 | Located in Farmington, Connecticut Miss Porter’s School is an all-girls boarding and day school, enrolling 306 students in grades nine – 12. Since 1843, Miss Porter's School has partnered tradition with innovation to provide a superior education to young women. Our mission is to educate young women to become informed, bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens. We expect our graduates to shape a changing world.
In accordance with applicable law, Miss Porter's School does not discriminate against any individual based on age, ancestry, color, genetic information, learning disability, marital status, past or present history of mental disability, national origin, physical disability, race, religious creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status.
Porter’s is a rigorous college preparatory school, committed to excellence in the classroom. The salary and benefits package is competitive with other NAIS schools and is commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidates; housing may also be provided. |
| Associate Director of Admission, Director of International and Multicultural Student Outreach Posted May 20, 2013
Title: Associate Director of Admission, Director of International and Multicultural Student Outreach
Department: Office of Admission
Job Status: Full-time calendar year: work flexible hours including weekends
Reports to: Director of Admission
Travel: Yes
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Associate Director will participate in all aspects of recruiting a “New Girl” class, with particular emphasis on the recruitment of international students and students from diverse backgrounds.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Recruits students through international and domestic travel including school fairs, school visits, meetings with consultants, receptions, and more.
- Interviews prospective students and parents.
- Reads and evaluates applications (including the referral of candidates to and review of candidates through Vericant).
- Establishes and maintains relationships with school counselors, educational consultants, and program directors.
- Manages SEVIS administration.
- Serves as a liaison to the Dean of Students Office as it relates to programming and support for international students and students of color.
- Assists in the planning and implementation of on and off campus events.
- Coordinates special programs and projects and performs additional duties as assigned.
- Fulfills campus responsibilities as a member of a boarding community.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills):
- A Bachelor’s Degree. (A Master’s degree is preferred.)
- A minimum of three years of Admissions experience.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the mission of both boarding and girls’ schools.
- Exhibits knowledge of assessing English language proficiency in applicants.
- Possesses strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Displays excellent interpersonal and communication skills and strong customer service orientation.
- Demonstrates ability to work with a team, even when traveling remotely.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
- Sitting at a desk and using a computer much of the time.
- At events, time spent standing/walking.
- Extensive travel and driving.
- Evening and weekend hours are routinely required for travel and events.
The essential functions and basic skills have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
Miss Porter's School is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Smoke-free environment
Please submit your resume, letter of interest, electronically to: Liz Schmitt, Director of Admission Email: careers@missporters.org |
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| Dance Instructor Posted May 7, 2013
Title: Dance Instructor
Department: Art Department
Job Status: Part-time academic year: ten-month faculty position; that includes nights, weekends, on-call availability. (Potential for full-time)
Reports to: Associate Head of School
Travel: Light
POSITION SUMMARY:
Studio responsibilities involve teaching one two-hour advanced level dance class and possibly one one-hour introductory level dance class Monday through Friday between the hours of 3:25 – 6:00 p.m. Other responsibilities include preparing and running auditions twice a year, choreographing and producing on and off-campus performances several times per year, managing all aspects of performance production and preparation, maintaining costume and wardrobe inventory, and collaborating with colleagues in the Art Department and other Departments to offer additional performances, promote the dance program, and coordinate inter-disciplinary work with students.
The essential functions and basic skills have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BA or BFA degree or combination of education and work experience in related field.
- Possess solid academic credentials and be qualified to teach dance from introductory to advanced levels in a variety of genres.
- Five + years experience as a dance teacher.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational, time management, and leadership skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and strong customer service orientation.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
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Active, physical position in studio and stage settings.
Miss Porter's School is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Smoke-free environment
Please submit your resume, letter of interest, electronically to: Carol Santos, Associate Head of School
Miss Porter’s School
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
Email: careers@missporters.org |
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| Director of Leadership Gifts Posted May 6, 2013
Title: Director of Leadership Gifts
Department: Alumnae and Development Office
Job Status: Full-time calendar year: work flexible hours including weekends
Reports to: Senior Director, Institutional Advancement
Travel: Yes
POSITION SUMMARY: Organizes and runs targeted programs/campaigns as well as cultivates, solicits and stewards leadership gift prospects as assigned by the Director of Institutional Advancement.
The Director, and other staff, will work together as a management team to ensure that prospects are assigned appropriately with regard to their Annual Fund and major gift solicitations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
General Responsibilities
- Meets endowment/capital and Annual Fund goals and helps the entire Alumnae/Development Office meet its goals in all areas.
- Responsible for selected support Annual Fund by solicitation of assigned leadership Annual Fund donors.
- In coordination with other staff identifies, recruits, and trains volunteer leadership to form a cadre of working, giving volunteers. Provides staff support for Trustees and volunteers as assigned and serves on the Development Committee, Trustee’s Major Gifts Committee and the internal (staff) major gifts team.
- Interacts with the Porter’s community with a broad understanding of the goals and objectives of the school and the office. Fosters and maintains productive relationships with other offices on campus with an active role in school life.
- Handles other projects as assigned by the Director of Institutional Advancement.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Major Gifts
- Serves as primary staff liaison to the 50th reunion for fund raising campaign and coordinates with alumnae relations on other aspects of reunion planning.
- Sets agenda for internal major gifts meetings designed to feed the pipeline for leadership gifts from the Parents’ program, reunion giving and Trustee’s Major Gifts Committee.
- Serves as staff support for members of the Trustee’s Major Gifts Committee, sets agenda and guides committee through solicitations.
- Develops strategies and maintains an active schedule of contacts, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities for a body of key prospects through direct contact and use of volunteer and staff resources according to agreed numbers and time frames.
- Coordinates the nature and number of contacts that prospects receive, involving and informing staff and coordinating with the Director of Institutional Advancement and senior team. Facilitates relationships between potential and current donors and the faculty, staff, and volunteers as appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills):
- A Bachelor’s Degree.
- A minimum of five years of professional (academic) fundraising experience.
- Background in marketing, sales, or other development work is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to generate exciting programming; willingness to solve problems when they arise.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and strong customer service orientation.
- Demonstrated ability to work with a team, even when traveling remotely.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
- Sitting at a desk and using a computer much of the time.
- At events, time spent standing/walking.
- Extensive travel and driving, evening and weekend hours are routinely required.
- Travel to off-site locations.
The essential functions and basic skills have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
Miss Porter's School is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Smoke-free environment
Please submit your resume, letter of interest, electronically to: Julia McCormack, Senior Director of Institutional Advancement Email: careers@missporters.org |
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| Director of Music Posted March 11, 2013 Title: Director of Music
Job Status: Full-time academic year: ten-month faculty position; that includes nights, weekends, on-call availability.
POSITION SUMMARY: Provides hands-on leadership, administrative direction, and oversight for all aspects of the music program. Attends all faculty meetings and required school events as well as carries a load of student advisees and non-academic duties.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Hires and supervises the music teachers.
- Assists with lesson scheduling and course development.
- Oversees and directs the coordination of musical events, to include Reunion Weekend, Family Weekend, Convocations and Graduation.
- Oversees the managing of music facilities.
- Directs the school annual musical.
- Advises the Perilhette, senior a capella group.
- Plans the annual Fritzinger Concert.
- Ensures compliance with Regional and All State Festivals.
- Prepares and manages the department budget, ensuring cost effective and fiscally responsible funding of all performance groups, supplies, maintenance and repair of pianos and other music equipment, and scholarships for students taking music lessons.
Teaching/Musical Direction
Chorus
Concert Choir
Chamber Singers
Advanced Performance Ensemble
Orchestra (preferred)
AP Music Theory & Music Theory
Music History elective
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) or combination of education and work experience in related field.Five + years experience as a music teacher or performing arts administrator at a secondary school and/or college.
- Demonstrated success as a musician with solid academic credentials.
- Experience with residential life, coordinating special events and evaluating student applications and music portfolios is strongly preferred.
- Knowledgeable about the Regional and All State Festivals as well as other music festivals and performance opportunities.
- Visionary leader, actively promoting the music program throughout the community.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong organizational, time management and leadership skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and strong customer service orientation.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS:
The essential functions and basic skills have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
Miss Porter's School is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Please submit your resume, letter of interest, electronically to:
Carol Santos
Associate Head Of School
Miss Porter’s School
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
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Faculty PositionsMiss Porter's School accepts applications on an ongoing basis for teaching positions in English, French, Latin, Spanish, history, art history, science, mathematics, visual and performing arts, and computer science. Please submit your materials to careers@missporters.org to the attention of Associate Head of School Carol Santos. You will be notified if your application and qualifications match a position opening. Classroom responsibilities involve four or five courses per academic year and faculty members are expected to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school and share some dormitory and residential school responsibilities. Qualifications for all teaching positions, therefore, include a demonstrated interest in coaching or coordinating extra-curricular activities and a willingness to fulfill evening and weekend duties.Bachelor's degree required for all faculty positions; Master's preferred. |
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| | Sphere Diversity Hiring Fair Penn Residency Master's in Teaching
The University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Residency Master's in Teaching program is a groundbreaking collaboration between the Penn Graduate School of Education and a consortium of the nation’s leading Boarding Schools. The program provides aspiring teachers an opportunity to receive a master’s degree in education in concert with the exceptional fellowship programs offered by each school. If you are interested, please contact Carol Santos, Associate Head of School at careers@missporters.org. Please include PRMT in the subject line of your email. For more information about the program, visit http://www.gse.upenn.edu/boarding
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Non-Discrimination in Admission
Miss Porter's School is committed to diversity in its student body and admits qualified students without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other class protected by relevant law. Mutual respect is a basic value at Porter's, and we will not tolerate discrimination or harassment against any individual on the basis of protected class status.
We administer all our policies, including those related to admission, financial aid, and educational, athletic, and extracurricular activities, in a manner designed to give each student equal access to all of our programs and activities. When necessary, qualified students will receive reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational opportunities, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate. |
Sexual Harassment
This policy is intended to educate students, faculty, and staff about the nature of sexual harassment; to encourage members of the Porter's community to discuss offensive conduct early to prevent such behavior and to stop it from escalating; and to eliminate any harassing behavior that may already exist.
Miss Porter's School is a community in which all members have rights to feel safe and respected, and to live, work and learn in an environment that is free from sexual harassment. Inappropriate behavior of a sexual nature can undermine these rights. It is the policy of Porter's that no member of the school may sexually harass another.
Sexual harassment encompasses behavior that is subtle and ambiguous as well as that which is direct and overt. It may involve peers, but it is especially serious when it involves a relationship of authority. Under no circumstances will a sexual relationship between an adult member of the community (someone over 18 not in the status of a student) and a Porter's student be construed as consensual.
In determining whether behavior deemed offensive by the individual to whom it is directed constitutes sexual harassment and, if so, the severity of the harassment and the school's response, the range of the circumstances will be considered. Circumstances may include the nature, frequency, intensity, location, context, and duration of the alleged offensive conduct. Perpetrators as well as victims of sexual harassment can be male or female, students, faculty, spouses or staff. Those who engage in sexual harassment will be subject to discipline up to and including dismissal.
No one should be inhibited from making a complaint of what he or she considers to be harassment for fear of reprisal. Therefore, any form of threat or retaliation against anyone who in good faith makes a complaint of sexual harassment is itself a violation of this policy and is cause for discipline.
Violation of this policy, whether intended or not, will not be tolerated. The procedures that Porter's follows are designed to ensure that incidents of sexual harassment will be investigated promptly, and that corrective actions will be taken immediately.
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Non-Discrimination in Hiring
Miss Porter's School provides equal employment opportunities for employees and job applicants without regard to their race, creed, color, religion or national origin, age, gender, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. |
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