Montessori Teacher

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, now owned by the College. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Provide a Montessori-based learning environment for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.

Teaching/Instructing - 90
Provide a safe and nurturing environment for social and academic growth. Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers. Teach Montessori based-lessons and basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills. Read books to class as a whole or to small groups. Create and assisit with activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling and field trips.

Professional Development - 5
Participate in Montessori professional development, as offered. Attend and engage in staff meetings.

Collaboration - 5
Work alongside co- teacher to develop the best work stations for each individual child. Meet with teacher to discuss observations and assessments to best meet the needs of all children.

Educational Requirements
Graduation from High School or GED.

Other Required Qualifications
Ability to work with infants through age 5 children.

Preferred Experience
Experience in an early childhood program serving infants and toddlers in a developmentally appropriate environment would be preferred.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of References

Georgia College is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee and strives to create a campus environment which understands, fosters, and embraces the value of diversity. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by Georgia College. It is the policy our institution to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnical origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, AREA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev. Proc. 75-50). Georgia College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position will not travel

• Criminal Background Check
• Drug Screen