Job Board Submissions Title:
Part-Time or Full-Time Spanish Teacher

Post Date
7/22/2025

Expiration Date
8/21/2025

Details:
Do you have a passion for helping children build language skills, designing engaging lessons, and fostering independence in a supportive, organized environment? Join our team as a full-time or part-time Upper Elementary Spanish teacher!

About this role:
- Designs and implements developmentally appropriate specialty lessons aligned with Montessori pedagogy and
grade-level expectations.
- Cultivates a learning environment that reflects order, independence, respect, and diversity.
- Ensures classroom and materials are clean, organized, attractive, and well-maintained.
- Manages a curriculum supply budget, ensuring expenditures stay within approved limits.
- Participates in designated teacher workdays for planning, preparation, classroom setup, and in-service
training.
- Maintains active supervision of students indoors and outdoors at all times.
- Ensures students are in age-appropriate designated spaces and transitions are smooth and safe.
- Uses a variety of tools to assess student progress in academic, emotional, and social domains.
- Maintains accurate and up-to-date student records to support semester progress reporting.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and Level Directors to support whole-child development.
- Builds and maintains respectful, supportive relationships with families.
- Coordinates with classroom teachers and leadership before initiating parent conferences or addressing
student concerns.
- Participates in the annual evaluation and goal-setting process to support professional growth.
- Attends required meetings, school functions, and professional development activities.
- Completes professional development aligned with school and personal growth goals.
- Submits required forms and documentation in a timely and accurate manner (e.g., accident reports, leave
requests).
- Upholds confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions with students, families, and staff.
- Reports hazards or maintenance concerns promptly.
- Contributes to a positive and respectful faculty culture and strong community engagement.
- Follows all RMS policies and procedures.
- Actively works to align teaching practices with Montessori philosophy and school values.

Qualifications:
We seek people with:

- Bachelor’s degree required, a degree in education preferred
- 3-5 years of teaching experience preferred
- A commitment to best practices in Montessori education
- Passion and joy for working with elementary-aged children and an enthusiasm for learning
- Excellent classroom management skills
- A clear commitment to diversity, community, and inclusion in school communities, as expressed in RMS’s
diversity mission statement
- Personal traits and communication style that nurture the growth of children
- An agile, growth mindset and a solid work ethic
- Works cooperatively with adults and is a collaborative team player
- Solutions driven with the capacity to manage ambiguity
- Comfort with using technology daily and a willingness to learn and navigate specific platforms, such as
Google and student information systems. Experience with Veracross is a plus.
- First Aid/CPR and MAT certifications required (school will sponsor)

Comments:
For close to 60 years, Richmond Montessori School (RMS) has remained dedicated to providing an authentic
Montessori education in a student-centered environment and has remained true to the mission of its founders and the principles of Dr. Maria Montessori. RMS is a non-profit 501(c)(3) independent school dually-accredited by the American Montessori Society and the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. The school serves approximately 310 students ages 18 months to 14 years on two adjacent campuses, which incorporate eleven acres of beautiful green space, located in the west end of Richmond, Virginia. The RMS team includes a diverse group of passionate faculty and staff, fully committed to our core values of Character, Community, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence.

RMS culture supports continuous learning through professional development, benefits including: paid time
off and holidays, opportunities for networking with state, regional, and national educational associations, and
tuition reduction and program discounts for staff children admitted in our programs.

Employer:
Richmond Montessori School
Contact:
Bree Linton

Address:
499 N Parham Rd
Richmond, VA 23229

Work Phone:
8045144854

Email:
blinton@richmont.org

Website:
499 N Parham Rd