Lead Elementary Teacher

Teachers who want to change the world come to Guidepost. 

We are seeking an idealistic, ambitious individual for a combined role (1) teaching in an elementary classroom, and (2) working with world-class experts to pilot innovations and implement advancements in our program. You’ll receive intensive, on-the-job training; work in collaboration with incredible colleagues across the country; and support your students to transform the arc of their lives.

Guidepost represents a different way of educating the human potential. Imagine an elementary classroom that is designed for students. Instead of rows of desks, imagine mixed seating designed to support collaboration, Socratic discussion, and individual focused work. Imagine beautiful materials, green plants, and artwork. Imagine a makerspace. Imagine an intentional curriculum that spans from birth through adulthood, grounded in developmental theory and designed to support student agency. Imagine working with people who are as passionate as you are about teaching, supporting individual students, and the life-changing power of education.

What you’ll do:

1. Lead an intimate Montessori elementary classroom (we work with grades 1-6) as a full-time classroom teacher
   • Support a mixed-age class of students with small group and individual lessons, follow-up work, and real-world extensions in all content areas
   • Work with our program experts to create lesson plans that provide customized rigor for every student
   • Work with our program experts to create and support a classroom culture that reveres effortful choices and truth-seeking inquiry
   • Communicate frequently with parents to ensure they have a clear understanding of their child’s academic, social, and emotional progress
   • Work closely with a team of people, including your co-teacher, head of school, and program support coach, to constantly evaluate and improve your classroom
2. Participate in a network of educators and developers creating and improving a radically innovative national program
   • Join a fully-paid two-year accredited teacher training program to earn your Montessori elementary credential, with personalized coaching and support
   • Partner with our local middle school, as well as our online school and homeschool staff, to experiment with ways to provide our students will a truly differentiated, optimized experience that serves their capacities and interests
   • Engage with our research and development team regularly to assess what is working, what needs improvement, and how we can work decisively to continually improve the experience we are offering our students

 

We would love to talk to you if:

• You crave personal and professional growth, and are ready for a career that will challenge you, demand immensely from you, surprise you, amaze you, and delight you in ways you never thought possible
• You have deep expertise and joy in some activity or domain. Elementary children love to learn: they love dinosaurs, and space, and finger knitting, and so much more. Do you have a subject you love, and want to communicate that passion?
• You deeply value history. The Montessori curriculum is rooted in an understanding of, and reverence for, history. You don’t need to be a historian, but you should care about the history, want to learn more, and want to share this value with your students
• You have some meaningful experience with elementary-aged children, and appreciate this amazing age group!
• You see a close partnership with parents as essential for student success, and are as eager to partner with parents as you are to serve their children
• You are ready to learn a new approach to education that is grounded in supporting individual student agency and deep intellectual study

 

Benefits:

• 75% tuition discount for two children at any school in the network 
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible tax-advantaged spending accounts (medical, transit, dependent care)
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible time off: options for 10- or 12-month schedule, with spring and winter holiday breaks
• 100% tuition discount for enrollment in any Montessori training program through the Prepared Montessorian Institute

 

About Guidepost Montessori

Changing the world is in our DNA. Our organization was founded to do just that- a group of educators and like-minded individuals had a glimpse of what was possible in education, and wanted to bring it to the world. Education today is filled with false alternatives. We disrupt them all. Our vision is a classroom where childre