Start Date: ASAP

Reports to: Director of Early Childhood, Lower Elementary Team Leader, Assistant Head of MS or Assistant Head of School

Brief Description: Substitute Teacher will support co-teachers or cover teachers in specific program classrooms. The ideal candidate has experience with students 2-5, 6-9, 9-12,11-13 years old, and enjoys spending time with students in a specific age group or throughout the school, while firmly guiding them and keeping them on track with assignments.

As Needed Position. The hours are as needed Monday-Friday 8:00-3:15 pm, with many full-day opportunities.

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School offers a challenging and comprehensive curriculum built on the philosophy of Maria Montessori to children aged two years through eighth grade. Students work and learn in mixed-age classes led by teaching teams of thoughtful and well-trained professionals. The students have exposure to a full range of academic and artistic courses. BHMS also offers an after-school program and a summer day camp. The School is housed in a new modern facility in the Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn and is ideally located for convenient access to all parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School is an equal opportunity employer seeking candidates who will embrace the tenets of Montessori Education, as well as the principles of community, professional excellence, social justice, and equity.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Follow BHMS safety protocols listed in the Faculty and Staff Handbook (including but not limited to: proof of vaccination, negative COVID test, properly wearing face coverings, maintaining 6 feet of distance, frequent handwashing)
• Serve as a substitute teacher when a teacher is absent
• Work in partnership with the other teacher(s) in the room
• Supervise students during lunch and outdoor play
• Accompany students and teachers to the park and on neighborhood walks, if applicable
• Have fun and be flexible in a fast paced environment

Skills or experience with any or all of the following are also desirable:

Zoom, Canvas, FlipGrid, and other online learning platforms. Demonstrated classroom experience preferred.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:
The facts stated in this application for employment and any supplementary materials (i.e.: resume and educational history) are true and complete. I understand that false or inaccurate statements or omissions of material facts shall be grounds for denial of employment and, if employed, for immediate dismissal. I authorize Brooklyn Heights Montessori School to investigate all statements and claims contained within this application, supplementary materials, and subsequent interviews, and acknowledge and agree that Brooklyn Heights Montessori School may check references from sources other than those references listed herein. I hereby release all current and former employers from any charges or damages for releasing any and all employment information, whether subjective or objective, to Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. I also understand that an offer or acceptance of employment does not create a contract of employment or otherwise alter the at-will nature of my employment with Brooklyn Heights Montessori School.

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School, in compliance with New York City Administrative Code §21-119 (derived from Local Law 60/1984) and section 424-a of the New York State Social Services Law, will require all employees to submit to a criminal background check, fingerprinting, and a records search of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment for the existence of reports of child abuse and maltreatment.

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School is an equal opportunity employer seeking candidates who will embrace the tenets of Montessori Education, including the principles of community, educational and professional excellence, social justice, and equity.

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School has an institutional commitment to the principles of diversity, social justice and equity. In that spirit, BHMS does not discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national or ethnic origin, ancestry or any other characteristic.