Mountain City Public Montessori is a tuition-free public Montessori Charter school for children in grades kindergarten through 6th grade in Asheville, North Carolina. We will grow in years two and three to add an Adolescent program. Our mission is to provide equitable access to a high-quality, relevant Montessori education to meet the needs of all students and to strengthen our community. An integral part of our mission as an organization is to operate with a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Our organizational structure is one of shared leadership that gives our staff the support they need to provide the best learning environment and experience for the students, and allows each individual to focus their attention, energy, and skills on what they do best. Shared leadership enables the school to draw on a larger pool of talent, wisdom, expertise, and experience beyond a single administrator, and nurtures the development of leadership experience and skills within the school, thereby cultivating the next generation of leaders.

Instructional Assistants in the Montessori classroom are key to ensuring that the complex learning environment is prepared for children. Assistants enable Montessori teachers to focus on instruction without interruption. The assistant’s broad awareness and scanning of the environment not only protects the teacher’s lessons but also assures that observational data are being gathered continuously, students are navigating the environment appropriately, and concentration is honored. The teacher and assistant’s interactions offer a constant model of grace and courtesy for students to emulate.

MCPM is accepting applications for a multi-age classroom at the upper elementary (grades 4-6) levels. Our Instructional Assistants help ensure fidelity of implementation of the Montessori pedagogy. The primary classroom roles of the assistant are to help prepare the environment, observe and record student work, support procedural autonomy, protect student concentration, and model grace and courtesy. The Instructional Assistant will also implement the Whole School Montessori method and the Nautilus Approach to discipline by supporting the overall needs of the school, particularly when students are engaged in activities apart from the classroom work cycle.

Requirements/Qualifications

High school diploma required
Experience working with children

The ideal Instructional Assistant would:

Exhibit a strong personal commitment to the education of children
Demonstrate a reverence for the potential of each child
Possess strong classroom management skills
Possess strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Be a motivated self starter who enjoys challenges, experimentation and growth in a collaborative environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

To apply:

Please upload a resume / CV and a cover letter.

Instructional Assistant – Upper Elementary (24-25 school year)

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