Lead Toddler Guide

Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Sunny Hollow Montessori in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is seeking a Lead Guide to establish and lead a Toddler Community by September 2026. The Lead Guide will develop an authentic Montessori environment, lead instructional practices, and collaborate with families, staff, and support professionals to support each child's development.

The role emphasizes Montessori philosophy, strong communication, and teamwork, with responsibilities spanning classroom leadership, child development, and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) required.
• AMI or AMS teaching diploma/credential required or currently enrolled in a recognized program.
• 1–3 years of Montessori teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain a high-quality Montessori environment for toddlers.
• Deliver presentations aligned with Montessori curriculum.
• Develop individualized curriculum plans and maintain student records.
• Ensure student safety and manage the classroom environment.
• Engage families via newsletters and communications; support admissions and events.
• Coordinate with support professionals and attend relevant meetings.
• Supervise and support an Assistant Guide; participate in evaluations.
• Manage classroom budget and plan trips.

Skills

Montessori Methodology

Strong Communication

Collaboration

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS)

AMI/AMS Teaching Diploma

Job description

Lead Toddler Guide | Sunny Hollow Montessori | Saint Paul, Minnesota

Job Description: Position Summary

Sunny Hollow is seeking a Lead Guide to help open a Toddler Community in September 2026. The Lead 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. The start date for this role is negotiable but no later than August 24, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Montessori Environment & Instruction: Prepare and maintain a high‑quality Montessori learning environment. Deliver presentations in alignment with Montessori curriculum. Develop individualized curriculum plans. Maintain accurate student records.
• Health, Safety, and Classroom Management: Ensure student safety, supervise self and others, keep environments clean and organized.
• Family Engagement & Communication: Prepare newsletters, share photos in Transparent Classroom, attend biannual family conferences, support admissions, contribute to school events.
• Collaboration & Student Support: Work with Tier 2 and Tier 3 support professionals, coordinate transitions between program levels, attend meetings such as One‑on‑One, Lead Guide, Team, Level, Cross‑Level, All Staff, Committee, IEP, and Child Study meetings.
• Professional Development & School Community Engagement: Self‑assessment, peer evaluation, mandatory mandatory mandatory not self‑must mandatory not self mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory not mandatory mandatory mandatory not mandatory mandatory not. Attend family education, community building, retention events, and fundraising initiatives.
• Assistant Guide Supervision: Set vision and tone, hold weekly meetings, provide training, review annual goals, give feedback and participate in performance evaluation.
• Administrative & Program Support: Manage classroom budget, plan overnight or extended trips.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to sit on the floor, stand and walk for extended periods, frequent bending, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lift up to 40 pounds, supervise students for a full day, work indoors and outdoors under various weather conditions.
• Work Environment: Dynamic, child‑centered setting with moderate‑to‑high activity, occasional evening or weekend events.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree (BA or BS). AMI or AMS Teaching Diploma/credential appropriate to program level or currently enrolled in a recognized training program.
• Experience: 1–3 years of teaching experience in a Montessori school setting.
• Certifications & Competencies: Completion of all annual DHS and OSHA training, demonstrated understanding of Montessori philosophy and methodology, strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off

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.