Junior High Math/Science Guide

Job Title:Junior High Math/Science Guide

Organization and Program Description: Sunny Hollow Montessori is an established, AMI-accredited school in St. Paul, Minnesota. The school serves Toddler through Junior High students. The Junior High program is five years old. 

Reports to: Education Director

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Contract Length: 10 months

Job Purpose: The Junior High Math/Science Guide will work collaboratively with the Junior High Humanities Guide to deliver a philosophically sound, integrated, 2-year Montessori adolescent program. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Montessori Curriculum/Instruction

• Implement Science and Math curriculum that is aligned to Minnesota State Standards.
• Provide student-centered, hands-on, real-world, and inquiry-based work opportunities.
• Align curriculum with Learning for Justice standards and benchmarks.
• Create physical student materials to guide students through academic cycles and promote executive function skill development.
• Create assessment tools to measure student outcomes for each academic cycle. 
• Use the analysis of assessment data to make curricular and instructional decisions, including intervention for individual students.
• Track intervention data for individual students and maintain communication with the Education Director and Inclusion Coordinator to determine appropriate continued support.
• Help plan and attend week-long Odysseys in September and May.
• Support the program’s micro-economy by guiding students’ entrepreneurial efforts.

Recordkeeping/Planning

• Use Transparent Classroom for lesson planning and to record student progress.
• Generate cycle reports, mid-year reports, and end-of-year reports in collaboration with Humanities Guide. 
• Maintain accurate and complete student records. 

Classroom Management

• Prepare the classroom environment to support adolescents holistically.
• Manage one of two classroom spaces during the work cycles while the Humanities Guide manages the second.
• Establish and maintain classroom routines and expectations to assist students in peaceful work habits.
• Actively supervise students’ free time (lunch and recess). 

Programmatic Administrative Work

• Collaborate with faculty colleagues to support student transitions from Upper Elementary to Junior High.
• Collaborate in programmatic decision-making around: core curriculum, occupations, service learning, physical and creative expressions, and fall and spring Odysseys. 
• Attend All Staff meetings.
• Attend Junior High Level meetings.
• Participate in monthly 1:1 meetings with the Education Director. 
• Attend school events required of a Guide. 

Family Education 

• Help plan and participate in Junior High family education events. 

Discipline/Behavior

• Collaborate with the Humanities Guide to determine behavior expectations and natural consequences of behavior. 
• Maintain positive 1:1 relationships with each student and support conflict resolution. 

Family Communication

• Participate in student-led family conferences twice per year and as needed related to work, behavior problem solving, etc. 
• Collaborate with the Humanities Guide on the Junior High monthly newsletter. 
• Tag two photos per student per month in Transparent Classroom.

Continuing Education

• Participate in continuing education opportunities, as interested and as needed, in the areas of Montessori curriculum/instruction, recordkeeping/planning, classroom management, family communication, and other applicable topics. 

Education & Licensure

Education

Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Science/Math-related field

Experience

Required

1-3 years of adolescent teaching experience, including curriculum development and implementation 

Preferred

1-3 years of adolescent teaching experience in a Montessori setting, including curriculum development and implementation 

Licensure/Certifications

Preferred

Montessori Adolescent Orientation (AMI) or Diploma (AMI or AMS)

Qualifications & Competencies

• Understand and delight in the developmental tendencies of the adolescent
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Skilled in word processing and good computer knowledge
• Ability to follow tasks to completion
• Ability to manage competing tasks with competing deadlines
• Good judgment as reflected in decision-making and problem-solving skills