Employment and Internships

The Lab School, founded in 1967, is seeking its next Chief Advancement Officer beginning July 1, 2023. Lab serves just under 400 students with language-based learning differences.  A member of the senior leadership team, the Chief Advancement Officer will build and lead a team of advancement professionals while providing leadership in all of The Lab School's advancement efforts, including annual giving, planned giving, external relations, alumni and parent relations, and communications and marketing. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience, at least five years of experience in roles of increasing responsibility in institutional advancement, direct knowledge of institutional advancement in the nonprofit sector, a history of successful fundraising, particularly in the cultivation of major gifts, an ability to manage multiple, complex, financial and operational tasks and projects, an ability to build, manage, and nurture a talented and strong advancement team, and an approach characterized by integrity, collaboration, collegiality, deliberation, and good will. 

 A full position description may be found here.

The Lab School offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter and résumé. Cover letters should be responsive to the mission of The Lab School of Washington as well as the responsibilities and qualifications presented in the prospectus. Preference will be given to candidates that apply by February 28, 2023. To apply for this position, visit: Chief Advancement Officer, The Lab School of Washington. To nominate a candidate, please contact Steven Wallace, stevenwallace@aspenleadershipgroup.com. All inquiries will be held in confidence.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School of Washington seeks a full-time Upper School Science teacher for the 2023-2024 academic year. The ideal candidate has an advanced degree and experience teaching high school students with learning differences. The ability to effectively utilize direct instruction, guided inquiry, labs and projects, technology, art and discussion to foster students' learning of complex scientific concepts is a sought after attribute. The candidate must hold certification in the content area or Special Education, be willing and able to pursue certification in the content area or Special Education, or be certification-eligible in the District of Columbia.

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed employment application to Lisa McMahon, Head of Upper School at this web address.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School of Washington is seeking a full-time lower school (grades 1-4) classroom teacher/assistant teacher for students with language-based learning differences.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

Master’s Degree in Special Education preferred.

Must have teaching certification or be willing to take the courses required towards certification in the District of Columbia.

Ideal candidates:

• 3-5 years of experience teaching a similar population of students
• Knowledge of literacy, mathematics, and social learning that addresses the needs of students with learning differences
• Exceptional ability to collaboratively plan and implement lessons with a teaching team in an arts-infused environment
• Enthusiastic, creative, imaginative

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment application to this web address.

Part-time position

The Lab School is seeking a part-time Middle School Social Worker with excellent skills working with early adolescent aged children, as well as consulting with parents and teachers. The Lab School uses an interdisciplinary team model; the ideal candidate will have excellent collaborative work skills, as well as be able to work independently in a dynamic learning environment. Candidates should have experience and skills working with students with learning differences, as well as skills supporting students from a perspective of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The primary role involves serving as a mental health resource for the division. Some of the specific responsibilities include developing and/or implementing a psychoeducational curriculum to the student body; student social and emotional support; consulting with and providing professional development to teachers in areas pertaining to emotional wellness as well as behavioral management; educating students on issues relating to diversity, mindfulness, health and wellness, and identity; parent education and support; and serving on the Admissions Committee.

Experience and training with Restorative Practices and Responsive Classroom is a plus. Excellent benefits. MSW, LICSW preferred.  

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed employment application to Dr. Natosha Speight, Director of Wellness and Social Emotional Learning at this web address.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Reservoir Group at The Lab School of Washington seeks a part-time speech-language pathologist for evaluative as well as individual and group therapeutic services for children ages 3+. Candidates should be interested in all areas of speech-language pathology and specifically those related to evaluation and therapeutic intervention for reading, written expression, social language, and executive function skills. 

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• DC Department of Health Speech-Language License
• ASHA Certification
• Orton-Gillingham training
• Knowledge of Google Workspace (e.g., Drive, Classroom, Docs) and Zoom™
• Excellent interpersonal, written language and communication skills
• Ability to work creatively and in a self-directed manner
• Resourceful, flexible, and service oriented
• Ability to work year round

Ideal candidate:

• At least 2-3 years of evaluative and therapeutic intervention experience
• Licensure in multiple states (e.g., Maryland, Virginia)
• Bilingual or Multilingual
• Knowledge of or training in specific programs for reading, writing, and executive functioning.  

Join a dynamic, warm, and collaborative team of colleagues. Please submit a cover letter, resume, redacted evaluative report and clinical notes, and a completed Lab School employment application to Gretchen Kunz at this web address.

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School of Washington, an independent school for children with language-based learning differences, has an opening for a full-time middle school science teacher beginning in August 2023. Our ideal candidate will have a Master's degree, experience teaching students with specific learning differences and be knowledgeable of middle school science content and methodology. Ideally, the candidate will have teaching certification in the District of Columbia, or be eligible and/or willing, with support, to complete the requirements for this certification.

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment application to this web address.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School of Washington, an independent school for students with learning differences, seeks individuals available for substitution on an as-needed basis as well as the potential for a part-time/full-time position. Lab’s dynamic program offers an arts-based curriculum with small classes. Divisions include Lower School, Middle School, and/or Upper School. Classes may include reading instruction, written language, math, social studies, the arts, and science. Candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree, Experience teaching students with learning differences ideal.

The Lab School of Washington is an independent, progressive, arts-based school that serves students in grades 1 through 12 with diagnosed language-based learning differences on two campuses in Northwest Washington, DC. The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, as well as any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

Submit resume, cover letter, three professional references, and employment application to Diana Meltzer, Associate Head of School, at this web address. Please indicate in which division(s) you are interested.

Please note: All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

July 5 – July 28

Summer is the time for fun! It is also the time when academic skills can slip, making it difficult for students to maintain the progress they have worked so hard to achieve. Join The Reservoir Group's Speech, Language, and Literacy team at the Lab School of Washington this summer to help students discover their strengths, exercise their creativity, tackle academic challenges, and prepare for the school year ahead. We are seeking a part-time speech-language pathologist for individual and group therapeutic services for children ages 5+ during our short-term summer program. The summer program runs from July 5 - July 28. Candidates should be interested in therapeutic intervention for language comprehension & expression, reading, written expression, social language, and/or executive functioning skills.

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• DC Department of Health Speech-Language License (or eligible for DC license)
• ASHA Certification
• Knowledge of Google Workspace (e.g., Drive, Classroom, Docs) and ZoomTM
• Excellent interpersonal, written language and communication skills
• Ability to work creatively and in a self-directed manner
• Resourceful, flexible, and service oriented

Ideal candidate has:

• At least 1-2 years of therapeutic intervention experience
• Orton-Gillingham training
• Licensure in multiple states (e.g., Maryland, Virginia)
• Knowledge of or training in specific programs for reading, writing, and executive functioning.

Join a dynamic, warm, and collaborative team of colleagues. Please submit a cover letter, resume, redacted evaluative report and clinical notes, and a completed Lab School employment application at this web address.

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School is seeking part-time virtual teachers for both our Global Division and Virtual Tutoring Program with the potential to begin in the Spring of 2023. The ideal candidate has an advanced degree and experience both in teaching students with learning differences and in teaching in a virtual, synchronous setting. We are looking for experienced teachers for students in grades 1st through 12th grades in the subjects of Reading, Writing, Math, Executive Functioning/Organizational skills, and Coaching. The ability to be flexible and feel comfortable working in the ever-changing landscape of virtual education is needed along with the ability to use relational teaching practices to provide high-quality instruction for our students. Access to high-speed internet is also needed. Ideally, the candidate will have teaching certification.  

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment application to this web address.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School of Washington, an independent school for children with learning differences, has an opening for a full-time middle school math teacher for the 2023-2024 school year (with the possibility of teaching a math class in the Upper School). The candidate must hold certification in the content area of Special Education, be willing and able to pursue certification in the content area of Special Education, or be certification-eligible in the District of Columbia. Our ideal candidate will have a Master's degree, experience teaching students with specific learning differences, and be knowledgeable in teaching foundational math concepts through pre-algebra skills.

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment application to this web address.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.

The Lab School of Washington seeks a full-time Upper School Math teacher for the 2023-2024 academic year (with the possibility of teaching a math class in the Middle School). The ideal candidate has an advanced degree and experience teaching a variety of high school-level math courses, through Algebra II, to students with learning differences.  The ability to provide structured, creative lessons that support the learning and application of math concepts in traditional, innovative, and practical ways is a sought after attribute. The  candidate must be willing and able to pursue certification in the content area or Special Education, or be certification-eligible in the District of Columbia.

All faculty and staff employed by Lab must be fully vaccinated against covid-19 or submit an official medical exemption.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment application to this web address.

The Lab School of Washington is an inclusive and welcoming school that celebrates diversity, including race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates representing the diversity of today’s global world.