Come Join the Team!
Maria Montessori Academy is an independent school in Victoria offering dynamic, hands-on learning to students from Preschool to Grade 12. This is a community based school boasting low student/teacher ratios and an all-around excellent working environment.
We are seeking a full time Montessori Trained & BC certified elementary school teacher to join our elementary team from March 2020 – January 2021 with possible extensions. Our elementary is comprised of 6 multi-age classrooms, broken into 3 lower elementary and 3 upper elementary. This specific posting is for a well established upper elementary (grades 4 – 6) classroom comprised of 23 students.
The classroom teacher should be a forward thinking educator and is expected to deliver lessons from across the curriculum, following both the provincial and Montessori curricula; while maintaining a safe, caring, and inclusive classroom environment.
Desired qualities in a candidate are:
*Montessori training
*BC Teacher Certification
* Current First Aid & CPR-C
* Successful experience working with and understanding students of this age group
* Excellent communication skills with students, their parents, and colleagues
* Comfortable participating in our weekly Outdoor Ed program
* Being organized, punctual, and reliable
*Invested in professional development and furthering their own learning as a professional
*Interested in working collaboratively with classroom assistants and other teachers
*Excited about participating in extra curricular activities
Please submit your resume and cover letter to miss.christine@mariamontessoriacademy.net by February 13th. Interviews will be conducted the last two weeks in February.
We thank all interested applicants, but only those shortlisted will be contacted.
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We are currently looking to expand our Teacher on Call list and are looking for qualified teachers for all ages (ECE and K-12). The successful candidate(s) should be flexible, able to collaborate and have a passion for working with young people. Montessori experience is an asset, but not a necessity.
If you are interested in applying for any of the positions offered please submit a resume and cover letter to the vice principal Christine Tuttle at miss.christine@mariamontessoriacademy.net
Qualified individuals will be contacted to arrange a tour and an interview.
