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At Pomfret, it's what we do together that sets us apart. It’s the people who live and work here — their ideas and passion — that make the difference. We’re mentors, idealists, inventors, forever tinkering, always striving. In the process, we don’t just educate students, we transform lives. And none of us would have it any other way.
We're Hiring!
- Mathematics Teacher
- Admission Counselor/Assistant Director of Admissions
- Leadership Giving Officer
- Data Systems Administrator
- Security Guard
- Security Guard - Per Diem
Mathematics Teacher
Department: Faculty Instruction
Reports To: Dean of Faculty and requisite Academic Department Head
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Faculty/Staff: Faculty
Full Year/Academic Year/Other: Academic Year
Exempt/Non-exempt: Exempt
Job Purpose:
Pomfret School is seeking an innovative Mathematics Teacher who is comfortable teaching a variety of levels of math courses including algebra, geometry, and calculus.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Core Responsibilities
- 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, department and school meetings, chapel services, and other required school functions
Additional Responsibilities
- Knowing, understanding and committing to the Mission and Vision of Pomfret School
- Being present for weekly office hours
- 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
- Adhering to all School policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Continually meeting or exceeding Pomfret School’s Standards of Behavior, Character, and Engagement
- Performing other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Three years of teaching experience in a residential or day school setting
- Living and working at a boarding school preferred
- Master’s degree preferred
- A team player dedicated to supporting the growth of students
- Passionate about, comfortable with, and find enjoyment in working with adolescents
- Ability to relate well to all constituents in a school community
- Organized, diligent, and possess a strong, proactive work ethic
- Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
- Communicates clearly, in a timely manner, and with confidentially with students, parents, and colleagues
- Empathetic leader and learner with demonstrated success in providing student-centered, solution-focused mentoring to high school-aged students
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, resume or CV, contact information for three professional references, and a completed employment application to Martha Horst, Dean of Faculty at hr@pomfret.org. Thanks!
Admission Counselor/Assistant Director of Admissions
Department: Admissions
Reports To: Dean of Enrollment Management
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Faculty/Staff: Faculty
Full Year/Academic Year/Other: Full Year
Exempt/Non-exempt: Exempt
Job Purpose:
This position plays a key role in the recruitment and enrollment of qualified students who will be best served by the mission of Pomfret School.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Responsible for participating in all aspects of the recruitment and admissions process.
- Develop and cultivate relationships with prospective students and families and serve as the primary point of contact throughout the application and admissions process.
- Represent Pomfret School and communicate the mission, vision, values, and curriculum to prospective students and families at the time of interview, at fairs, and other functions
- Conduct admissions interviews with candidates and parents
- Review and evaluate admissions applicants as a member of the Admissions Committee
- Maintain contact and cultivate relationships with your interviewees (students/parents) throughout the application process
- Work with the Dean of Enrollment Management to identify and initiate targeted efforts for particular markets or grades
- Assist the Admissions Team with admissions related events (open houses, receptions, revisit days, etc.)
- Maintain the utmost confidentiality and professionalism
- Travel domestically and internationally, as needed
- Contribute to the advising, residential life, and participate in one season of the afterschool activities/coaching programs
- Engage in faculty meetings, school events, etc. when not in conflict with Admissions responsibilities
- Adhere to all School policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Continually meet or exceed Pomfret School’s Standards of Behavior, Character, and Engagement
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Admissions experience preferred
- Knowledge of SchoolAdmin and Google Workspace a plus
- Experience developing, cultivating, and maintaining relationships
- Strong interpersonal/human relations, verbal, written, and communication skills
- Project management, marketing and presentation skills
- Ability to adapt and respond to various situations
Work Conditions
- Environment - outside/inside
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and employment application to hr@pomfret.org. Thanks!
Leadership Giving Officer
Department: Advancement
Reports To: Director of Annual Giving and Constituent Programs
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time - Potential for fully remote work
Faculty/Staff: Staff
Full Year/Academic Year/Other: Full Year
Exempt/Non-exempt: Exempt
As Pomfret prepares to publicly launch an ambitious comprehensive campaign, the School seeks to identify candidates for Leadership Giving Officer, a critical leadership position to help Pomfret maximize the impact from annual giving in achieving campaign objectives and longer-term fundraising goals. This position has the option of remote work for a candidate with fundraising experience.
Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Director of Annual Giving and Constituent Programs, the Leadership Giving Officer identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards Pomfret Fund donors, develops strategy and implements certain fundraising projects, participates in development initiatives and goal setting.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties
- Maintains a prospect portfolio of alumni and parents
- Executes a thoughtful and intentional moves management strategy for each assigned prospect to qualify, cultivate, and secure leadership level annual gift commitments for the Pomfret Fund; travel to conduct approximately 15 visits/month; focus on building long-term relationships with top annual giving prospects and donors. Oversees key reunion fundraising classes through development of goals, recruiting, training and managing volunteers
- Participates in prospect discussions and team meetings to develop constituent strategies
- Builds working relationships and serves as development liaison to departments, faculty, administration, and other key personnel to achieve successful fundraising; nurtures culture of philanthropic support
- Participates in professional development organizations, committees, and meetings
- Responds to constituent communications in a timely manner and executes stewardship touches in accordance with gift acknowledgement plan
- Continually strives to improve and enhance processes and systems
- Must adhere to all School policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Continually meets or exceeds Pomfret School’s Standards of Behavior, Character, and Engagement
- Participates in special projects and other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Two years or more of fundraising experience or equivalent in roles with transferable skills such as sales
- Preferred candidates have a proven track record of soliciting and closing four and five-figure gifts
- Knowledge of development/fundraising concepts and appropriate solicitation techniques
- Knowledge of financial planning, tax and charitable gift laws, and planned giving vehicles and methods preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong negotiating, organizational, analytical and solicitation skills
- Ability to cultivate and build meaningful relationships with individuals for purposes of solicitation and stewardship of gifts to the Pomfret Fund.
- Ability to adapt and respond to various situations
- Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality
- Willingness to travel is essential
- Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge is preferred
- Must be able to work collegially; must be committed to working in a diverse community and have the ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations.
- A high level of integrity and a strong work ethic
- Appreciation of the mission of Pomfret School
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and employment application to hr@pomfret.org. Thanks!
Data Systems Administrator
Department: Technology
Reports To: Director of Technology
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Faculty/Staff: Staff
Full Year/Academic Year/Other: Full Year
Exempt/Non-exempt: Exempt
Position Summary
The Data Systems Administrator is responsible for managing, supporting and maintaining school-wide database systems. The manager will coordinate and oversee the use of database systems across campus such as: Blackbaud, SchoolAdmin, Magnus Health, Naviance, Orah, and other systems as needed, including managing the integration between these systems and others.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties
- Provide institutional support for campus data systems, Blackbaud Education Management, SchoolAdmin, Magnus Health, Naviance, Orah and other attributable data systems
- Manage database user accounts and profile data for students, faculty/staff, contractors and parents
- Coordinate, oversee, and document yearly processes and manage workflows for data as it moves throughout the organization
- Partner with the Director of Technology and key stakeholders on strategic data technology decisions when necessary
- Support data integrations between various database products used at Pomfret and ensure data integrity between systems
- Provide support for the LMS (Learning Management System) backend and support to the Academic Office for course creation, course scheduling, add-drop and other tasks as necessary
- Provide data reports from aggregated sources as requested
- Provide support for data compliance initiatives (e.g. GDPR, security.)
- Act as technical support and provide training for campus-wide data software systems, both new and existing
- Develop tutorials, identify online resources and design and deliver training workshops for faculty and staff
- Support faculty and staff in functions such as online enrollment, data collection and online forms, school directories, billing, IT projects.
- Report to the Director of Technology and collaborate with Technology Department staff regularly
- Work outside normal office hours, including evenings, weekends, and early mornings to perform any needed upgrades or enhancements
- Seek professional development opportunities
- Maintain professional relationships with vendors and assist faculty and staff with Blackbaud support and knowledge base articles when necessary
- Continually strive to improve and enhance processes and systems
- Must adhere to all School policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Continually meet or exceed Pomfret School’s Standards of Behavior, Character, and Engagement
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, with at least 3 years of work experience in the education technology field
- Recent experience with Blackbaud K-12 education products
- Ability to effectively train faculty and staff to help them best leverage school database technology
- Ability to interact with users in a professional, cooperative and courteous manner
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- Works in an environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines, and a varied and diverse array of contacts
- May work at a desk and computer for extended periods of time
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 30 pounds of computer equipment
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and employment application to hr@pomfret.org. Thanks!
Security Guard
Department: Facilities Services
Reports To: Operations Manager
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Faculty/Staff: Staff
Full Year/Academic Year/Other: Full Year
Exempt/Non-exempt: Non-exempt
Job Purpose
Under the direction of the Operations Manager, patrol school campus to maintain order and security; respond to, investigate, evaluate and control various security situations. Assure student compliance with school policies and regulations.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties
- Patrol school campus to maintain order and security; protect students, personnel, equipment and property, by performing inspections on foot or in a vehicle of unsafe conditions, illegal acts and security situations on and around school properties.
- Perform daily inspections, secure and unlock buildings as assigned or modified by the Operations Manager.
- Respond to, investigate, evaluate and control various security situations; assure student compliance with school policies and regulations; report presence of unauthorized persons on grounds or facilities.
- Maintain safety of school grounds and facilities, check for broken materials, liquid hazard or fires, prepare a variety of reports and other documentation related to work performed.
- Contact School Officer in Charge and assist in the investigation of illegal activities.
- Contact School Officer in Charge and respond to emergency situations, prevent or control physical altercations, detain students and suspects in accordance with established procedures, administer first aid as needed and assist injured or ill persons.
- Control traffic and provide security at school functions.
- Communicate with school personnel and law, fire and safety personnel to receive and exchange information.
- related to security, vandalism, crimes, investigations or safety regulations. Testify in disciplinary hearings as needed.
- Maintain positive relationships with students, parents, staff and the community. Communicate with students and staff to provide and receive information regarding school activities.
- Investigate reports of explosive devices on campus.
- Investigate reports of students or suspects in possession of a weapon. Take corrective action that is applicable/practical.
- Carry a school provided cell phone during working hours in order to respond to daily needs on campus as they arise.
- Be self-motivated and work well with others as well as independently at times.
Position, Education/Certification and Software Requirements
- High School diploma, GED or equivalent technical school certification.
- Must hold and maintain a valid unrestricted U.S. driver’s license.
- OSHA Certification preferred.
- Minimum of 1 year security experience.
Working Conditions
A. Physical Environment:
- Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
- Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; hazardous chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.
- Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
- Usually moderate noise level.
B. Physical Demands:
- Operates a motor vehicle on a daily basis.
- Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
- Occasionally required to sit.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, often lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Regularly climb and/or balance up to 10 feet, and often climb and or balance up to 25 feet.
- Regular use of close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Additional Required Skills and Abilities
- Must be able to function well in a team/community environment, frequently interacting with students, teachers, co-workers, and administrators, displaying common courtesies and politeness.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and instruction manuals.
- Ability to write routine instructions, reports, logs, and descriptions of equipment problems and needs
- Ability to speak effectively to describe and explain specific problems to co-workers, faculty, staff and
- contractors.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to order replacement parts and stock needed to perform daily tasks.
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and employment application to hr@pomfret.org. Thanks!
Security Guard - Per Diem
Department: Facilities Services
Reports To: Operations Manager
Full Time/Part Time: Per Diem
Faculty/Staff: Staff
Full Year/Academic Year/Other: Other
Exempt/Non-exempt: Non-exempt
Job Purpose
Under the direction of the Operations Manager, patrol school campus to maintain order and security; respond to, investigate, evaluate and control various security situations. Assure student compliance with school policies and regulations.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties
- Patrol school campus to maintain order and security; protect students, personnel, equipment and property, by performing inspections on foot or in a vehicle of unsafe conditions, illegal acts and security situations on and around school properties.
- Perform daily inspections, secure and unlock buildings as assigned or modified by the Operations Manager.
- Respond to, investigate, evaluate and control various security situations; assure student compliance with school policies and regulations; report presence of unauthorized persons on grounds or facilities.
- Maintain safety of school grounds and facilities, check for broken materials, liquid hazard or fires, prepare a variety of reports and other documentation related to work performed.
- Contact School Officer in Charge and assist in the investigation of illegal activities.
- Contact School Officer in Charge and respond to emergency situations, prevent or control physical altercations, detain students and suspects in accordance with established procedures, administer first aid as needed and assist injured or ill persons.
- Control traffic and provide security at school functions.
- Communicate with school personnel and law, fire and safety personnel to receive and exchange information.
- related to security, vandalism, crimes, investigations or safety regulations. Testify in disciplinary hearings as needed.
- Maintain positive relationships with students, parents, staff and the community. Communicate with students and staff to provide and receive information regarding school activities.
- Investigate reports of explosive devices on campus.
- Investigate reports of students or suspects in possession of a weapon. Take corrective action that is applicable/practical.
- Carry a school provided cell phone during working hours in order to respond to daily needs on campus as they arise.
- Be self-motivated and work well with others as well as independently at times.
Position, Education/Certification and Software Requirements
- High School diploma, GED or equivalent technical school certification.
- Must hold and maintain a valid unrestricted U.S. driver’s license.
- OSHA Certification preferred.
- Minimum of 1 year security experience.
Working Conditions
A. Physical Environment:
- Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
- Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; hazardous chemicals; outside weather conditions; and extreme heat.
- Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
- Usually moderate noise level.
B. Physical Demands:
- Operates a motor vehicle on a daily basis.
- Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
- Occasionally required to sit.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, often lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Regularly climb and/or balance up to 10 feet, and often climb and or balance up to 25 feet.
- Regular use of close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Additional Required Skills and Abilities
- Must be able to function well in a team/community environment, frequently interacting with students, teachers, co-workers, and administrators, displaying common courtesies and politeness.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and instruction manuals.
- Ability to write routine instructions, reports, logs, and descriptions of equipment problems and needs
- Ability to speak effectively to describe and explain specific problems to co-workers, faculty, staff and
- contractors.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to order replacement parts and stock needed to perform daily tasks.
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and employment application to hr@pomfret.org. Thanks!
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pomfret School is an equal opportunity employer. It is Pomfret School’s policy to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, creed, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law,. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The School will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
Please Note: Covid and flu vaccines are required as a condition of employment.