Montessori Guide | St. Louis Catholic School | Austin, TX
Job Description:
A Montessori Guide compassionately supports and aids the children in their spiritual, physical, moral, social and mental development. As an integral part of the prepared environment, the guide is foremost an observer trained to recognize the appropriate time to present materials and lessons to children to fulfill their developmental needs. The guide also serves as a model of the attitude and behaviors cultivated in the classroom community. These include: respect, kindness, patience, warmth and joy of learning. Their extensive training prepares them to negotiate the delicate balance of honoring the child's interests and independence while guiding the child to understand the limits of their independence that come from their responsibility to themselves, as well as the people and environment that surrounds them.
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree and Montessori certification from a Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) accredited program or
Associates in Early Childhood Education and Montessori certification from a MACTE accredited program
Minimum of three year's experience in a Montessori school - preferred
Minimum of one year as lead guide - preferred
Certified Catechist with the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - preferred
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