Join the Bar-T Team

• Kind, energetic, and reliable people who love working with kids!
• No formal experience required… This is your first step toward a career in child care.
• Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
• Hours: We’re hiring staff to work weekdays (Monday through Friday) for mornings (6:30am – 9:30am) and afternoons (3:00pm-6:30pm). Applicants can select to work just mornings, just afternoons, or both mornings and afternoons.

• Experienced child care professionals who are looking to join a team and learn the skills to reach the next level of leadership!
• Applicants must be at least 19 years old.
• ADA Training (Americans with Disabilities)
• High School Diploma
• College Credit OR Nine Hour Communication Course
• Applicants must be able to show proof of completion of:
  • 45 Hour Growth & Development Course
  • 45 Hour School Age Methods and Materials Course
  • 400 Hours of childcare experience
• Hours: We’re hiring staff to work weekdays (Monday through Friday) for mornings (7:00am – 9:30am) and afternoons (3:00pm-6:30pm). Applicants can select to work just mornings, just afternoons, or both mornings and afternoons.

• Child care professionals with a growth mentality who are excited to work with a new community, work with fellow Directors in a collaborative environment, and be a leader and mentor for program staff.
• Applicants must be at least 19 years old.
• Applicants must be able to show proof of completion of:
  • 45 Hour Growth & Development Course
  • 45 Hour School Age Methods and Materials Course
  • Center Director Regulation Training
  • 800 Hours of childcare experience
• Director Career Track Available: Transparent Salary band, growth opportunities, and more.
• Full-time hours (40hrs per week) available. Schedule is a combination of center hours with the children + office hours for planning & program support.
• Positions are benefit eligible (healthcare, vision, dental, employee assistance program).
• We hire assistant director and director positions all year round. Bar-T is always seeking qualified and talented individuals to help elevate our programs.
• If you have completed the above certificates and are seeking a leadership position, please apply.

Who substitutes?

We have a variety of substitutes here at Bar-T. Some of our substitutes are high school students who cannot work full time due to homework and after school activities. We also employ substitutes who previously worked full time, but due to new engagements their schedule has become limited. We also have college students who return home on break and we utilize them as seasonal substitutes.

How It Works

Bar-T uses substitutes when full time employees are unable to be at their assigned shifts. Subs are needed on both a daily and full week basis. We do our best to schedule subs in advance, however we sometimes reach out to subs last minute due to staffing emergencies.

How to Become a Bar-T Substitute

Bar-T substitutes spend 1-2 weeks in training at a specific Bar-T training center. When the training is complete, you are ready to substitute!

We will contact you and verify your information, such as: what areas you can work in/get to, what shifts you can work, and the frequency in which you can work.

Once you are added to the substitutes list, a member of our Kids Club leadership team will reach out to you, as needed, to schedule you for substitute shifts.

Please note that substitute shifts can be last minute. We may text or call you the day of shift to see if you are available to work.

Substitute Requirements and Understanding

Substitute positions are not permanent positions. These shifts are assigned on an ‘as needed’ basis. However, we do hire from our substitute list first, depending on the needs of our programs and our substitutes’ availability. If a position becomes available that you have an interest in, let us know.

If we contact you to sub for more than 3 shifts and you are unable to work, we will contact you again to clarify if you want to work.  If you do not work shifts, we will take you off of our sub list.

• The JLIT program is the first step in the Bar-T Summer Counselor Training Program. JLIT’s will be trained on the ins and outs of summer camp childcare throughout their time with Bar-T. JLIT’s will learn the camp functions, proper childcare interactions, staff relations, team building and other on the job training skills. JLIT programs run at all Bar-T camp locations including Mountainside (Urbana), Ranch (Laytonsville), and Kids Camps in the Germantown, Silver Spring, and Gaithersburg areas. Bar-T bus transportation is available for JLIT’s to both Mountainside and Ranch.
• Applicants must be 14 years old by June 5th
• Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm on Weekdays (Monday through Friday)
• Required Training: All summer camp teams are required to participate in trainings. Our training dates will be Friday, May 31st (7:00pm – 9:00pm), Saturday, June 1st (8:00am – 5:00pm), and Saturday, June 8th (8:00am – 5:00pm).
• JLIT 2024 Summer Fee: $1,000.00 (regardless of the amount of weeks attended)
• JLIT’s must commit to work for at least 4 weeks in the summer (June through August).

• Applicants must have participated in the JLIT program for one full summer.
• Applicants must be 15 years old by June 5^th
• Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm on Weekdays (Monday through Friday) from June through August
• Required Training: All summer camp teams are required to participate in trainings. Our training dates will be Friday, May 31st (7:00pm – 9:00pm), Saturday, June 1st (8:00am – 5:00pm), and Saturday, June 8th (8:00am – 5:00pm).
• LIT Compensation: $100 per week.
• Interviews: Interviews will take place at the Ranch and Mountainside.

• Energetic and engaged staff who are ready to work with kids for an awesome summer of fun!
• Applicants must be 16 years old by June 5th
• Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm on Weekdays (Monday through Friday) from June through August
• Required Training: All summer camp teams are required to participate in trainings. Our training dates will be Friday, May 31st (7:00pm – 9:00pm), Saturday, June 1st (8:00am – 5:00pm), and Saturday, June 8th (8:00am – 5:00pm).

• Energetic and engaged staff who are ready to work with kids for an awesome summer of fun!
• Applicants must be 18 years old by June 5th
• Hours: 8:30am – 3:30pm on Weekdays (Monday through Friday) from June through August
• Required Training: All summer camp teams are required to participate in trainings. Our training dates will be Friday, May 31st (7:00pm – 9:00pm), Saturday, June 1st (8:00am – 5:00pm), and Saturday, June 8th (8:00am – 5:00pm).

• Lifeguard positions are frequently needed during our summer season. If you are already a certified lifeguard please use this application to let us know you are interested.
• Lifeguards must be at least 16 years old, possess a nationally recognized Lifeguard certificate, and possess a valid CPR and First Aid certificate. Note: If you are not yet a certified lifeguard but you are interested in becoming certified, you can use the link below to look up certification classes in your area.
  • https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec/activitiesandprograms/aquatics/safetytraining.html
• Required Training: All summer camp teams are required to participate in trainings. Our training dates will be Friday, May 31st (7:00pm – 9:00pm), Saturday, June 1st (8:00am – 5:00pm), and Saturday, June 8th (8:00am – 5:00pm).

• Kind, engaged, and reliable people who love working with younger children (6 months old – 4 years old).
• No formal experience required… This is your first step toward a career in child care.
• Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
• Hours: Our Early Childhood staff must be available to work shifts within the times of 7:00am – 6:30pm, Monday through Friday.

• Experienced early childhood professionals who are looking to join a new team and/or work with a new community.
• Applicants must be at least 19 years old.
• Applicants must be able to show proof of completion of:
  • 90 hours of approved early childhood coursework
  • 400 Hours of childcare experience
• Hours: Our Early Childhood staff must be available to work shifts within the times of 6:30am – 6:30pm, Monday through Friday.