The Montessori Teacher’s Responsibilities include:

• creating lesson plans and curricula focused on developing
  • social, physical, intellectual, and emotional skills,
• assessing children’s individual needs, and
• communicating with parents as required.

You should be able to create a nurturing, stimulating classroom where every child feels included.

A key area of focus will be Afrikaans as a second language.

The Montessori Teachers Responsibilities:

• Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children while they learn in the classroom environment.
• Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child.
• Creating and maintaining a safe, clean, stimulating classroom where all children feel safe and valued.
• Establishing rapport and building relationships with students based on trust.
• Setting an excellent example for students and instilling good values in them like honesty, accountability, understanding, tolerance, respect, love, and kindness.
• Monitoring and assessing student progress and writing up reports.
• Ensuring classroom supplies and equipment are available and in working condition.
• Updating records on the school database and handling various other administrative tasks.
• Participating in school activities and accompanying students on field trips.

The Teacher’s Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, or a related discipline is required to teach children from grade 1 to 3.
• Must be able to teach Afrikaans as a second language.
• English and Afrikaans language proficiency (speaking, reading, writing)
• Be able to teach both in English and Afrikaans
• Completed training at an accredited Montessori Centre.
• Experience in Teaching a Cambridge Education would be advantageous.
• Additional courses or training in Education would be advantageous.
• An ability to teach groups of children of varying ages, needs, and abilities.
• The ability to multitask, keep calm under pressure, and treat everyone with love and respect.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.