Elementary Teacher Assistant

Job description: Reston Montessori School, Reston's oldest Montessori School, is seeking a new team member to join our Elementary Program for the 2026/2027 school year. The Assistant Teacher will assist with classroom lessons and activities throughout the day and oversee a classroom of 1st to 3rd Grade students in the after-care program.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be flexible and work well within a team.
• Have good observational and communications skills.
• Have excellent planning and observations skills.
• Love to experiment, evaluate, and improve on everything they do.

Required qualifications include a BA in education (a background in Science a plus but not mandatory) and two+ years' experience working with children in a classroom setting, creativity with preparing class activities and the ability to work 9:00 to 5:30 each day.

All full-time RMS employees are offered competitive salaries and generous benefits including subsidized health insurance, dental insurance, yearly staff training and 6 weeks guaranteed paid vacation per year.

RMS is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Reston, VA 20190 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Reston, VA 20190:
  Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person