Millbrook School seeks a ceramics teacher for the 25-26 academic year. Candidates should have the following technical experience:
- Loading and firing electric and gas kilns and an interest in learning traditional wood-firing techniques
- Mixing glazes from dry materials
- Recycling clay
- Experience with the following techniques: hand-building, slab and coil construction, wheel-throwing, mold-making, and slip-casting
Ceramics students at Millbrook create both functional ware and sculptural forms. Our featured annual ceramics event is the community firing of the outdoor Manabagama kiln. This is a vibrant program that serves students at the beginning of their journeys as artists as well as those who are advanced and may attend art school. Millbrook's art department is highly collaborative, working in the Holbrook Arts Center, where visual and performing arts are gathered under one roof. Here, teachers and students explore a contemporary framework for art making and performing that is interdisciplinary both within the arts center and beyond.
We seek educators who value creating inclusive classrooms and curriculum. Prior teaching experience is preferred. In addition to teaching four sections, this position includes coaching or supervising an afternoon program for two out of three seasons and serving as an advisor for up to six students. Energy for adolescents, adaptability, humor, and integrity are the hallmarks of Millbrook's faculty. Housing may be provided and would bring with it residential life duties. Placement in the salary range is based on experience, education, and all other factors permitted by law.
Millbrook School is eager to consider applications from individuals with backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in independent school communities. As an equal opportunity employer, Millbrook School does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Interested candidates should submit a brief cover letter, resume, and list of references to Joe Raciti, Art Department Chair, and Jasper Turner, Dean of Faculty, using our online hiring platform.
RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS FOR FULL-TIME FACULTY MEMBERS
● Teaching: Teach four sections of a subject (or the equivalent)
● Coaching: Coach two seasons (or the equivalent)
● Community Service: Advise or assist in community service.
● Assemblies: Attend assemblies on designated mornings throughout the school year.
● Evening Responsibility: Faculty who live in housing provided by the school will have an evening responsibility.
● Activities: All faculty support our weekend programming for assigned weekends.
● Advising: All faculty are expected to have between one and six advisees per year, to communicate regularly with advisees’ family, and to write three advisor letters for each over the course of the year. The advisor is the primary resource for a student and their parents or guardians, acts as a mentor, and shepherds the student’s growth over their time at Millbrook. Advisors meet weekly with advisees on Tuesdays during alternating seated lunches and meeting times and schedule additional time as needed. Advisors must be in regular contact with the parents or guardians and keep them informed of their child’s progress. Advisors should also communicate proactively with colleagues about their advisee.
● Miscellaneous: Share in all other boarding school responsibilities including extra help, assembly, formal dinner, department meetings, faculty meetings, orientation programs, award assemblies, trustee and parent weekends, workshops, and additional duties as determined. All faculty are also expected to assist with opening days, winter weekend, and commencement weekend.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
● Bachelor’s degree in the subject being taught or a related field.
● Coaching and teaching experience preferred.
● Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
● Must have strong oral and written communication skills.
● Must have strong computer skills.
● Faculty members must have a clean & valid driver’s license.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS / ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
● Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
● Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
● Must have the ability to work harmoniously and effectively with others.
● Must be able to follow written and oral instructions.
● Must have patience, tact, and enthusiasm when dealing with personnel, students, and families.
● Must be proficient in the composition of written communication.
PHYSICAL & SENSORY REQUIREMENTS (with or without the aid of a mechanic device)
● Must function independently and be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
● Must be able to read, write, speak, and the English language in an understandable manner.
● Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
● Must possess sight/hearing senses or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
● Must be able to work in person, on campus.
● Must be flexible and willing to adapt to new technology, teaching methods and/or schedules.
● Must be able to physically teach, coach, advise, attend meetings & be an active member of residential life.
● Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc., without restrictions.
● If coaching, must be willing & able to travel & attend sporting events on nights and weekends.
● Faculty members must be able to operate a motor vehicle.
WORKING CONDITIONS
● Typical office and classroom conditions.
● Involved in residential life in the dining hall, chapel and dorms.
● Outdoor weather and/or indoor conditions while coaching.
● Bursts of heavy traffic, congestion, and teenage exuberance throughout the day.