About the job
Influence a child’s foundational learning journey. At Guidepost Montessori, our Lead Infant Guides cultivate serene, nurturing spaces where infants are regarded as capable individuals from the very start.
If you have a passion for early childhood development and aspire to lead a thoughtfully curated classroom that promotes independence, movement, and exploration, we would love to connect with you.
As a Lead Infant Guide, you will oversee a mixed-age infant classroom (ages 0–3) within a Montessori setting designed to foster each child's natural growth and development.
In the Montessori approach, both the environment and the guide collaborate to nurture independence, curiosity, and self-assurance. You will prepare the classroom thoughtfully, observe each child closely, and provide personalized care that respects their unique rhythms and needs.
Most importantly, you will assist infants in building trust in themselves and their surroundings, laying the groundwork for lifelong learning.
Key Responsibilities:
- Observe each child to understand and support their physical, emotional, and cognitive growth.
- Respect and adhere to each child’s natural rhythms for sleeping, eating, and toileting.
- Prepare and maintain a beautiful, organized environment that encourages trust, movement, and discovery.
- Foster independence by empowering children to engage in care activities.
- Develop warm, meaningful relationships with children and their families.
- Collaborate closely with parents to support each child’s growth and development.
- Lead and work alongside classroom team members to create a strong, respectful community.
The Montessori Prepared Environment:
Every Guidepost infant classroom is fully equipped with high-quality Montessori materials and is intentionally designed to support movement, exploration, and independence.
Our infant environments include:
- Open floor space for movement and exploration.
- Child-sized furniture and materials.
- Curriculum that supports independence in feeding, dressing, and toileting.
- Scientifically designed materials for fine and gross motor development.
- Natural elements like real plants, cozy rugs, and abundant natural light.
- Beautiful, breakable materials made from wood and metal instead of plastic.
- Opportunities for climbing, crawling, and exploration without restrictive devices.