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Employment and Internships

It is no surprise that many members of Lab’s faculty and staff have stayed for 15-25-35 or more years. One staff member said: "Everyone wants to stay at Lab. Who wouldn’t embrace the opportunity to be flexible and creative every day? Frankly, it feels like an honor to be a part of Lab, to play a role in our collective mission and process of helping students with learning differences discover their best selves and succeed.”

The Lab School of Washington is situated in the Palisades neighborhood of Washington, DC. Located minutes from historic Georgetown, the Potomac waterfront, and a short drive to the museums, monuments, and other local historic sites. Lab spans two campuses — just a half-mile apart — and offers its faculty and staff the opportunity to work in a creative, collegial, and collaborative atmosphere.

“It’s easy to feel excited to get up each morning and come to Lab. Sure, we work incredibly hard, but there’s nothing more rewarding than witnessing a child find success in a skill area that used to be so daunting for them like a ‘non-reader’ turning into a bookworm or a student who struggled to express herself talk enthusiastically about a family vacation or favorite movie.”
— Speech and Language Pathologist and Intermediate Reading Specialist

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.

Application for Employment

Job Openings

The Lab School of Washington, an independent school for students with learning differences, seeks individuals available for substitution on an as-needed basis in Lab's Middle School division. Lab’s dynamic program offers an arts-based curriculum with small classes for students with language-based learning differences. 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 middle school-aged 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.

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

The compensation for this position is $20-$25 per hour based on experience. 

The Lab School of Washington, a progressive, arts-based 1-12 grade independent school for students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, seeks a dynamic and creative Performing Arts Teacher for a long-term substitute position (anticipated dates are mid March through mid June 2025) in its Lower School (grades 1-4). The Lab School's arts-based curriculum employs a project-based approach to developing both small, informal productions as well as those of a larger scale. The ideal candidate has experience in the areas of performance, production, and arts education. The typical school day for teaching faculty is 7:45am – 3:45pm.

Candidates must have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Theatre Performance, Theatre Education, or a related field
  • Master's degree or MFA in Theatre/Music Performance or Education preferred
  • Music and Dance experience a plus
  • Experience teaching elementary school students
  • Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills
  • Well-demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
  • Nurturing, patient, and flexible nature
  • Flexible schedule to accommodate after school rehearsals and performances

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 full-year salary range for this position is $55,000-$100,000. Salary will be pro-rated based on the portion of the year worked.

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, a progressive, arts-based 1-12 grade independent school for students with language-based learning differences such as dyslexia, seeks a reading specialist to work individually and in small groups with students in its Lower School (grades 1-4) from early November 2024 perhaps through mid-June 2025. Candidates should be well versed in programs and approaches aligned with the Science of Reading, including, but not limited to Orton-Gillingham.  

Requirements:

  • Orton-Gillingham training
  • Knowledge of Google Workspace (e.g., Drive, Classroom, Docs)
  • Excellent interpersonal, written language and communication skills
  • Ability to work creatively and in a self-directed manner
  • Resourceful, flexible, and service oriented

Ideal candidate:

  • At least 2-3 years of teaching and/or therapeutic reading intervention experience
  • Master's Degree preferred

Join a dynamic, warm, and collaborative team of colleagues. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and a completed Lab School employment application to this web address.

The full-year salary range for this position is $55,000-$100,000. Salary will be pro-rated based on the portion of the year worked.

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.

Externship Opportunity

The Lab School of Washington (LSW) is an independent school for students grades 1 through 12 with language-based learning differences (e.g., dyslexia, dysgraphia) and ADHD. LSW is an interdisciplinary environment consisting of educators, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, social workers and artists.  The Psychology and Wellness Department consists of three licensed psychologists, four social workers, and one licensed professional counselor who provide services to LSW students as well as children, adolescents and young adults from the community. Externs will provide individual and/or group therapy to up to 5 LSW students, typically addressing anxiety, peer difficulties, and/or emotion regulation. Externs will also participate in one psychoeducational battery per month, with increasing autonomy in test administration and scoring, interpretation and report writing. Externs will have the opportunity to conduct classroom observations and parent intakes, and to participate in IEP team meetings and didactic seminars. Weekly individual (and potentially group) supervision will be provided by a licensed psychologist on site. This unpaid externship requires two days (16 hours) per week, roughly Sept. through early June.

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.

To apply: Please send the following materials to Dr. Mary Jo Coiro (maryjo.coiro@Labschool.org) by February 1:

  1. Cover letter;
  2. Curriculum vitae;
  3. A graduate transcript (unofficial acceptable)
  4. Two recommendation letters from clinical supervisors