Position Title: Assistant Teacher – Upper Elementary (Grades 4-6)
Starting August 2025
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Assistant Teacher co-creates an environment that is conducive to the growth and development of children in the realization of their fullest learning potential. She or he is responsible for assisting the teacher in the day-to-day teaching and functioning of the class in a combined Montessori class of students in Year 4-6. The Assistant Teacher makes a positive contribution to the character of the school community, helps maintain a respectful and cooperative atmosphere and cooperates in the administration of Casa di Mir’s policies and procedures.
This is an hourly paid position working 35-40 hours per week during the school year and has the school holidays off. This position is full time and eligible to participate in all of our benefits.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND SKILLS:
- Carries out plans and directives of the Head teacher.
- Circulates in classroom in order to assist children with questions or problems, which may include: organization, completion of tasks, and returning materials to shelves.
- Cultivates and reinforces positive student behavior.
- Helps keep classroom neat, materials upkept, and organized.
- Supports classroom management in order to create an environment that allows children to focus.
- Assists with material preparation and correcting of student work.
- Supervises students during lunch, recess and bathroom breaks, ensuring that all students are supervised at all times.
- Maintains a clean and orderly classroom environment
- Reports observations or concerns about students to the teacher in a confidential manner.
- Available for questions while teachers are in lessons; protects teachers from interruption while teachers are engaged in lessons.
- Other responsibilities and duties as assigned by the Lead Teacher or the Head of School.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have at least 2 years of experience in a classroom environment with elementary age children.
- Ability to relate to children and adults with maturity and respect.
- BA degree preffered
- Montessori experience strongly preferred
- Knowledge of classroom management that emphasizes connection, consistency, and compassion.
- Excellent verbal and written skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Frequently bend, stoop, kneel and crouch in order to assist children; routinely sit on the floor with children. Walk and stand routinely.
- Occasionally lift to 30 lbs.
- Work in a demanding environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges and a varied and diverse array of contacts.
- Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold.
- Sensory Requirements: this job requires visual and auditory perception and the ability to communicate orally.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
BENEFITS
Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees, Life insurance, 403(b) Retirement match, Paid vacation & sick time off, Paid holidays, Tuition discount & assistance for staff dependents.
ABOUT CASA DI MIR MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Since 1989, Casa di Mir has provided rich experiences that support the development of essential life skills and empower students to be engaged citizens. We encourage independence, support collaboration, nurture leadership, and provide tools for social/emotional competence. Casa has under 200 students and is the only primary through 8 grade Montessori in the south bay.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Casa di Mir Montessori School is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation, and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual, and bicultural students, faculty, and staff; and to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI).
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.00 - $30.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- What is your knowledge of the Montessori Method of teaching?
Education:
- Associate (Required)
Experience:
- Teaching or paraprofesional: 2 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- San Jose, CA 95124 (Required)
Work Location: In person