Career Opportunities

The Additional School Support Assistant position works with the Lead Teachers and Assistant Teachers in providing a warm, nurturing, prepared Montessori environment when regular classroom staff is unavailable. The Additional School Support Assistant supports the staff in break coverage, playground coverage, naptime, car line, student pickup/dropoff, etc. When not assigned to a classroom, the Additional School Support supports material making, administrative activities, and other duties as requested. This individual is flexible and adaptable to environments and tasks.

When in a classroom, the Additional School Support provides aid to the classroom community to support the well-being of the children and the group. The Additional School Support will work in all classes to help when needed. They will observe the classroom and the children, relate their observations to the Guide/Assistant, and help ensure that the goals of Montessori education at MMS are achieved.

The Additional School Support is responsible for maintaining the rhythm of all classrooms. This includes an awareness of each classroom’s unique routines and the needs of the children. The Additional School Support maintains a calm presence and is a supportive adult in the room for children and adults to call upon.

School Overview:

Marin Montessori School is a flourishing community with 230 students in our lower school and 50 in our Junior High, sought-after graduates over five decades of educating Bay Area children and teens, and located on two bustling, beautiful campuses in Corte Madera and San Rafael. MMS is a school with passionate educators and engaged and enthusiastic families.

MMS recently completed a $3.5mm capital campaign and the expansion of our Corte Madera campus, creating a stunning waterfront and nature-rich elementary wing. A recognized not-for-profit school committed to inclusion: $1mm of MMS’s $9mm annual budget is awarded in tuition assistance annually. As a Green-Ribbon awarded school committed to making a positive impact on our environment, MMS was proud to welcome former Vice President Al Gore as the keynote speaker in 2019-2020; he spoke on climate change and youth activism at the school’s annual fundraiser in support of tuition assistance. In the spring of 2021, chef and food activist Alice Waters was the keynote speaker.

This is an especially exciting time to join Marin Montessori School, a highly regarded Bay Area school with a 60-year history and accreditations from AMI (Association Montessori International) and CAIS (California Association of Independent Schools).

Required Experience, Qualifications, and Attributes:

AMI-Certification, Primary

At least six Early Childhood Education (ECE) units and the ability to enroll in and take classes to complete 12 ECE units as soon as possible.

Successful criminal background check

Three recent work references

Please apply on our website: https://www.marinmontessori.org/