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Lakeland Montessori Schools
Early Childhood Assistant Montessori Teacher
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A Teacher Assistant assists classroom teachers by providing extra individual attention and instruction to students. Helps teachers with recordkeeping, preparation for lessons and activities and supervising students. May work with special education students, or work in a school library or computer lab; may be called teacher aide or paraprofessional.
$31,053 / year median in Florida
+14% projected growth
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Early Childhood Assistant Montessori Teacher Lakeland Montessori Schools Lakeland, FL Job Details Full-time $17 an hour 6 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance Employee discount Professional development assistance Retirement plan Qualifications Forestry public education activities Montessori teaching method Internship participation Montessori Preschooler care Full Job Description Come join our dynamic, cutting edge American Montessori Society accredited, AdvancED/SACS accredited school! Lakeland Montessori Public Schools has an opening for an Early Childhood Assistant Teacher (multi-age 3, 4 and Kindergarten) for the 2026-2027 School Year. All of our classrooms, age 3-15, are included in our Accredited School status through the American Montessori Society (AMS) and through SACS/AdvancED. We are in our 22nd year of operation and are committed to serving as a model public Montessori school to help fully implemented public Montessori education become a reality for more children across the nation. We currently have thousands of students on our waitlist, however, our employee's children receive preference for enrollment. Our employees are also provided with 10 paid days of leave, $993 per month towards many health insurance options (if you do not elect health insurance, you will receive $750 per month on your monthly paycheck), and an excellent retirement plan for all vested full-time employees. We expect all assistant teachers to commit to the full school year in order to provide continuity and stability for our students and school community. The pay per hour is $17.00 per hour, 8 hours per day with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Our assistants work 190 days per school year. We follow the PCSB calendar for our many holidays and days off. All of our employees are given 10 paid days of leave, as outlined in our Management Handbook. The school expectation is that all classroom employees limit their leave time to no more than these 10 days during the school year in order to provide continuity and stability for our students and school community. Assistants that hold a Bachelor's Degree are eligible to be considered for us to sponsor their full Montessori teacher certification and internship through any MACTE accredited Montessori training center. Information on a local training center is located here: http://www.guidedstudies.com/. Your MACTE Montessori certification will provide the opportunity for you to earn your Master's Degree in Education. Assistants that are not interns begin attending a Montessori online training for assistants before starting in the classroom. This training is completely online and is paid for in full by our school. This online training is for approximately 4 weeks For initial consideration, please complete our application at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2SMvRnro-mpIvnUUWJJopGhB13LJcDkA03CtsSKBi5msu