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Montessori Academy of New Jersey, Delran, is currently expanding and accepting resumes from Toddler, Primary, and Elementary teachers interested in joining our thriving Montessori community for the 2023-2024 school year.

All applicants must be AMI certified; applicants currently enrolled in an AMI training course may be considered.

About Montessori Academy:

Serving students 15 months through 6^th grade, MANJ is AMI recognized, and has been providing an exceptional Montessori experience since 1965 and is the longest running AMI recognized Montessori School in New Jersey. The mission of Montessori Academy is to nurture and guide our students in the development of character, compassion, respect, curiosity, the means to learn, to invent, and to participate fully and joyfully in life – independently and in collaboration with others.

Our school boasts well equipped classrooms of approved AMI Montessori materials. Set in a state of the art converted 4 story barn located on a lush farm, we are complete with nature trails, large park, playgrounds, vegetable and flower gardens, and farm animals.

Our faculty and staff are dedicated to the Montessori pedagogy, and we uphold the highest standards of faculty and instruction as set out by the Association Montessori Internationale. Our administrative team provides consistent support to teachers and staff. We currently offer programs for children aged 18 months to 12 years and collaborate with a nearby adolescent program.

We are located 1 hour from the Jersey seashore, 1 ½ hours from ski areas, 1 ½ hours from New York City, and within easy commute of Philadelphia with its fine, educational, cultural and entertainment offerings.

Montessori Academy offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience. Our benefits package includes paid time off, tuition remission, and professional development opportunities. Well-equipped classrooms, a supportive and collaborative environment foster professional and personal growth.

Our Mission:

We at MANJ are committed to the AMI philosophy created by Maria Montessori to guarantee authenticity of the method. The environment in which we work encourages a synergetic and peaceful community by which furthering the students’ physical, emotional, social, and intellectual needs. Not in the service of any political or social creed should the teacher work, but in the service of the complete human being, able to exercise in freedom a self-disciplined will and judgment, unperverted by prejudice and undistorted by fear. – Maria Montessori

We pursue our mission by maintaining the highest standards of facility and instruction as set out by the Association Montessori Internationale.

Preferred Experience, Qualifications, and Distinctions:

Applicants must hold a Montessori teaching certificate for the level for which they are applying. Teaching experience in a Montessori environment is preferred, but others will be considered. Interested candidates should send an email to SchoolHead@manj.org, providing a brief cover letter in the body of the email, and a resume as an attachment.