Extended Day Staff

Description

Friends’ Central School Overview
Friends’ Central School is an independent, coeducational Quaker day school founded in 1845 and serving approximately 860 students in Nursery through grade 12. Located in the Philadelphia suburbs, the School has two campuses. The Middle & Upper Schools are located just outside of 
West Philadelphia in Wynnewood, and the Lower School is on our Old Gulph Road campus in the heart of Wynnewood.

The exceptional faculty at Friends’ Central offers a curriculum that cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical growth of our students. Our pedagogy is grounded in continuing revelation, reflection, integrity, and a willingness to accept responsibility. From Nursery to grade 12, our 
students participate in a process designed to foster creative, critical, and flexible thinking, along with compassion. As they transform from playful children to skilled, self-possessed teenagers, they are always intellectually curious and engaged thinkers. Friends’ Central prepares graduates 
to succeed in college and in life. 

Lower School Extended Day Program Staff
The Friends’ Central Lower School seeks part-time staff for the Lower School Extended Day program. Ideal candidates will be highly motivated, hard-working, flexible, demonstrate a desire to learn, show initiative, and have a sense of humor. This position is part-time, Monday-Friday, from 
2:30-5:45 pm. Friends’ Central Extended Day Program provides a safe and supportive space for students to engage in a community-driven and expanding learning and social opportunity. Extended Day students will have supervised homework time, planned activities, as well as scheduled free play. Extended Day staff members report to the Director of Extended Day and the Lower School Principal. 

Responsibilities:
• Assist with daily planning appropriate and engaging activities within the Extended Day program, 
ensuring that students are safe, happy, healthy, and actively engaged
• Assist with setting up space each afternoon and cleaning up at the end of the day

Qualifications

Qualifications:
• BA degree with emphasis in early childhood and/or elementary education or equivalent 
experience preferred
• 2-3 years of relevant teaching or after-school/camp experience required
• Knowledge of current learning theories and basic principles of human growth and development
• Ability to consider and apply elementary education theories to the design and implementation 
of learning experiences
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with students, 
parents, and school staff 
• All employees will be required to have up-to-date FBI, child abuse, and PA state clearances 
prior to employment. 

Please apply here. The application will ask for a resume, cover letter and three professional references. All applications should be completed by September 30, 2024.
 

Friends’ Central School seeks candidates with a commitment to fostering an inclusive learning community, who will address issues of diversity, as well as enhance the Philosophy of Inclusivity and Awareness articulated in our Diversity Statement.