City Garden Montessori School (City Garden) is the only Montessori charter school in Missouri, and we are one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist community and seeks others who are passionate about these values. We are committed to fostering excellence for all City Garden children.

At City Garden we are redefining public education, reimagining community, and reinvigorating our world.

City Garden is a community-centered and people-centered organization in an exciting point in our growth and expansion. Ours is an environment that celebrates vulnerability and centers humanity in the workplace. To learn more about City Garden’s impact on the community, please read some recent articles about us, found HERE and HERE.

The SEL Facilitator/ Behavior Specialist
This multifaceted position combines the responsibilities of a SEL/behavior interventionist, behavior management mentor/coach, and a classroom SEL group presenter/discussion facilitator. This position requires a strong background in constructivist child behavior intervention strategies/interventions, adult mentoring/coaching, and experience in delivering engaging age-appropriate social-emotional learning lessons to large groups of students, as well as facilitating discussions/follow-up with students.

Responsibilities

The following represents a summary of the responsibilities of this position. A detailed job description may be downloaded HERE.

Behavior Interventionist

• Support students in developing social skills, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution techniques.
• Manage a caseload of children with behavior success plans
• Document student behaviors in school platforms (Panorama/Infinite Campus) and communicate with parents and staff when needed.

Classroom SEL Lesson Presenter/Facilitator

• Access Panorama Teacher Toolkit to guide SEL Lessons for classroom communities based on identified needs
• Present/Facilitate 45 minute to 1 hour SEL Learning Sessions in classroom communities on a monthly basis following a schedule. (2 classrooms / week plus planning time for lessons)
• Evaluate the effectiveness of SEL lessons and make adjustments based on educator and student feedback/ outcomes.
• Provide ongoing training and support to teachers and staff on effective behavior management techniques.

Family Engagement

• Provide parents and guardians with education on the following
  • The Nautilus Approach to behavior management
  • Social Emotional Learning
• Coordinate Parent Education Night(s)

Nautilus Approach (Positive Behavior Management) Mentor for Assistant Guides (Teachers)

• Foster positive relationships with Assistant Guides and their students, serving as role model and mentor.
  • Assist in creating a safe and inclusive learning environment where every student feels valued and supported.
  • Model positive behavior management strategies
  • Model implementing effective behavior interventions to support students with identified challenges
  • Model pro-active adult-child relationship centered behaviors that either mitigate behaviors before they begin or de-escalate behaviors once starter
• Check-in with Assistant Guides on a rotating schedule, providing two 30-minute check-ins per month with each Assistant Guide
• Collaborate with Lead and Assistant Guides to identify students who may benefit from regular coaching and check-ins promoting positive interventions/strategies; work with the SST to develop appropriate behavior support plans.

Administrative

• Participate as a member of the Student Support Team (SST)
• Additional record keeping, communications with parents, trainings related to role, gathering of resources to support educators, assistants, and/or children
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Education, Counseling, or related field.
• Experience working with K-8 students in an educational setting.
• Experience coaching/mentoring educators.
• Strong understanding of constructivist behavior intervention approaches, trauma informed behavior support, and social-emotional learning frameworks.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with students, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to implement restorative practices with older children as a response to behavior and in support of Social-Emotional learning is a plus.
• Preferred/Additional Skills
  Training in systemic racism, dismantling racism and addressing privilege (must have a firm grasp of anti-bias/anti-racism language and framework)

Schedule

School hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday
Length of Work Year: From date of hire for the 2024-25 school year to the end of Summer School on July 3, 2025, including but not limited to professional development, parent/teacher conferences, and preparatory work

Compensation

This position offers a salary ranging from $41,000.00 to $45,000.00 based on level of education, certifications, and years of teaching experience.

Benefits

City Garden offers a range of benefits for Full-time employees such as:

• Generous Paid Time-off (Fall, Winter and Spring breaks, holidays, and additional days)
• Paid Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance)
• Pre-Tax savings for family health premium costs
• Retirement Plan
• Enrollment preference to City Garden Montessori for child(ren) grades K through 8
• Tuition discount for Early Childhood program (Pre-K)

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