After School Teacher
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Silver Knights Chess Academy
VA
Summary
Manage a classroom of 10-20 students by teaching chess lessons using provided curriculum and demonstrating game strategies. Ensure the responsible storage of equipment and supervise the safe pickup of children by parents.
Job Description
After School Teacher
Make a positive difference in the lives of elementary school children by teaching them to play chess after school!
Silver Knights Chess Academy has taught chess to over 120,000 children in our 19-year history. We provide curriculum and thorough, paid training on how to help children learn chess in a small group teaching setting. Come join us!
Pay: Starting at $55 / hour long club
Please note the total time commitment is longer due to setup and cleanup.
You will be a great fit if you:
- Want to work with children (ages 5-11).
- Want to play chess! You don't have to be a master-level player, but you do need interest and enthusiasm.
- Are available to work part-time during "after-school" hours beginning in the fall
- Experience as a camp counselor, tutor, teacher, coach, after school instructor, or in preschool or daycare is a plus!
- Are comfortable driving and have a flexible schedule, for example, an Uber or Lyft driver, a student, or a retired person looking for a part-time job.
You will receive thorough, paid training on how to help children learn chess.
Here's a sample schedule of how your day might look:
- 2:45pm - Arrive at school, check in, set up
- 3:00pm - Kids arrive, you teach lesson
- 3:20pm - Kids play practice games
- 4:00pm - Clean up, parent pickup
Additional Qualifications:
- Must be available at least 3 weekdays during the school year between 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
- Have a reliable vehicle for transportation
- Ability to lift 25 lbs of teaching equipment
- Ability to learn and use new software tools
Responsibilities:
- Manage a classroom of 10-20 students
- Use our curriculum to demonstrate and effectively communicate all of the basic rules (piece movement, how to castle, check, checkmate, etc) and strategy
- Promote good sportsmanship among students
- Responsibly store and maintain all teaching equipment and materials
- Supervise parent pickup
Guaranteed response within 72 hours of applying.
As a teacher with Silver Knights Chess Academy, you are eligible for some cool perks, including a free Diamond-level chess.com membership for yourself, staff parties, and more!
Silver Knights Chess Academy is an EEO employer and is a safe and drug-free workplace.
Silver Knights Chess Academy is one of the largest chess-teaching organizations in the United States.
We teach chess in-person in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC, as well as teaching online to students in all 50 states and more than 40 countries around the world.
We were founded in 2006 by Adam Weissbarth, a National Chess Master and former schoolteacher. Over the years we’ve taught chess to more than 120,000 children in classes and camps! Although many of our students have had competitive success, our typical student is a regular kid looking to learn a new skill and have fun.
In addition to our school-based program in nearly 350 schools in the Baltimore-Washington area, we also offer an Online Chess Academy program for competitive players. Our program has produced 11 scholastic state champions so far in 2025 from states including Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Georgia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
It’s important to us to keep chess accessible to students and we’re proud to have a need-based scholarship program that gives out more than $50,000 of free and discounted classes each year!
Prior to 2021 we were Silver Knights Enrichment. From 2021-2024 we were part of Magnus Carlsen’s Play Magnus Group of Companies and, later, part of chess.com. The name became Magnus Chess Academy due to that partnership. In October of 2024, ownership and operations transitioned back to Adam and his brother Daniel, and in March of 2025, the company name changed back to Silver Knights Chess Academy.
Founded
2021
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Education
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Fairfax, Virginia
Silver Knights Chess Academy is one of the largest chess-teaching organizations in the United States.
We teach chess in-person in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC, as well as teaching online to students in all 50 states and more than 40 countries around the world.
We were founded in 2006 by Adam Weissbarth, a National Chess Master and former schoolteacher. Over the years we’ve taught chess to more than 120,000 children in classes and camps! Although many of our students have had competitive success, our typical student is a regular kid looking to learn a new skill and have fun.
In addition to our school-based program in nearly 350 schools in the Baltimore-Washington area, we also offer an Online Chess Academy program for competitive players. Our program has produced 11 scholastic state champions so far in 2025 from states including Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, Georgia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
It’s important to us to keep chess accessible to students and we’re proud to have a need-based scholarship program that gives out more than $50,000 of free and discounted classes each year!
Prior to 2021 we were Silver Knights Enrichment. From 2021-2024 we were part of Magnus Carlsen’s Play Magnus Group of Companies and, later, part of chess.com. The name became Magnus Chess Academy due to that partnership. In October of 2024, ownership and operations transitioned back to Adam and his brother Daniel, and in March of 2025, the company name changed back to Silver Knights Chess Academy.
Founded
2021
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Education
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Fairfax, Virginia
