What are the responsibilities and job description for the Montessori Education Coordinator position at The WRK Group?
Position Summary
The Montessori Education Coordinator is responsible for assisting with the development, implementation, and monitoring of high-quality Montessori programming at KCC’s Early Learning Academy (ELA). This role will be pivotal in guiding staff through the ELA’s transition from a traditional classroom to a Montessori environment and working with staff who are new to the Montessori model. The Montessori Education Coordinator provides ongoing coaching, feedback, and support to ELA staff, working to implement curricula and create an educational environment aligned with Montessori philosophy. The Montessori Education Coordinator will work in partnership with the University of Delaware Montessori Teachers Academy (UDMTA) to support teachers in training.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. These essential functions are performed on a frequent and recurring basis by an incumbent and including but not limited to:
Program Development & Implementation
- Develop and lead new and expanded programs in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. Devise strategies to ensure growth of early learning programs and initiatives, identifying and implementing process improvements that will maximize output while maintaining quality.
- Ensure the implementation of high-quality age-appropriate Montessori curriculum plans and activities, following national best practices and standards. Prepare weekly lesson plans and assist teachers in preparing lessons across the Montessori curriculum including areas of math, language (oral, reading, writing), cultural (social sciences, sciences, arts), sensorial development, and practical life.
- Build and maintain consistency, coherence, and continuity within the pre-k (ages 3-5) program and with the infant/toddler classrooms.
- Assist with program evaluation and assessment processes (including the Developmental Environmental Rating Scale) to include program delivery, customer service, and effectiveness and progress toward program objectives.
- Network with businesses, schools and government offices to identify resources and develop partnerships to strengthen service delivery, to develop programs, and address community needs.
Instructional Coaching
- Work collaboratively with teachers and the Head of School to develop and implement a Professional Development Plan for each staff member, setting short-term and long-term goals.
- Attend the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector’s coaching workshops.
- Provide ongoing instructional coaching and feedback to teachers and assistants, consistent with the UDMTR program requirements, Professional Development Plan, job descriptions, and national best practices. Implement regular classroom observations.
- Plan and implement professional development workshops for teachers and staff.
Classroom Environment & Instruction
- Lead inventory review for classrooms to ensure that the ELA meets the required standards for a Montessori learning environment.
- Model appropriate guidance strategies to help children learn socially acceptable behavior, self-regulation skills, and how to express emotions in a constructive manner. Serve as a role model to participants and staff in your attitude and behavior.
- Ensure that teachers maintain a clean, safe, peaceful, and developmentally appropriate classroom environment, including the organization of space, storage of supplies and materials, and sanitation of equipment.
Child Growth & Development
- Assist with the oversight of developmentally appropriate and ongoing assessments of student progress.
- Work with parents, families, and teachers to set goals for each child. Support teachers to monitor children’s progress towards goals and communicate with parents, families, and staff.
- Work with the Head of School to develop a collaborative approach that benefits all children and meets needs specified on the Individualized Learning Program (IEP) and/or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
- Assist with parent/guardian engagement and family services.
Data Management & Reporting
- Oversee internal and external program reporting, including timely submission of reports, collection and organization of supporting documentation (i.e. participant files, internal reports), and the compilation of monthly goals & metrics for the organization.
- Maintain compliance with agency policies and standards, legislative regulations (e.g. Licensing, accidents, incidents) and compliance with contractual requirements. Maintain complete and accurate required family/child files, forms, and records within required timelines to document and track children.
- Practice continuous learning through individual study, classroom training, accredited early childhood development courses, seminars, and conferences.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Competencies
Candidate must have the ability to:
- Be a self-starter, with a high level of initiative, and a proven proactive thinker who thrives in a dynamic and matrixed environment.
- Exercise initiative and sound judgment in analyzing complex issues and problems, identify, and evaluate alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
- Express ideas, concepts, and technical information clearly and concisely, both in writing and orally.
- Manage multiple projects with strong attention to detail, organization and effective time management skills.
- Proficiently utilize Microsoft Office suite, database management and graphics applications such as Adobe, Photoshop, Publisher, and CRM software.
- Analyze complex issues and problems, identify, and evaluate alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
- Work with shared leadership and in cross-functional teams.
- Be a team player, adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility as workstreams shift.
- Manage multiple projects with strong attention to detail and effective time management skills.
- Be culturally sensitive and open to constructive feedback.
- Maintain confidentiality.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position may have supervisory responsibility.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, and general hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; however, this position regularly requires after-hours and weekend work.
This is a full-time position, and general hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; however, this position regularly requires after-hours and weekend work.
Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education, child development, or related field.
- Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (MACTE) credential required; Early Childhood preferred.
- 3-5 years of experience as a Montessori teacher at the early childhood or elementary level.
Licensing/Certification Requirements
- First Aid/CPR preferred; must be certified within first 30 days of hire.
- Certification through DEEDS as an Early Childhood Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, or Administrator preferred; must be certified within 60 days of hire.
Conditions of Hire
- A satisfactory criminal background and reference check, a valid driver’s license, and an acceptable driving record, state fingerprinting, child abuse/neglect registry check, and sex offender registry check required at time of appointment and throughout employment in this position.
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Failure to meet these requirements may result in an employment offer being withdrawn.
Physical Tasks and Working Conditions
The physical demands described in the job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed in an office, classroom, and in the community (such as schools, businesses, parks/playgrounds). Office and classroom work requires sitting for periods of time and the use of a computer, keyboard, and screen, as well as teaching tools (whiteboard, projector, etc.). The incumbent sits, stands, walks, kneels, crouches, twists, climbs stairs and inclines, reaches, bends, grasps, pushes, pulls, and drags. Office/classroom work is often performed with moderate noise levels and requires close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. The incumbent must be able to move about to facilitate workshops, access files, operate equipment and office machinery, and lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Work performed in the community requires the incumbent to be subject to different environmental conditions, including outdoor conditions, extreme heat and/or cold, and loud noise level. Outdoor work may require long periods of walking, standing, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting, as well as peripheral vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. If the incumbent drives a vehicle on company business, he/she must be able to meet the physical requirements of the driving class and have mobility, vision, hearing, and dexterity levels appropriate to the duties to be performed.
Work is performed in an office, classroom, and in the community (such as schools, businesses, parks/playgrounds). Office and classroom work requires sitting for periods of time and the use of a computer, keyboard, and screen, as well as teaching tools (whiteboard, projector, etc.). The incumbent sits, stands, walks, kneels, crouches, twists, climbs stairs and inclines, reaches, bends, grasps, pushes, pulls, and drags. Office/classroom work is often performed with moderate noise levels and requires close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. The incumbent must be able to move about to facilitate workshops, access files, operate equipment and office machinery, and lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Work performed in the community requires the incumbent to be subject to different environmental conditions, including outdoor conditions, extreme heat and/or cold, and loud noise level. Outdoor work may require long periods of walking, standing, stooping, crouching, crawling, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting, as well as peripheral vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. If the incumbent drives a vehicle on company business, he/she must be able to meet the physical requirements of the driving class and have mobility, vision, hearing, and dexterity levels appropriate to the duties to be performed.
Equipment Use
Telephone, copier/scanner, computer/laptop (Microsoft Office Applications), tablet and fax machine.
Mental demands
Solve problems, make decisions, exercise sound judgment, supervise, interpret data, organize, write, plan, prioritize, communicate clearly, de-escalate situations, model respectful non-abusive behavior, exercise effective classroom management skills, critical thinking, critical reasoning, attention to detail, ability to recall, coordinate schedules, work as a member of a team, and speak in public.
Evaluation of Performance
Performance in this position will be evaluated in accordance with the Employee Handbook.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Kingswood Community Center is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.
Kingswood Community Center is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws.
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