Seven Oaks Academy

About This Role

We're seeking a passionate and dedicated Montessori Assistant Teacher to join our team at Seven Oaks Academy!

Imagine...

• Working in a beautiful facility with a supportive team of educators?
• Enjoying a relaxed and casual uniform while maintaining a professional workplace environment?
• Earning a competitive wage with great benefits & opportunities for growth?
• Having fun while being an educator to young children and making a difference in their lives?

Seven Oaks Academy is a privately owned and operated preschool with a dynamic history of serving our local community in Gwinnett County, GA since 1988. We're proud to offer a unique and supportive work environment that values our team members as individuals. Join us and become a part of our exceptional team!

As a member of the Seven Oaks Team, you'll enjoy exciting benefits such as:

• Quarterly Team Bonding Activities
• Paid Time Off for Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave, and your Birthday, too!
• Annual anniversary "bonus pay" and quarterly "bonus achievements pay"
• Monthly Team Member of The Month recognition program
• Annual Team Community Service Project

Seven Oaks Academy is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

What You'll Do

We're looking for a caring, motivated, and nurturing professional to join our team as a Montessori Assistant Teacher.

As an Assistant Teacher, you will assist the Lead Guide in implementing the AMS Montessori curriculum, create a safe and nurturing environment for children to play and learn, and partner with parents to provide the best care and education for their children.

You'll work closely with the Lead Montessori Teacher to ensure the environment is properly prepared for the children each day and that each child is challenged to reach their maximum potential.

As an Assistant Teacher, you will...

• Assist the Lead Guide in implementing the AMS Montessori curriculum and create a safe and nurturing environment for children to play and learn.
• Partner with parents to provide the best care and education for their children.
• Support your center's success and partner with center staff and leadership to achieve goals around enrollment, accreditation, and engagement.
• Cultivate positive relationships with families, teachers, state licensing authorities, community contacts, and corporate partners.

Requirements

Other duties include:

1. Maintain Environment and Records

a) Prepare an environment in which the furnishings and materials are complete and correspond to the needs of the group.

b) Be responsible for the care and maintenance of classroom materials, i.e. maintain an orderly environment, keep it clean, and in like-new condition. The children are to be brought into this responsibility.

c) Maintain inventory of the classroom.

d) Maintain current attendance records.

e) Complete, maintain and submit academic records and other records/reports during the year as requested by the Principal.

1. Communicate with Grace and Courtesy

a) With parents:

i) Maintain relationships with parents. The Teacher's relationship with the

parents is vital to the parents' feeling of security in leaving their child in our

hands. We are in the trust business.

ii) Have on-going communication with parents in regard to their child's spe 

Required Skills and Experience\:

• A love for children and a strong desire to make a difference every day.
• Ability to build relationships with families and coworkers and create a dynamic environment where play and learning happens.
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Must be physically able to use a computer with basic proficiency, lift a minimum of 40 pounds, and work indoors or outdoors. Must be able to assume postures in low levels to allow physical and visual contact with children, see and hear well enough to keep children safe, and engage in physical activity with children.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English and Spanish

A Montessori assistant teacher must have one of the following credentials/degrees listed below.

Valid Paraprofessional Certificate (issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission)

Valid Child Development Associate (CDA) credential (issued by the Council for Professional Recognition)

TCC (Technical Certificate of Credit) in Early Childhood Education TCD (Technical College Diploma) in Early Childhood Education

AA, AS, AAS, AAT (Associate Degree)

BA, BS (Bachelor Degree)

Georgia Teaching Certificate (issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission)

MA, MS (Master's Degree)

Specialist Degree or PhD

A CDA credential is valid for three years from the award date, after which it may be renewed in three-year increments. Information regarding the CDA credential is available through the Council for Professional Recognition at www.cdacouncil.org. For information regarding enrollment in Associate Degree, Technical College Diploma, and Technical Certificate of Credit programs, refer to the Technical College System of Georgia website at www.tcsg.edu.

Nice To Haves

Having the ability to speak Spanish fluently would be a wonderful asset to our team.

Benefits

Join an Exceptional Team in an environment filled with smiling faces and friendly attitudes. As a member of the Seven Oaks Team, you are valued and an important part of our success. Our teachers and staff are lifelong learners dedicated to supporting each family we serve.

Enjoy exciting and innovative benefits such as:

• A relaxed and casual uniform so you can be comfortable while maintaining a professionalism workplace environment.
• Quarterly Team Bonding Activities
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Paid Time Off for Holidays, Vacation, Sick Leave, and your Birthday, too!
• Annual anniversary "bonus pay"
• Monthly Team Member of The Month recognition program
• Annual Team Community Service Project
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About Us
Seven Oaks Academy is a Montessori preschool in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Our mission is to plant seeds where a child can blossom, explore and more ensuring kindergarten readiness.
We celebrate each child's individuality and help them discover how they can best contribute to our world and culture. All children are naturally curious and love to learn; we support this innate drive by providing environments that meet children's developmental needs, by having a staff of loving and well-prepared adults, and by building a community of families that actively support our mission.

Why do so many families choose Montessori?

Individualized learning

Lessons are designed and given to each child when they are most ready to learn.

Whole child education

Social, emotional, and physical development is emphasized along with academic skills.

Empowered by choice

Freedom to move and choose activities fosters independence and self-confidence.

Supported by research

Current neurology and human development research consistently backs Montessori.

Visit www.sevenoaksacademy.org for more information about our school.