Join Our Team

Valley Montessori Academy  offers a  beautiful working environments and the opportunity to work with a passionate community of educators. If this sounds like the right environment for you, we welcome you to apply!

Valley Montessori is looking for passionate educators to join our team. Please, send Resume and Cover Letter to info@valleyma.com with the name of position you are applying in the subject line.

Currently Open Positions

Substitute Teacher/Floater

Job description

Qualified Candidates Will Have the Following:

  • Passion and love of working with children
  • Ability to interact with parents and co-workers in a warm, empathetic, competent and respectful manner
  • Desire to understand and implement Montessori education
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus but not required
  • Providing breaks to classroom teachers and keeping a consistent environment for the children in their absence
  • Be willing and able to change diapers, and to help with cleaning and caring for a classroom.
  • Be willing and able to help with cleaning/caring for children/helping/ assisting a Lead Teacher with any working duties
  • Monitoring nap rooms
  • Ensuring the safety and care of the children
  • Assisting with afternoon pick-ups

 

Credentials:

  • 6 ECE units are needed (Before employment) and must be registered for full completion of 12 ECE units.
  • Must provide official transcripts and diplomas
  • Must provide a Live-Scan fingerprint and criminal background check
  • Must be authorized to work in the US
  • Must provide a TB test and current Health Report
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

To apply, email your resume to info@valleyma.com

ABOUT VALLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY

Valley Montessori Academy is Bakersfield’s only Montessori school with programs for children from TODDLER through ELEMENTARY. We offer 3 PTO days, professional development opportunities, tuition discounts for employees’ children, beautiful working environments, and the opportunity to work with a passionate community of educators.  Our team is dedicated to nourishing children’s natural love of learning. We hope you will consider joining!

Montessori Teacher Assistant

Job description

Qualified Candidates Will Have the Following:

  • Passion and love of working with children
  • Assist a Lead Teacher in providing appropriate support in daily Montessori classroom activities 
  • Desire to understand and implement Montessori education
  • Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus but not required
  • Ensuring the safety and care of the children
  • Assist in promoting and supervising a healthy emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of each child.
  • Assist parent group meeting and other school activities.
  • Maintain classroom and playground clean, neat and organized 
  • Maintain supplies and prepare/create classroom activities 
  • Carefully observes and keeps records on each student’s individual progression 
  • Keep records of students’ attendance 

 

Credentials:

  • 6 ECE units are needed (Before employment) and must be registered for full completion of 12 ECE units.
  • Must provide official transcripts and diplomas
  • Must provide a Live-Scan fingerprint and criminal background check
  • Must be authorized to work in the US
  • Must provide a TB test and current Health Report
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

We offer a beautiful working environment, continued education/professional development, and the opportunity to work with a passionate community of educators. If this sounds like the right environment for you, we welcome you to apply!

To apply, email your resume to info@valleyma.com

ABOUT VALLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY

Valley Montessori Academy is Bakersfield’s only Montessori school with programs for children from TODDLER through ELEMENTARY. We offer 3 PTO days, professional development opportunities, tuition discounts for employees’ children, beautiful working environments, and the opportunity to work with a passionate community of educators.  Our team is dedicated to nourishing children’s natural love of learning. We hope you will consider joining!

Montessori Lead Teacher

Job description

Qualified Candidates Will Have the Following:

 

  • Passion and love of working with children
  • Interpret Montessori philosophy to parents, community, assistants
  • Have knowledge of Montessori activities and presentations and implement them with students
  • Understand and promote the school’s mission, goals and objectives and policies to parents in a positive and supportive manner.
  • Communicate with parents in a proper professional manner
  • Attend all staff meetings and participates as an active team member
  • Be a model of professionalism for parents, assistants, and children
  • Prepare a monthly parent newsletter, monthly calendar, lesson plan for each student, and rotate/add/change Montessori works in the classroom

Credentials:

  • Min 12 ECE units of CHDV 
  • Min of 2 years teaching experience in a Montessori environment
  • BA or BS or is in the process of completion.
  • Montessori Certification from an accredited Teacher Education Program is preferable
  • Must provide official transcripts and diplomas
  • Must provide a Live-Scan fingerprint and criminal background check
  • Must provide a TB test and current Health Report
  • Job Types: Full-time

We offer a beautiful working environment, continued education/professional development, and the opportunity to work with a passionate community of educators. If this sounds like the right environment for you, we welcome you to apply!

To apply, email your resume to info@valleyma.com

ABOUT VALLEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY

Valley Montessori Academy is Bakersfield’s only Montessori school with programs for children from TODDLER through ELEMENTARY. We offer 3 PTO days, professional development opportunities, tuition discounts for employees’ children, beautiful working environments, and the opportunity to work with a passionate community of educators.  Our team is dedicated to nourishing children’s natural love of learning. We hope you will consider joining!