Pomfret School, a co-ed, independent, college preparatory boarding and day school consisting of 355 students in grades 9 – PG, is seeking an English/Humanities teacher for the 2018-2019 school year.

Pomfret prides itself on recruiting and supporting administrators and teachers who are leaders and learners and who are deeply devoted to cultivating curiosity and love of learning in our students. An educator at Pomfret is committed to excellent teaching in service of the Mission of the School and its students. Pomfret administrators and teachers create learning environments designed to fulfill the goals of the School's program, a commitment to diversity, and the Vision of the Pomfret Graduate. Faculty at Pomfret embrace the boarding school lifestyle and are committed to educating the whole child. They appropriately challenge students, and support and guide them to reach their potential in the academic arena, on the playing fields, in the dormitories, and within the overall community.

Successful applicants are dynamic individuals able to thrive in a fast-paced yet rewarding environment. Teaching positions report primarily to the Assistant Head of School and requisite Academic Department Chair(s) while receiving responsibility-specific feedback from the leaders of the other programs served. Teaching positions are 10-month, full-time faculty positions, and will begin mid-August, 2018. As is our standard, all teaching positions at Pomfret School are one-year appointments to be reconsidered annually.

At Pomfret, we value diversity and always employ, retain, promote, and otherwise treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Pomfret School is a member of SPHERE, a consortium of eleven Hartford-area independent schools committed to broadening diversity of our student bodies, administration, faculty and staff.

Core responsibilities for standard teaching positions include:

• Teaching four sections of classes in an interactive classroom environment
• Coaching or supervising an athletic team or afternoon program for the equivalent of two out of three seasons
• Serving as a faculty advisor to a small group of students
• Living in a dormitory and/or participating in the residential life program, which includes a rotation of weeknight and weekend responsibilities
• Participating in the School’s student life program, QUEST
• Participating in the School’s academic, project-based program, Project: Pomfret
• Pursuing continuous professional growth and development
• Attending faculty meetings, school meetings, chapel services, and other required school functions

Additional responsibilities include:

• Knowing, understanding and committing to the Mission and Vision of Pomfret School
• Building positive and appropriate relationships with students and colleagues
• Designing and facilitating rigorous and empowering learning that is student-centered, relevant, and meaningful
• Valuing the diverse thoughts, perspectives, learning abilities and life experiences of students and colleagues
• Collaborating with colleagues to create programs (academic, extracurricular, dormitory, QUEST, Project Pomfret, etc.) that enhance the growth and learning of students while fulfilling the goals of Pomfret’s Mission and Vision
• Managing relationships with parents that support the social and emotional well-being, intellectual development, and independent personal responsibility of students
• Cultivating the discipline, habits, and mindsets of a reflective practitioner by seeking feedback, documenting his/her learning, and establishing related goals and action plans that target student outcomes
• Using time between school years to maintain current knowledge of his or her discipline, to review and revise curriculum, and to grow their repertoire of teaching and learning strategies