Lower Elementary Assistant Teacher - Spanish Immersion

About the Opportunity

MCS seeks an experienced educator to work collaboratively under a Lead Teacher in our Lower Elementary Spanish immersion classroom. This is an opportunity to join a talented and committed staffulty and a vibrant community of students and families while supporting a dual-language classroom of approximately 24 children during formative years of their Montessori learning journey. Working in close partnership with the Lead Teacher and the broader elementary team, the Assistant Teacher helps curate a welcoming, orderly, beautiful, and resource-rich environment and supports a high-fidelity Montessori experience each day. In this role, you will foster students' independence, curiosity, social development, and love of learning while contributing to a collaborative, reflective, and joyful classroom culture.

An Elementary Assistant Teacher in the Spanish immersion program at MCS performs the following duties:

• Support the Lead Teacher in maintaining a beautiful, orderly, and well-prepared multilingual Montessori Lower Elementary environment that reflects high standards of care, organization, and intentionality.
• Assist in the daily work cycle, including preparing materials, supporting lessons with strong overview, reinforcing Montessori routines and expectations, and implementing the school's progressive discipline ladder.
• Deliver small-group and individual lessons as directed by the Lead Teacher, grounded in the Montessori curriculum and aligned with the school's curriculum maps and pacing guides.
• Build warm, respectful, and trusting relationships with students, supporting a classroom culture that fosters equity, agency, confidence, community, and belonging.
• Reinforce age-appropriate social-emotional learning, helping students practice regulation, collaboration, and problem-solving.

• Experience in a Montessori classroom setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a Lead Teacher and the broader elementary team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain a safe and organized classroom environment.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic educational setting.