Career Opportunities

Part-Time After Care Coordinator

This is a part-time position that boasts a salary commensurate with experience.

Organizational Relationships:

The After Care Coordinator directly reports to the Assistant Head of School. The After Care Coordinator hires and supervises all other After Care employees in partnership with the Assistant Head of School. 

On an organizational level, the After Care Coordinator will: 

• Coordinate dates for the After School Clubs with the Assistant Head of School.
• Enforce school policies during After Care hours.
• Implement the budget as it has been prepared by school leadership and suggest revisions that may enhance the program. 
• Work with the school Facilities Manager to assure that: rooms are ready with appropriate furniture; cleaning is done pre, post, and during the After Care. 
• Communicate with After Care parents monthly throughout the school year. 
• Work in partnership with the Marketing and Communications Associate to create brochures for sessions.
• Review paperwork on any students with special needs to be sure caregivers are trained and informed as needed
• Keep detailed, daily attendance records and communicate those regularly to the Business Office and the Assistant Head of School.
• Supervise After Care staff in their implementation of all policies and procedures related to DHS requirements and keep detailed records in partnership with the School Secretary and Assistant Head of School.
• Supervise and manage After Care staff and create daily schedules and a calendar of events.
• Inventory supplies, order, and purchase supplies as stated in the After Care Budget.
• Draft incident reports, interview staff members involved in any incidents, communicate with school administration and parents (when student are injured or incidents occur).

On a programmatic level, the After Care Coordinator will: 

• Provide strong and consistent leadership for the After Care programs, to include robust and developmentally appropriate Clubs. 
• Consult, confer with, and support the After Care Club Teachers during the After Care sessions (Fall, Winter and Spring); assist with day-to-day operations of the After Care program.

On a school-wide level, the After Care Coordinator will: 

• Support the mission, philosophy, pedagogy, policies, and procedures of the school.
• Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct in the performance of duties.
• Serve the school in the outside community in a manner established by the school and consistent with the responsibilities of a professional.
• Model integrity, curiosity, responsibility, creativity, and respect for all persons as well as an appreciation for racial, cultural, and gender diversity.
• Work cooperatively and communicate directly with other staff members.
• When questions or concerns arise, raise them with the appropriate colleagues and supervisors.
• Attend and participate in required school functions and special events.
• Attend and participate in relevant staff meetings unless other arrangements are made with the Head of School.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of relevant experience.
• Experience in personnel management.
• Ability to communicate effectively with school representatives, parents, students, and representatives from the business community. 
• Demonstrated cultural competency.
• Ability to relate joyfully to children.
• Ability to think and plan strategically and creatively.
• Ability to supervise and manage multiple functions and activities.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Occasionally lift up to 30 pounds.
• Generally works in standard office conditions and climate.
• Works in a highly stressful environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a varied and diverse array of contacts.
• May work at a desk and computer for extended periods of time.

This job description is intended to describe the basic elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. This job description does not constitute a contract. It may be modified or amended at any time as determined at the School’s discretion.

Please note: All employees of Gladwyne Montessori will be required to show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status or share their exemption request (medical or religious) with the Head of School and/or School Nurse.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and 3 letters of reference to:

Carrie Kries, Head of School

Part-Time Librarian

This is a part-time position that boasts a salary commensurate with experience.

With Dr. Maria Montessori’s research-based philosophy and curriculum as our foundation, we provide infants through adolescents an authentic, individualized learning experience that cultivates an unparalleled depth of knowledge. The School Librarian has the unique opportunity to work with an exceptional team of professionals to continue to elevate this well-established, highly loved and respected school to heights that ensure both its longevity and continued wide-spread impact. 

Qualifications:

• A Master’s degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (or from a master’s level program in Library and Information Studies accredited or recognized by the appropriate national body of another country) is the appropriate professional degree for school librarians.
• A highly qualified candidate will also hold appropriate state certification as a school librarian and have completed a teacher preparation program and/or educational degree.

Job Goals:

• To empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information.
• To instill a love of learning in all students and ensure equitable access to information.
• To collaborate with classroom teachers and specialists to design and implement lessons and units of instruction, and assess student learning and instructional effectiveness.
• To provide the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library program is aligned with the mission, goals, and objectives of the school and is an integral component of the learning/instructional program.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leader

As a leader, the school librarian creates an environment where collaboration and creative problem solving thrive. The school librarian is an excellent communicator who instills enthusiasm in others by making them feel that they are important members of a team. Strong leaders foster an environment of creativity, innovation, and openness to new ideas, welcoming and encouraging input from others to create consensus. They anticipate future obstacles and continually retool to meet challenges. The school librarian demonstrates his or her role as a visible and active leader within the school community, and a professional member of the school library community by:

• Serving on decision-making teams in the school
• Taking an active role in school improvement and accreditation activities
• Sharing expertise by presenting at faculty meetings, parent meetings, and school board meetings

Instructional Partner

As an instructional partner the school librarian works with teachers and other educators to build and strengthen connections between student information and research needs, curricular content, learning outcomes, and information resources. The school librarian demonstrates his or her role as an essential and equal partner in the instructional process by:

• Collaborating with teachers and students to design and teach engaging inquiry and learning experiences and assessments that incorporate multiple literacies and foster critical thinking
• Participating in the implementation of collaboratively planned learning experiences by providing group and individual instruction, assessing student progress, and evaluating activities
• Joining with teachers and others to plan and implement meaningful experiences that will promote a love of reading and lifelong learning
• Providing and planning professional development opportunities within the school for and with all staff

Information Specialist

As an information specialist, the school librarian provides leadership and expertise in the selection, acquisition, evaluation, and organization of information resources and technologies in all formats, as well as expertise in the ethical use of information. The school librarian ensures equitable access and responsible use of information by:

• Modeling effective strategies for developing multiple literacies
• Understanding copyright, fair use, and licensing of intellectual property, and assisting users with their understanding and observance of the same
• Organizing the collection for maximum and effective use

Teacher

As a teacher, the school librarian empowers students to become critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, skillful researchers, and ethical users of information. The school librarian supports students’ success by guiding them in:

• Reading for understanding, for exposure to diversity of viewpoints and genres, and for pleasure
• Using information for defined and self-defined purposes
• Building on prior knowledge and constructing new knowledge
• Embracing the world of information and all its formats
• Working with peers in successful collaboration for learning
• Constructively assessing their own learning and the work of their peers
• Becoming their own best critics

Job Type: Part-time

This job description is intended to describe the basic elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. This job description does not constitute a contract. It may be modified or amended at any time as determined at the School’s discretion.

Please note: All employees of Gladwyne Montessori will be required to show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status or share their exemption request (medical or religious) with the Head of School and/or School Nurse.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and 3 letters of reference to:

Carrie Kries, Head of School

Substitute Teacher

Primary Responsibilities:

Our substitute teachers will always be working with at least one member of our teaching staff and should defer to these members of the teaching team for following procedures and protocols:

• Communicate with the teacher or assistant regarding incident, illness, concerns at the conclusion of the day
• Take attendance according to the procedures of the school
• Facilitate a thoughtful and peaceful classroom
• Adhere to all procedures, guidelines, and policies followed by teachers in line with recommended employee handbook

Requirements:

• Current clearances (PA Child Abuse, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History, Federal Criminal History Background Check)
• Teaching certificate preferred
• Positive, successful teaching experience with pre-school through elementary students

Additional Information:

• $12-16 per hour, depending on experience
• We will provide necessary (paid) training prior to formal service to the school.

Please note: All employees of Gladwyne Montessori will be required to show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status or share their exemption request (medical or religious) with the Head of School and/or School Nurse.

Interested candidates should send resume and cover letter to:

Carrie Kries, Head of School