
• dental
• vision
• healthcare / dependent care / transportation flexible spending accounts
• paid family medical leave
• short and long term disability
• life insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
• paid holidays, sick time and personal time
• Wellan offers to all full-time staff a tuition remission benefit for children enrolled at the school
• a technology grant
• an annual professional development budget
• the opportunity to apply for additional professional development funds to support international travel and other significant educational opportunities

About Wellan

Wellan Montessori School is an independent, coeducational school of approximately 300 students, age 15 months to grade 8, located in Newton Centre, MA. More information about Wellan can be found at www.wellan.org.

Wellan Montessori School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal or Massachusetts law. The School will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. The School's equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, benefits, transfer, promotion, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the School's non-discrimination policies, including its Title IX policy:

Name: Joseph Jolly

Title: CFO / COO, Director of HR and Legal Affairs

Office Address: Wellan Montessori School, 80 Crescent Avenue, Newton Centre, MA 02459

Telephone Number: 617-969-4488 ext. 3

Email Address: [e-mail]

For assistance related to Title IX or other civil rights laws, please contact OCR at [e-mail] or 800-421-3481, TDD 800-877-8339.