Middle School Classroom Guide

Job Title: Middle School Classroom Guide

Program/Department: Metro Middle School

Reports To: Metro Middle School Program Director

FLSA Status: Salary Exempt

About the Role

Are you passionate about inspiring young adolescents to become thoughtful, engaged learners? Childpeace Montessori School is seeking an experienced Middle School Classroom Guide to lead our dynamic 7th-8th grade community in Language Arts and Humanities and other areas of the curriculum. In this role, you'll create an enriching classroom environment rooted in Montessori principles, guide students' academic and personal growth, and foster meaningful connections between home and school.

What You'll Do

Design and implement effective and creative curriculum and instruction

• Prepare engaging classroom environments and plan lessons that meet each student's learning needs
• Model intellectual curiosity and guide across multiple subject areas with flexibility and passion
• Collaborate with a dynamic team of middle school guides to create an interdisciplinary curriculum that brings learning alive
• Collaborate with a fellow guides to support adolescents' microeconomy businesses and creative expressions
• Assess student progress through observation and multiple assessment tools, supporting academic, social, emotional, and physical development

Advise and support student development

• Serve as an advisor to approximately 10 adolescents
• Manage classroom dynamics with clear presentations, positive behavioral supports, and developmentally appropriate expectations
• Support students in developing conflict resolution, collaboration, and self-regulation skills
• Maintain a beautiful, organized, and sustainable classroom environment where students take ownership of their space

Engage with the community

• Integrate city explorations and real-world learning into your curriculum, connecting students with community experts
• Co-lead annual Odyssey (7-10 day) and Spring (5-day) camping trips, creating transformative experiences for students
• Support student-led community outings and foster responsibility for the world around them

Build supportive home-school partnerships

• Build supportive home-school partnerships through regular communication and advocacy for each student in your advisory group and classes
• Conduct twice-yearly formal conferences and offer ongoing availability for families
• Provide parent education on Montessori philosophy and student development

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Montessori teacher training or certification (AMI Adolescent training preferred)
• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience
• Knowledge of adolescent development and experience working with middle school-aged students
• Experience leading outdoor education or extended field trips

Why Childpeace?

Join a community committed to the whole child. You'll work alongside passionate educators, be supported in your professional growth, and help shape curious, confident young people ready to make a difference in the world.

• We offer:
• Professional development support (24 hours annually funded by Childpeace)
• AMI membership paid by the school
• Collaborative team environment with regular peer observations
• A diverse, urban school community with access to rich city resources

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Background Check/Enrollment in the Central Background Registry:
• CPR/First Aid
• Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect

What the Position Offers:

Salary range of $64,000 - $72,000 with eligibility for benefits (medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending, and more)