Montessori Lead Teacher

Family Star is currently seeking to fill the full-time position of Lead Montessori-trained Teacher for our Infant classroom at our Northeast Denver location. If you want to make a difference in the lives of Denver’s youngest learning population, Family Star is the place for you!

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Professionally interact with infant children and families in an open and honest manner with dignity and respect, with awareness and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Include families in our Montessori environment. Actively encourage and support family participation in program activities.
• Plan, supervise, and implement the curriculum for the children in accordance with school policies and philosophy.
• Responsible for ensuring the safety, health, physical and social/emotion well-being of the children at all times.
• Act on the confidence that the child’s potential will reveal itself, trusting that the child is able to do things independently.
• Schedule and complete all regular family conferences, home visits, phone calls, monthly curriculum journals and developmental screenings as needed for each child in a timely manner.
• Serve as a positive and consistent leader for classroom staff, families, and the organization with effective confidential communication and collaboration.
• Complete all supervisory responsibilities for classroom staff including but not limited to recruiting, one-on-one supervisions, performance evaluations, goals, and accountability.
• Complete all child-related paperwork daily
• Participate in the continuous and creative process to meet individual child's and program's goals.
• Participate in community and public relations events involving the school.
• Participate in recommended training programs, educational conferences, professional days, staff meetings, and other courses pertinent to professional growth to maintain required credentials