Paraprofessional Open Positions:

Children’s House: 3-6 year olds (2 positions open)

Lower Elementary: 6-9 year olds (1 position open)

Join our growing AMS accredited Montessori school in Waukesha, Wisconsin. We are looking for two Paraprofessionals (one early childhood classroom and one elementary classroom) who love working with children and being part of a positive team. No Montessori experience is necessary but a background in education, coaching, daycare, or wrap care is preferred. Our Paraprofessionals build a relationship with their designated classroom community and stay with the same classroom of children throughout the day. We have great students and families at MSOW - 95% of our lead teachers returned this year.

The lead teachers for these two classrooms are eager to partner with a calm, nurturing, positive, Paraprofessional who understands child development and knows how to redirect and manage children with kindness, respect, and consistency. You will help guide and support about 26 students in a lovely mixed age environment equipped with beautiful Montessori materials and lots of space. Paraprofessionals perform a variety of duties throughout the day with primary focus on student supervision, followed by direct teacher/classroom support tasks such as copying, laminating, making materials, light cleaning, and light laundry.

Founded in 1964, Montessori School of Waukesha is the first and only school in Wisconsin accredited by the American Montessori Society, and will serve about 370 students from toddler level through Middle School in the upcoming school year. Our school has one toddler room, five children's house classrooms (3-6 years), four lower elementary classrooms (6-9 years), three upper elementary classrooms (9-12 years), and one middle school classroom (12-14 years).

Faculty members are committed to life-long learning. The parent community is supportive and actively engaged. Come be a part of our welcoming community!

Compensation:

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and related qualifications. Your offer will be based on your credentials and experience. Work day is 7:30 am - 3:30 pm and 180 contracted days for the Children’s House position and 185 contracted days for the Elementary position. Both have 10 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) and benefits.

Salary is calculated based on an hourly rate that compares very favorably to local public school districts and is typically higher.

MSOW offers Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Long-Term and Short Term Disability insurance coverage through the school. MSOW provides a Simple IRA with a 3% match. The school provides 80 hours of personal paid time off, and 16 hours of professional development paid time off. Employees enjoy very significant reductions in wrap care costs for toddlers through 8th graders. Teachers may also teach during our Summer Program if they choose. We believe in professional development and have helped fund degrees, credentials, and certificates for many of our teachers.

Job Type: Full-time, Contracted

Schedule: 8 hour shift - 7:30 am to 3:30 pm

Work Location: In person 2600 Summit Ave. Waukesha, Wisconsin

Those who would like to be considered for 2025-26 openings at MSOW are invited to submit a cover letter and resume to careers@msow.org  

Please include "Montessori Paraprofessional Application'' in the subject line. We hope to make a hiring decision no later than June 20, 2025 so please apply promptly. The interview process includes: an initial interview with the Director of Faculty & Staff and Head of School. Then, candidates will have a conversation with the Lead Teacher in the open position and take a school tour.  An optional follow-up remote meeting will be made available to answer any follow-up questions.