Employment


May Center for Learning has several position openings for people who are passionate about working with students with learning differences. With small class sizes (8 students or less), excellent professional development, and kind and supportive colleagues, working at the May Center is a highly positive experience. May Center for Learning is a recognized leader in the state of New Mexico and beyond for its intervention programs for students with learning differences. 

May Center for Learning is located in beautiful and historic Santa Fe, New Mexico, an artistic mecca surrounded by mountains, mesas and hot springs offering unparalleled access to the outdoors for recreation, sport and rejuvenation. 

Open Positions:

Early Childhood Elementary Montessori Teacher, 2024-2025 School Year
Elementary Montessori Teacher, 2024-2025 School Year


Early Childhood Montessori Teacher

May Center for Learning is excited to announce a full-time teaching position opening with benefits for an experienced early childhood educator passionate about working with students with learning differences.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child.

  • Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children while they learn in the classroom environment.

  • Creating and maintaining a safe, clean, stimulating classroom that promotes self-regulation where all children feel safe and valued.

  • Establishing rapport and building relationships with students based on trust.
    Ensuring classroom supplies and equipment are available and in working condition.

  • Participating in school activities and accompanying students on field trips.

  • Providing explicit reading and language instruction to students based on evidence-based intervention methods (using the SEE curriculum–certification course provided and required as part of employment)

  • Using various assessment tools/strategies to help make instructional decisions for individual students (such as observations, children’s work samples, portfolios, DIBELS, etc.)

  • Communicating effectively and frequently with parents, lead parent conferences, and completing quarterly progress reports for each student.

  • Working closely with the Director to ensure compliance with ECECD program requirements and licensure.

  • Participating in pedagogy and faculty trainings and complete professional development and certification required of all May Center faculty members

  • Providing an environment that teaches respect, compassion, and responsibility for all members of the May Center community

  • Embody May Center for Learning’s guiding LEAP values: Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Principles

The ideal candidate’s qualifications will include:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education, or a related field.

  • Montessori 3-6 certification or willingness to obtain Montessori certification.

  • 3+ years lead teacher experience in a Montessori environment.

  • Experience working with students with language-based learning differences.

May Center for Learning offers many employee benefits, including paid personal and sick leave, a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), an in-house health reimbursement stipend, paid professional development, tuition reimbursement, and a SIMPLE retirement plan.

Salary Range: $48,000-52,000

Interested candidates should send a resume and letter of interest to Rachael Beuchler at businessoffice@maycenter.org.


Elementary Montessori Teacher

May Center for Learning is excited to announce a full-time teaching position opening with benefits for an experienced Elementary teacher passionate about working with students with learning differences.

Responsibilities:

  • Developing lesson plans, independent learning exercises, curricula, and methods that cater to the needs of the individual child.

  • Observing, guiding, supervising, and assessing children while they learn in the classroom environment.

  • Creating and maintaining a safe, clean, stimulating classroom that promotes self-regulation where all children feel safe and valued.

  • Establishing rapport and building relationships with students based on trust.

  • Ensuring classroom supplies and equipment are available and in working condition.

  • Participating in school activities and accompanying students on field trips.

  • Providing explicit reading and language instruction to students based on evidence-based intervention methods (using the SEE curriculum–certification course provided and required as part of employment)

  • Using various assessment tools/strategies to help make instructional decisions for individual students (such as observations, children’s work samples, portfolios, DIBELS, etc.)

  • Communicating effectively and frequently with parents, lead parent conferences, and completing quarterly progress reports for each student.

  • Working closely with the Director to ensure compliance with ECECD program requirements and licensure.

  • Participating in pedagogy and faculty trainings and complete professional development and certification required of all May Center faculty members

  • Providing an environment that teaches respect, compassion, and responsibility for all members of the May Center community

  • Embody May Center for Learning’s guiding LEAP values: Leadership, Empowerment, Advocacy and Principles

The ideal candidate’s qualifications will include:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Education, or a related field.

  • Montessori certification or willingness to obtain Montessori certification

  • 3+ years lead teaching experience teaching in a Montessori environment.

  • Experience working with students with language-based learning differences.

May Center for Learning offers many employee benefits, including paid personal and sick leave, a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), an in-house health reimbursement stipend, paid professional development, tuition reimbursement, and a SIMPLE retirement plan.

Interested candidates should send a resume and letter of interest to Rachael Beuchler at businessoffice@maycenter.org

Salary Range: $48,000-52,000