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Job Title: Lead Teacher
Department: Education
Reports To: Principal Owner
FLSA Status: Exempt
Prepared By: J. Hunter
Prepared Date: January 10, 2008
Approved By: Principal Owner
Approved Date: January 10, 2008

Summary

This position requires love, patience and respect for children, encourage the children to be independent and model for them appropriate manners and behaviors. Instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth following the philosophies of Maria Montessori by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Other duties may be assigned.
• Adhere to company and safety policies and procedures.
• Provide the children with a “prepared environment”
• Plan individual and/or group activities to stimulate growth of the children in social, emotional and academic areas.
• Instruct children in each are of the Montessori classroom: giving lessons on each work. – This includes areas of:
  • Academic
  • Care of the environment and self
• Encourage individual work time to promote independence as well as group work to promote socialization.
• Identify, select and modify work in the room to meet the needs of children with varying backgrounds, learning styles and special needs.
• Implement the progress of each child through individual lessons and recordkeeping.
• Conduct one parent/teacher conference per year unless additional reviews are deemed necessary.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents and co-workers.
• Participate in all open houses and school programs.
• Serve snack and lunch while helping children to learn how to help themselves.
  • Demonstrate open/closing lunch bags
  • Allow children to be as independent as possible
  • Encourage the children to feed themselves Responsible for diaper changing and/or assisting with toileting while demonstrating respect for the child. Responsible for cleanliness of room in the following areas:
    
  • Sweep/mop lunch area during nap time
  • Vacuum classroom at the end of the academic day
  • Clean bathrooms at least once a day
  • Emptying trash to dumpster at the end of the academic day
    

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year College or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Have or be willing to acquire Montessori Certification within 1 year of hire.

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Job Title: Assistant Teacher
Department: Education
Reports To: Head Teacher
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Prepared By: J. Hunter
Prepared Date: January 10, 2008
Approved By: Principal Owner
Approved Date: January 10, 2008

Summary

This position requires love, patience and respect for children, encourage the children to be independent and model for them appropriate manners and behaviors. Instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth following the philosophies of Maria Montessori by performing the following duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Other duties may be assigned.
• Adhere to company and safety policies and procedures.
• Become knowledgeable with Montessori terminology and methods.
• Assist the head teacher with providing the children with a “prepared environment”.
  • Keep the classroom clean and inviting
• Assist with individual and/or group activities to stimulate growth of the children in social, emotional and academic areas.
• Assist the children by moving around;
  • Complete different work cycles
  • Choosing work
  • Returning work when the child completes his task
• Encourage individual work time to promote independence as well as group work to promote socialization.
• Be present at parent/teacher conference
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with children, parents and co-workers.
• Participate in all open houses and school programs.
• Serve snack and lunch while helping children to learn how to help themselves.
  • Demonstrate open/closing lunch bags
  • Allow children to be ad independent as possible
  • Encourage the children to feed themselves
• Responsible for diaper changing and/or assisting with toileting while demonstrating respect for the child.
• Responsible for cleanliness of room in the following areas:
  • Sweep/mop lunch area during nap time
  • Vacuum classroom at the end of the academic day
  • Clean bathrooms at least once a day
  • Emptying trash to dumpster at the end of the academic day
  • Disinfecting work and dusting shelves weekly

Education and/or Experience

High School Diploma or a general educational development certificate, 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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Job Title: Administrative Assistant - Receptionist
Department: Administration
Reports To: Operations Director
FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt
Prepared By: J. Hunter
Prepared Date: January 10, 2008
Approved By: Principal Owner
Approved Date: January 10, 2008

Summary

Provides assistance to the Operations Director and/or Principal Owner; including board activities, publications, volunteerism, and special events planning, to create and maintain favorable public image for Creative Minds Montessori School by performing the following.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Other duties may be assigned.
• Adhere to company and safety policies and procedures.
• Greets visitors to school, determines nature of business, has visitor sign in, and directs visitors to destination
• Answers telephone to provide information, take message, or transfer calls.
• Monitors all incoming parents and children, allowing only those authorized to enter the building.
• Talks with parents encountering problem and resolves problem or directs parent to Operations Director and/or Principal Owner.
• Receives sorts and forwards incoming mail. Maintains and routs publications.
• Composes, or transcribes from rough draft, correspondence, bulletins, memorandums, and other material.
• Accepts and records tuition payments for school supplies and/or student activities.
• Maintain a calendar of school events.
• Have the ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
• Assist with other related clerical duties such as photocopying, faxing, filing and collating.

Education and/or Experience

One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

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