Sidwell Friends, a coeducational Quaker day school, seeks part-time Aides or Assistant Teachers for the Infant/Toddler, Twos, and 3/4 Classroom in the Early Childhood Education Center (ECLC), located on its Bethesda, MD campus. The ECLC is a small facility serving the Sidwell Friends faculty and staff. The Center currently has an infant (up to 6 infants) and toddler (up to 9 toddlers) classroom and a 3/4 room (up to 5 students). 

Applicants must meet all State of Maryland requirements for an Aide (High school diploma or GED required, and at least 1 year experience preferred). In addition the ideal candidate will:

• Create a warm, loving and safe environment for mobile infants
• Create an engaging atmosphere and develop meaningful activities and experiences for toddlers and twos 
• Collaborate as a team to further develop our center 
• Be able to interact and play with the children at their physical level 
• Design activities that are child initiated, and cover physical, social/emotional, linguistic, and cognitive development 
• Communicate with families 
• Adhere to CDC/OCC current Covid guidelines
• Contribute to monthly lesson plans that are focused on the students’ interests 

The Center is open 7:15 am – 4:45 pm. This position is a part time, non-benefit eligible and hours are likely Monday – Friday 7:30-11:30am or 12noon-4:45 pm.

To apply, please submit the Maryland Individual Personnel Information Form along with a resume and proof of meeting the State of Maryland qualifications via our on-line application.