Posted: 30-Jun-25
Location: Potomac, Maryland
Type: Full Time
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McLean School (mcleanschool.org) is a K-12 co-educational independent school in Potomac, Maryland. We are seeking applicants for a Full-Time K-4 Teaching Assistant to begin immediately. The Teaching Assistant will support art, music, and STEM. 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 Teaching Assistant will have an appreciation for students with mild to moderate learning challenges, including dyslexia, ADHD, academic anxiety, and organizational issues, as well as those students who are gifted. 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.
The role of the Teaching Assistant will be to support the lead teachers in reinforcing the classroom objectives. Additional duties include:
- Implementing effective classroom management strategies
- Assisting students who need extra support in completing a task
- Assisting teachers with prep materials before class and clean-up at the end of class
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 Director of Executive Support and Recruitment, Robin Speller.
Interested applicants should fill out an online Application and upload their cover letter, résumé, statement of educational philosophy, and list of references.