After School Staff

Mcleanschool; Potomac (MD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

McLean School in Potomac, Maryland, seeks applicants for After School Staff to join in August 2025. The school emphasizes differentiated instruction and Abilities Model®, supporting students with mild to moderate learning challenges.

The ideal candidate is energetic, creative, patient, and enjoys activities with students in a non-classroom setting. Equal opportunity employer and inclusive culture are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students who face learning challenges.
• Ability to diffuse escalated emotions and problem-solve alternatives.
• Energetic, creative, patient, and able to participate in activities with students.

Responsibilities

• Support students in an after-school setting outside traditional classrooms.
• Assist with activities that promote self-advocacy and social skills.
• Collaborate with staff to uphold school values and safety.
• Engage students in creative, student-centered learning experiences.

Skills

Patience

Creative

Communication

Flexibility

Job description

McLean School (mcleanschool.org), a K-12 co-educational independent school in Potomac, Maryland, is seeking applicants for After School Staff to begin in August 2025. McLean School has, for 70 years, been helping bright students realize their full potential by providing a comprehensive college preparatory program that emphasizes small classes and differentiated instruction. Through our Abilities Model®, we embrace both traditional learners and ones with mild to moderate learning challenges. We recognize and teach to individual strengths, responding to areas of challenge, but never defining students by them.

The staff member will have an appreciation for students with mild to moderate learning challenges and seek to build self-confidence in our students as they learn to advocate for themselves and prepare for success in college and life. This position requires a dynamic individual with vision and patience. Most importantly, they will subscribe to McLean School’s Core Values, our Mission, and our Philosophy, and will seek passionately to uphold and promote them. After-school staff recognizes that play is the work of young children, and they build on children’s natural curiosity to promote a love of learning.

The ideal candidate is interested in working with students in a non-classroom environment. They are energetic, creative, patient, and enjoy participating in activities with students. Preferably, they have experience working with students who face learning challenges, including dyslexia, academic performance anxiety, ADHD, organizational issues, and those who are gifted. They possess the ability to diffuse escalated emotions and problem-solve alternatives. Creativity, flexibility, and strong communication skills are a necessity.

McLean School is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, genetic status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the recruitment process, please contact the Director of Executive Support Recruitment,Robin Speller.