PreK Support Teacher

PreK Support Teacher

Harborlight Montessori — Beverly, Massachusetts

Job : 5662697

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Apr 22, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position:
PreK Support Teacher – Children’s House Program

Reports to:

Children’s House Director

Hours:

Full‑Time –

Schedule:

9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday – Friday (40 hrs/week)

Harborlight Montessori is seeking a compassionate and attentive Support Teacher to join our Children’s House program. In this role, you will work closely with lead teachers to provide a safe, nurturing, and engaging environment for our youngest learners. You’ll help support each child’s daily routines, developmental milestones, and emerging sense of independence.

Experience working with the PreK age group is essential, and EEC certification is strongly preferred. Montessori training is not required – we will support your growth – but a genuine love for working with babies and a commitment to responsive, respectful care are a must.

• A welcoming, mission‑driven community
• Salary commensurate with credentials and experience
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off, holidays, and vacation
• Ongoing professional development
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement

• Knowledgeable of the philosophy of Montessori education
• Demonstrate strong cultural awareness and responsiveness, as well as experience supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• High School/Trade School degree preferred
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required
• Priority will be given to candidates with qualifications including:
  • Montessori Credential—AMI, AMS, MACTE
  • Bachelor’s Degree or advanced degree preferred
  • MA EEC Teacher REQUIRED of all candidates

• Support a developmentally appropriate Children’s House program for children ages 3‑6 in collaboration with lead teachers
• Have enthusiasm, flexibility, and a desire to collaborate with colleagues both on your team and across different classrooms
• Exhibit excellent communication with families to provide timely and appropriate feedback regarding student progress
• Possess a growth mindset when it comes to engaging with relevant and mission‑driven professional learning

• Performing various duties, including classroom coverage, lunch duty, laundry, dishes, etc.
• Maintain aesthetically pleasing classroom space and common areas
• Attending faculty and team meetings where appropriate
• Participating in admissions programming as needed
• And other duties as assigned

Harborlight is a co‑educational independent day school currently enrolling 285 students from infant through grade eight. Serving Beverly and its surrounding towns since 1973, Harborlight is a leader in Montessori education and the lab school for Montessori Institute – New England, a Montessori teacher education program. Harborlight is accredited by the American Montessori Society and the Association of Independent Schools in New England.

Harborlight welcomes candidates who will add to the diversity of our school community and who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity, and belonging in their teaching and learning. We encourage applications from communities that are historically underrepresented in independent schools. Harborlight believes that everyone is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, age, gender, religion, national or cultural origin, sexual orientation, family style, political belief, military or veteran status, disability or other characteristics protected under federal or Massachusetts law.

Harborlight makes reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. The school’s equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment, hiring, placement, compensation and benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment.