Stoneleigh-Burnham School, an independent girls’ boarding and day school for grades 7-12, seeks an experienced, dynamic full-time science teacher for the 2023-2024 school year, effective August 2023.

Located in the Pioneer Valley, a short drive from the Five College Consortium (University of Massachusetts and Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst Colleges), Stoneleigh-Burnham School is the only girls’ school in New England to offer the IB Diploma Programme and attracts students from the local area and around the world. Our mission centers around helping our students discover and use their authentic voices. Faculty who thrive at SBS are collaborative and dynamic colleagues who are excited by professional growth and excellence in teaching, deeply passionate about education, and committed to fostering an inclusive community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach 4 sections of science courses, including Biology and International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies years 1 and 2
• Other responsibilities include: advising students, serving on committees, and other routine duties
• Residential duty and campus housing a possibility

• Possible opportunity to develop new science electives or teach other courses, such as Advanced Life Science
• Supervise co-curricular activities (e.g. coaching, clubs, community service activities, etc.)

Qualities and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred

• Flexibility, enthusiasm, and a team spirit necessary for innovation and collaboration, especially in reviewing the Science Department curriculum and developing courses within the department
• Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to connect with and make a positive impact on young people
• Experience in and demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion work that supports a diverse community
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional growth and development
• The desire to work in a boarding school community and be invested in campus life

Applications:

Please send cover letter, resume, and references to:

Shelley Futter, Assistant to the Deans

employment@sbschool.org

In order to achieve our mission of preparing students to actively engage a diverse and inclusive world we must first emulate the values we hope to instill in our students. Stoneleigh-Burnham is committed to increasing the diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences — of our faculty, staff and student community.

Stoneleigh-Burnham strives to hire and support an inclusive community of employees; candidates from communities that are statistically and systemically underrepresented in independent schools are encouraged to apply. Stoneleigh-Burnham School is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Our Mission:

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is an academic community that fosters an international perspective. We inspire girls to pursue meaningful lives based on honor, respect, and intellectual curiosity. Each student is challenged to discover her best self and graduate with confidence to think independently and act ethically, secure in the knowledge that her voice will be heard.

To learn more about Stoneleigh-Burnham School, please visit our website: sbschool.org.