Teacher - School Age - After Care (School Year 26-27 / MD)

Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day•Bethesda, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Extended Day (School Age) Teacher provides quality child care in Wonders’ school-age programs. The teacher serves as a positive role model, stimulates creative thinking, provides hands-on experiences, and promotes children’s emotional development. Teamwork is central to the position: teachers work with their team and Program Director to develop and deliver programming aligned with the Wonders Extended Day Curriculum, philosophy, and mission. The role involves planning balanced, age-appropriate, process-oriented learning activities that respond to children’s ideas and curiosities and encourage creativity, divergent thinking, and problem-solving. Teachers help maintain safe, engaging, clean, and organized program spaces that reflect children’s lives and support their understanding of societal diversity. They also communicate with families and the Program Director, support team members, participate in special events and accreditation activities, and complete at least 18 hours of staff training annually. This is a part-time, non-exempt position for the 2026–2027 school year, lasting 10 months. The After Care schedule is 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Employees must be available at least three afternoons per week and commit to the entire school year. The listed work location is Bethesda, Maryland.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience working with children in an educational, recreational, or camp setting.
High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 6 semester hours, 90 clock hours, or equivalent of approved school-age coursework in child development and curriculum planning.
If no college courses have been taken for credit, at least 9 clock hours of approved training in communicating with staff, parents, and the public.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Availability to work at least 3 afternoons per week and commitment to the entire school year.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in education or a related field.

Responsibilities

Plan balanced learning activities across active and quiet, long and short, group and individual, cognitive and physical, large-group and small-group, and child-initiated and teacher-directed formats.
Use children’s ideas and curiosities to help guide daily activities.
Implement policies, procedures, and practices in an organized and thorough manner.
Participate in team planning with the Program Director and colleagues.
Lead planning and implementation of age-appropriate, process-oriented activities that encourage divergent thinking, creativity, and problem-solving and align with the Wonders Extended Day Curriculum, philosophy, and mission.
Maintain open communication with the Program Director about children, families, and team members.
Assist with orienting and training new team members in center responsibilities.
Share teaching responsibilities with team members and provide clear, objective feedback.
Plan and participate in special events for children and families.
Ensure program spaces are physically and emotionally safe, engaging, clean, organized, representative of the children’s lives and work, and supportive of children’s understanding of societal diversity.
Develop behavior-management strategies with the team and Program Director in accordance with Wonders policy.
Establish and nurture partnerships with families.
Communicate regularly with families about curriculum and activities and solicit information about children’s development and family events.
Participate in site accreditation and reaccreditation processes.
Attend at least 18 hours of staff training each year.
Work extended hours on half- and full-service days, including winter and spring breaks, and on early-release days.

Benefits

Paid time off
Paid holidays
Winter break
Medical coverage with HRA
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Critical illness insurance
Accident insurance
403(b) retirement savings plan
Wonders tuition discounts
Professional development training
Paid pre-employment background checks, fingerprinting, medical exams, and drug screens
Paid new-hire orientation