Teacher - School Age Before​/After Care; School Year 26-27​/MD

Why Work for Wonders Early Learning + Extended Day?

Play isn’t just fun, it’s fundamental! Children need playtime, it is crucial for healthy development. Children learn about the world by exploring ideas, manipulating objects, investigating creative materials, and problem‑solving with others. Using imagination and creativity, children take on new roles and test new concepts. Wonders teachers observe and plan to create intentional learning experiences that provide meaningful context for children to practice skills and express ideas.

Our Mission – To cultivate curiosity, resilience, and social responsibility in children by fostering high‑quality, nurturing, and inclusive educational communities led by skilled professionals. Since our inception in 1976, we have grown from a single center in the basement of All Saint’s Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland to multiple accredited early learning, extended day, and summer camp programs across the DC Metropolitan Region.

Our programs support today’s workforce while growing the workforce of tomorrow.

Our benefits package includes paid time off, holidays, winter break, medical with HRA, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, critical illness, accident insurance, 403(b) retirement savings plan, Wonders tuition discounts, and professional development training. Benefits eligibility is dependent on job type status. We provide paid pre‑employment background checks, fingerprinting, medical exams, and drug screens as well as paid new‑hire orientation.

The Extended Day (School‑Age) Teacher plays a dynamic role in providing quality child care services in our school‑age programs. The Extended Day Teacher is a positive model, stimulating creative thought processes, providing hands‑on experiences, and promoting emotional development for children. Teamwork is critical;
Extended Day Teachers regularly meet with their team, other staff, and Program Director to develop programs that follow the Wonders Extended Day Curriculum and promote the Wonders philosophy and ideals.

• Actively plan learning activities balanced in all areas and include active/quiet, long/short, group/individual, cognitive/physical, large group/small group, and child‑initiated/teacher‑directed. Attention is given to the children’s ideas and curiosities in influencing the direction of daily activities.
• Implement policies, procedures, and practices in an organized and thorough manner.
• Actively participate, contribute, and cooperate in team planning sessions with Program Director and team.
• Meet with your team to lead planning and implementation of activities that are age‑appropriate, process‑oriented, and encourage divergent thinking, creativity, and problem‑solving, based on Wonders extended day curriculum, philosophy and mission.
• Maintain open communication with Program Director regarding children, families, and team members.
• Assist in orientating and training new team members for center responsibilities.
• Share teaching responsibilities with all team members and provide clear and objective feedback.
• Plan and participate in special events for children and families.
• Ensure that all spaces used by the program are physically and emotionally safe, interesting and engaging for children, clean and organized, reflect and support the lives and work of the children present, and support children in their understanding of the diversity of our society.
• Develop behavior management strategies based on Wonders policy, with team and Program Director.
• Establish and nurture partnerships with families.
• Communicate with families on a regular basis to inform them of program curriculum and activities and solicit information about their child’s development and family events.
• Participate in accreditation and reaccreditation processes for your site.
• Attend a minimum of 18 hours of staff training yearly.
• Work extended hours on half and full‑service days including winter and spring breaks and on early release days.

• Dependable and detail oriented
• Thrives in a high‑pressure environment
• People oriented – enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adapt…