Montessori Primary Directress

Montessori Post; Front Royal (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Divinum Auxilium Academy in Front Royal, Virginia, seeks a Montessori Primary Directress to lead a class of 15–20 children aged 3–6 in a small, private setting.

The role focuses on maintaining a spiritually and emotionally healthy classroom, collaborating with staff, and engaging with the local community; AMI/IMC certification and CGS Level 1 training are highly valued. A 2-year commitment is expected, with salary commensurate to experience.

Qualifications

• AMI or IMC Montessori certification or equivalent training.
• CGS Level 1 training preferred; completion within one year is supported.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and edify a spiritually and emotionally healthy classroom environment.
• Develop the classroom assistant.
• Assist in overseeing the schoolyard at lunchtime.
• Help with dismissal at the end of the day.
• Routine cleaning and maintenance.
• Attend periodic staff meetings, parent-teacher conferences and community events.

Skills

Classroom management

Student supervision

Team collaboration

Education

AMI/IMC Montessori certification

CGS Level 1 training

Job description

Montessori Primary Directress in Front Royal, VA, US

Divinum Auxilium Academy is a small, non‑profit, private academy located at a beautiful facility on thirteen pastoral and wooded acres abutting the Shenandoah National Park in Front Royal, Virginia. Our curriculum encompasses a Montessori Primary and Lower Elementary foundation through third/fourth grade and transitions to a traditional and rigorous Classical curriculum thereafter, leading to the matriculation of our single sex upper schools: St. Joseph the Just and St. Edith Stein. We offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd levels I, II, & III. Our class sizes are small and our curriculum diverse. In addition to core academics, we emphasize a well‑rounded program of both fine and practical arts and we employ professional artisans and craftspeople as instructors. (see www.divineassistanceacademy.or g )

We operate on a 4‑day academic school week, Monday-Thursday, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM. Fridays are a half day Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium program. Beyond teaching, duties will include maintaining and edifying a spiritually and emotionally healthy classroom environment, developing the classroom assistant, assisting in overseeing the schoolyard at lunchtime, helping with dismissal at the end of the day, routine cleaning and maintenance, and attendance at periodic staff meetings, parent teacher conferences and community events.

About the Position

Currently the Primary Montessori class comprises approximately 15-20 students between the ages of 3 and 6 years. The limitations on the class size at present have entirely to do with the size of the classroom space that we currently have available.

We welcome trained applicants

We welcome AMI and IMC certified candidates as well as trained applicants with other Montessori lineages. Priority will be given to candidates with Level 1 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training, however, if Level 1 CGS training has not yet been obtained, a completion of the training within one year is strongly recommended and supported.

Salary will be commensurate with experience and is competitive with salaries in our county of Warren, VA. A minimum of a 2 year commitment is required.