About the job
Empower toddlers to explore their potential and discover their capabilities.
At Guidepost Montessori, our Lead Toddler Guides cultivate nurturing, purposeful environments that foster curiosity, independence, and confidence in young learners.
If you have a deep passion for early childhood education and aspire to lead a classroom that encourages exploration and autonomy, this is your chance to create a lasting impact on young lives.
Your Role
As a Lead Toddler Guide, you will oversee a mixed-age toddler classroom in a Montessori setting thoughtfully crafted to support children during this critical stage of development.
Montessori guides create inviting, orderly environments that inspire exploration and promote independence. By observing closely, providing individualized lessons, and offering respectful guidance, you will assist each child in developing language skills, coordination, self-regulation, and confidence.
Your leadership will encourage toddlers to explore freely, make choices, and take pride in their achievements, laying the groundwork for a lifelong love of learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Closely observe and support each child's physical, emotional, and cognitive development.
- Prepare and maintain a beautiful, orderly classroom that enhances focus, independence, and exploration.
- Encourage toddlers to embrace independence by promoting self-sufficiency.
- Deliver lessons in practical life skills, language development, and social grace.
- Foster warm, trusting relationships with children and their families.
- Communicate and collaborate with parents to support each child's unique growth journey.
- Lead classroom routines and work collaboratively with team members to cultivate a respectful, joyful community.
The Montessori Prepared Environment
Every Guidepost toddler classroom is fully equipped with high-quality Montessori materials and designed to embody principles of beauty, order, and independence.
Our toddler environments feature:
- Open spaces that encourage movement and exploration.
- Child-sized furniture and tools that promote independence.
- A curriculum that nurtures skills in dressing, feeding, and toilet learning.
- Scientifically designed materials for fine and gross motor development.
- Natural elements, including cozy rugs, real plants, and abundant light.
- Beautiful, breakable materials made from wood, metal, and glass.
- Opportunities to climb, crawl, and explore without restrictive barriers.