About the Role
Join the Montessori Campus am Tegeler Forst as an engaged teacher to guide children's development, not shape them. You will facilitate learning in mixed-age groups, fostering a deep understanding of the world through Montessori principles.
Responsibilities
- Teach and lead a mixed-age elementary school learning group alongside another educational professional.
- Act as a generalist, teaching across the entire curriculum and integrating content from language, mathematics, science, and social studies.
- Implement the 'Cosmic Education' philosophy to help children understand their place in the world and develop responsibility.
- Design a prepared learning environment that supports independent, self-directed learning at the child's own pace.
- Serve as an attentive observer, motivator, and trusted contact person, guiding and supporting individual learning processes.
Requirements
- Teaching degree for elementary school with 2nd state examination (1st state examination, Bachelor, or Master's degrees are also welcome).
- National or international Montessori diploma (e.g., DMG, ÖMA, or AMI) or willingness to pursue further training.
- Passion for teaching as a calling, embodying Montessori principles of respect, equal relationships, trust in child competence, and joy in development.
- Experience in educational work, preferably in a Montessori context.
- Self-responsibility, initiative, and an appreciative attitude.
- Enjoyment of teamwork and cooperative collaboration.
Skills
- Montessori pedagogy
- Generalist teaching
- Curriculum integration
- Facilitating independent learning
- Observation
- Motivation
- Teamwork
- Cooperation
Location
- Tegel, Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- Elementary school teaching degree with 2nd state examination
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Montessori diploma
Benefits
- Company pension plan
- Financial support for obtaining a Montessori diploma
- Monthly allowance after obtaining the diploma
- Well-equipped prepared environment for the 2nd developmental stage
- Digital documentation support via teacher iPads
About the Company
- The non-profit Montessori Stiftung Berlin is dedicated to fostering vibrant, practical learning for children and adolescents.
- Based on the principles of Montessori education, we encourage young people to forge their own paths and to actively help shape a just, peaceful, and open society.
- The foundation operates six schools and six daycare centers, which, with their more than 360 employees, care for a total of around 1,500 children and young people.
