Posted: 18-May-26
Location: Chevy Chase, Maryland
Type: Full Time
Salary: $63,000 +
Salary Details:
About Concord Hill School
At Concord Hill School, we value and cultivate children’s curiosity in the early years of development. Through a dynamic program rooted in nurturing relationships, we inspire the personal and academic growth of a community of lifelong learners. Since 1965, our mission has guided us in fostering a vibrant environment where students discover their strengths, embrace challenges, and thrive as individuals.
Our core values, care, connection, curiosity, and courage, are at the heart of all we do, shaping our program and creating a joyful, inclusive community. As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and care (DEIC), we foster a school culture that values each individual’s unique identity and actively engages in anti-bias education.
Position Summary
We are seeking a warm, reflective, and collaborative Early Childhood/Preschool Teacher to join our early childhood team for the 2026-2027 school year. Concord Hill’s Preprimary and Primary program follows an emergent curriculum that is inquiry-driven, grounded in play, and values the work of children.
Our classrooms are joyful, relationship-centered environments where children are encouraged to wonder, investigate, collaborate, and take meaningful risks in their learning. We believe young children learn best through hands-on experiences, authentic exploration, and responsive teaching that honors children’s natural curiosity and emerging ideas. Teachers carefully observe and listen to children in order to scaffold learning, support individual growth, and co-construct meaningful learning experiences.
At Concord Hill, project work grows from children’s play, questions, and wonderings and unfolds over days and weeks through intentional learning arcs. Teachers extend children’s thinking through learning circles, shared investigations, experiments, authentic experiences, and thoughtfully connected classroom centers that deepen exploration and move the work forward. The ideal candidate understands the importance of play as a vehicle for social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development and creates engaging, thoughtfully curated experiences that inspire creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and joyful engagement. Through collaborative inquiry, children build knowledge together, develop vocabulary and conceptual understanding, revisit and refine ideas, and grow as confident, curious learners who can communicate their thinking and discoveries with others.
Working closely with colleagues and families, the teacher will help foster a classroom culture rooted in care, connection, curiosity, and courage. As a member of our faculty, you’ll actively participate in professional growth opportunities, collaborate with colleagues across grade levels, and contribute to the ongoing development of our early childhood program.
Position Details
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Salary: beginning at $63,000 and commensurate with experience and education.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain a nurturing, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment rooted in care, connection, belonging, and joyful learning.
- Plan and facilitate developmentally appropriate, play-based, and inquiry-driven learning experiences inspired by children’s interests, questions, and ideas.
- Observe, document, and assess children’s learning and development in order to support responsive instruction and make learning visible.
- Foster children’s social-emotional growth, independence, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking through authentic, relationship-centered learning experiences.
- Build strong partnerships with families through open, thoughtful, and consistent communication about classroom learning, project work, and each child’s growth and development.
- Collaborate closely with colleagues and specialists to support individual children and the broader school community.
- Participate actively in faculty meetings, professional development, school-wide events, and the ongoing growth of Concord Hill’s program.
Why Join Concord Hill School?
At CHS, you’ll become part of a close-knit community that values collaboration, relationships, and joyful learning. Our small class sizes and nurturing environment allow teachers to get to know their students deeply and create meaningful learning experiences that inspire curiosity and confidence.
Teachers at Concord Hill are supported in their professional growth and encouraged to bring creativity, reflection, and innovation into their practice. We believe that caring relationships are the foundation of excellent teaching and learning—for children and adults alike.
Application Process
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Michelle Farkas, Head of School, at mfarkas@concordhill.org.
Concord Hill School is an equal-opportunity employer and actively seeks candidates who reflect and support the diversity of our community. We are not able to sponsor visas at this time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
- Experience teaching in an early childhood or preschool setting.
- Deep understanding of child development and best practices in early childhood education.
- Commitment to inquiry-driven, play-based, relationship-centered, and emergent curriculum approaches.
- Experience observing, documenting, and reflecting on children’s learning and development.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and classroom management skills, with the ability to build warm, trusting relationships with children, families, and colleagues.
- A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-bias education, along with a reflective mindset and commitment to ongoing professional growth.
