Careers
At Sandy Spring Friends School, faculty and staff create life-changing spaces of belonging for students—and experience the same for themselves.
At SSFS, we are a community of radical optimists, led by Quaker values, and called to serve as educators for a new generation of compassionate, critical thinkers.
Founded in 1961, SSFS offers a deep and rigorous academic curriculum, character education rooted in universal Quaker principles, and a diverse and international student body that reflects today's global community. SSFS sits on a pastoral 140-acre campus in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland, midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, MD—an ideal setting for intellectual contemplation and collaboration, athletic training, diverse extracurricular pursuits, outdoor exploration, urban excursion and personal growth.
Our educators are subject matter experts with a continuing thirst for learning. They are progressive; they are kind; they are patient and encouraging; they promote experiential and outdoor learning; they utilize the nearby cities as cultural resources and valuable urban centers; they educate the entire student; they take an active interest in their students, finding meaning and Truth in their lives; they participate in an active decision-making process that involves consensus-building; they respect everyone in a diverse and international setting; and they promote the universal values that form the social fabric of our school. They look for the Light within each child, and respond to their students' styles in ways that support and elicit their best efforts. Education is their passion, and they embrace an environment in which professional development is encouraged. They promote an outstanding academic atmosphere and a safe space in which students, faculty, and parents operate as partners to cultivate academic understanding, social responsibility, and personal growth for all.
If this describes you, we should talk!
Questions about joining the dynamic faculty and staff at SSFS?
Amada Lugo
Director of Human Resources
send email
Employee Benefits
Our Faculty and Staff Speak
"There’s a sense of optimism because of the strength and unity of the faculty—I couldn’t ask for better colleagues, mentors, and friends."
"Where else could I be this casually authentic and yet this intellectual with my students? Where else does the cost of my clothing matter so little versus the quality of my instruction? And where else would I get such kind, professional, generous support from my colleagues, no matter where on campus I am?"
"I have never been at a school with as strong a community as we have here at SSFS. After being hired, I felt like I was "the new guy" for about six hours before I found my people. We look out for one another, and we make sure that the people around us have what they need to be successful. Whether students, families, faculty and staff, or anyone else associated with the School, the people I see every day make sure I know I belong and keep me coming back."
"I love this place so much that after I found it for my kids, I got a job here. Everything about this place encompasses the value of love…for what we do, where we are, and who we’re doing it for."
"SSFS has had a profound impact on my personal and professional life. I can’t imagine working anywhere else."
"I’ve taught at several schools; this is the first one that I wanted to send my children to. It has been everything I needed it to be for them. This school has held them in ways that I couldn’t."
"At SSFS, I’ve found something truly unique: people are fully invested—deeply committed to our mission and to one another. Being a Springer means approaching our work with passion, purpose, and a genuine desire to build unity within our community. It’s not just a job."
"A friend recently said, ‘The world needs Quaker education now more than ever.’ I feel that in my bones. The sense of purpose I have here is one I won’t have anywhere else. I have never been more certain of my own calling for that purpose."
