Ballinter Montessori School is now seeking Montessori teachers.
At Ballinteer Montessori school the child’s days are filled with a rich and varied curriculum. The Montessori curriculum which is a form of playful learning addresses all areas of the child’s development incorporating the 4 Main Themes of AISTEAR
The following positions are now available:
Team Leader Full Time : Minimum Requirement BA Montessori Ed. Level 7/8
. We require a candidate with strong leadership and organizational skills to lead a team of 2 assistants
Montessori Assistants Part Time: Minimum Requirement: FETAC Level 6 in Montessori. Experience an asset but not essential, training will be given by our dedicated team of Montessori teachers.
Roles include:
- Planning and developing activities
- Observing, recording and monitoring the Children’s development
- Weekly and Monthly lesson plans
- Adhering to company policies & procedures
- Maintaining a safe, hygienic and stimulating environment for the children.
- Working in collaboration with other staff for the well- being of all children
- Implementing the Montessori Method of Education
We are seeking candidates with a love and knowledge of the Montessori Method of education. These positions offer the ideal candidates the opportunity to work with a team of experienced Montessori teachers, and gain invaluable skills on a practical level using The Montessori Method of Education.
Contact Teresa Duggan 086-8099203
Email:ballinteermontessori@gmail.com
www.ballinteermontessorischool.ie
Read MoreStarcamp are currently hiring Camp Leaders & Managers for 2022!
Starcamp are looking to hire approx. 500 students from across the country for our 2022 season and we hope to have many of them join us from St Nicholas Montessori College as they have done over the past few years.
Starcamp camps are getting bigger and better each year and they have found themselves hiring more and more students to accommodate this. 2022 will see our highest number of staff hired ever.
They will be running their award-winning summer camps in over 250 locations nationwide across 8 weeks of the summer holidays, from the 4th of July until the 26th of August 2022. Their camps run from 9am – 2.30pm daily so it really is the ideal summer job, with evenings and weekends off!
I students are interested they can apply via the following link – https://starcamp.ie/jobs/
Recruiting Preschool Early Years Educator, Greystones, Co Wicklow.
Hours: 08.00 to 14.45 (Approx.), following primary school term weeks and four weeks of summer camp in July
Start Date: 4th July for four weeks. Then closure time until end of August 2022
Our Playful learning Environment
The Nest School offers for part-time Early Childhood Care and Education for ECCE aged children. We are located in a beautiful, new, purpose-built premises within the Waverly development. It is a first class, much-loved preschool which is heavily invested in – with an abundance of top quality materials, toys and curriculum aids. We value progressive thinking and aim to apply best practice from various preschool methodologies. We are enthusiastic and determined to continuously further develop and evolve our curriculum.
Our playful, mixed Curriculum environment is well equipped, bright and welcoming with an abundance of both play based and Montessori materials.
We are looking for a special Early Childhood Educator to join our preschool. They must:
- Hold a qualification in Early Childhood (to work with a co-teacher lead)
- Really enjoy the company of young children – with fun and happiness at the centre of what we do
- Have experience and value Montessori pedagogy as well as play based learning
- Have good knowledge and a commitment to best practice in all aspects of Early Childhood Care and Education (Aistear and Siolta, DES and TUSLA.)
If you are interested in learning more please send your CV to Lynda & Holly at contact@thenestschool.ie. See: www.thenestschool.ie
Read MoreChildcare Practitioner/Early Years Educator
Happy StepsKilcock, County Kildare
€24,000 – €29,000 a year – Full-time, Permanent
Full Job Description
Childcare Practitioner/Early Years Educator
We are looking for energetic, enthusiastic people to join our Wobbler and Preschool teams and to work in Holiday Cover and Floating roles.
Suitable candidates must have:
· Minimum QQI Level 5 in Early Childhood Care and Education or above.
· Good knowledge of working with the Aistear Curriculum.
· Have a genuine interest in nurturing the development of children.
· Have a good command of written and spoken English. Possess good communication skills.
· Applicants must provide us with references and be prepared to complete Garda vetting and hold relevant police vetting from other countries if applicable.
· Experience in childcare is an advantage but not essential as training will be provided.
What we offer Our Staff:
- · A competitive salary
- · Uniform Supplied
- · Christmas Bonus.
- · Additional holiday.
- Staff appreciation days
- ·Discount on staff childcare if required.
- · Mandatory training fully paid for.
- · Continuous personal development to help you reach your full potential.
- · On-site parking.
Roles and Responsibilities:
· As an Early Years Educator, you will help oversee the smooth running of the care rooms, maintain and organise a child-friendly environment.
· Ensure high standards of care for all children.
· Be flexible in your approach to the working environment and the requirements of the service.
· Be willing to work as a team member offering support to fellow colleagues.
· Maintain accurate children’s records.
· Develop and maintain good relationships with parents and provide them with feedback on their child’s day.
· Help to develop and implement crèche policies and routines.
· Assist in organising activity-based programmes for the development of the children.
Work remotely
- No
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: €24,000.00-€29,000.00 per year
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: €24,000.00-€29,000.00 per year
Additional pay:
- Yearly bonus
Benefits:
- Company events
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
COVID-19 considerations:
We have in-house cleaners in our centres. Enhanced covid cleaning & disinfecting schedules in place.
All staff and families sign a daily declaration. We operate a one-way system for drop off and collections. Parents and Guardians don’t enter the carerooms.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kilcock, CO. Kildare W23XK51: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Advanced/Higher Certificate (required)
Language:
- Fluent English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- FETAC/QQI Level 5 Childcare Qualification (required)
“But, we can’t leave materials out in our community – the residents will take things back to their room!”
By Jennifer Brush.
In a Montessori community for older adults, a wide range of interesting materials are available on accessible shelves and tables from which individuals can choose. If someone feels like sorting fishing lures, sewing a button, or listening to music, they are free to follow their desire and pick what interests them. Individuals are encouraged to work on an activity for as long as they would like. The materials in the environment are representative of the group’s interests and cognitive abilities.
This idea often makes staff in long term care communities nervous when they first learn about it.
“You mean everything is out all of the time? You don’t put it away and then bring it to them? Everyone in our community would take things into their rooms. This is never going to work!”
I hear this at every single workshop I teach. It can work. It works because we follow the needs of the person. We observe and we listen. We ask questions like, ‘Why do you think that Edna wants to take the cards back to her room?”
Let me explain. When we are working with a community to implement a Montessori philosophy, we begin with baby steps. Its not like an HGTV show where our team works all night long to create a brand-new environment that is revealed to the residents in the morning! Typically, staff create new Montessori engagement plans for two to three elders at a time. We collect a thorough life history, then collaborate with the elder to identify two or three activities and one community role the person would enjoy. Next, we meet with the elder every day, demonstrating the new activities and roles, and giving them the chance to try them. Once the elder understands the procedure, we know they enjoy it, and we identify any environment supports they need to make participation easier, we put those materials in the environment for them. Each week we give more demonstrations to more people and introduce more materials into the environment.
We observe and we notice if individuals are showing an interest in certain materials and if they are taking them to their rooms. We ask ourselves, “What is the need that the elder is trying to satisfy?” and brainstorm ways to meet that need. We create an engagement plan specific to that person that includes opportunities to explore, manipulate, and use materials in and out of their room. We observe frequently and continue to tweak the engagement plan, adding new activities and materials that support the person in well-being.
“But what if elders rearrange the shelves overnight and I don’t have time to straighten them in the morning?” This is another question I often hear. Let’s ask ourselves the same question. “What is the need that the elder is trying to satisfy?” and brainstorm how to meet that need. Would that elder like to be invited to take on the role of librarian and help organize the books each day? Or would an elder enjoy being invited to assist in preparing the shelves each morning? Visual cues, such as photos of the correct set-up of the shelves, can be provided to support elders with these tasks. Montessori trained care partners can ask themselves, “Is whatever I’m doing right now something that an elder could be doing with or instead of me?”
Instead of locking away the materials or removing them because someone takes them to their room or rearranges them when we’re not there, we ask ourselves, “How can we support this person to achieve well-being?” And isn’t that what we all want?
Read MoreMontessori Toddler and Primary Lead Teachers
The school: Founded in 1971, Charlotte Montessori School is the oldest Montessori School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located just minutes from our urban city center, Charlotte Montessori School is dedicated to providing an extraordinary early childhood experience and with emphasis on strong parent partnership to uphold our incredible community. We are currently looking for a Montessori Lead teachers in both our Toddler and Primary programs.
The best candidate: The candidate must be enthusiastic, energetic,self-driven, positive, flexible, passionate about the Montessori philosophy and working with children. Candidates should be able to demonstrate respect for the child, school, and environment. Promptness and dependability are a must.
Key Job roles: As a lead teacher, you are responsible for creating a challenging and enriching prepared environment and actively communicating child progress and experience with parents. Good communication and writing skills and ability to work as a team are essential. The Lead Teacher is an important position on a two-member teaching team in both the Primary and Toddler setting. He/she helps to ensure that the classroom environment is prepared; leads lessons, communicates with parents and is a reflection of the Charlotte Montessori mission. Most importantly, this person is integral to our students’ academic and social/emotional growth.
Salary: We offer competitive salary, paid vacation days, and other benefits.
Vacancies: (4 in total)
2 x 15 months – 3 years
2 x 3-6 years
Time Schedule: Hours are generally 7:30 a.m. to 4:30pm, five days a week. Montessori education/degree required.