Chemistry Teacher

Anticipated hiring: August 13, 2025

Westminster School, one of the leading small independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, co-educational high school, a close-knit community of 95 faculty and 420 students (75 percent boarding, 25 percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut.  Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of community, character, balance, and involvement.  Our motto – virtute et numine – by grit and grace – defines and distinguishes the Westminster experience, our community, and our alumni.

This position will include full-time teaching responsibilities in the science department and extracurricular coaching involvement. Applicants should expect to be involved in all aspects of school life through service as a faculty advisor, weekend duties, and other responsibilities as needed. 

A bachelor’s degree is required. The successful candidate will have a strong background in chemistry and a commitment to boarding school life. Salary is competitive; the employment package includes excellent benefits, and housing is provided. Applicants must possess a current driver’s license with a clean driving record. To apply, please send a resume and a list of references to Lee Huguley, Dean of Faculty at lhuguley@westminster-school.org.

Westminster School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from candidates of color. Westminster School reaffirms its long-standing nondiscriminatory policy and employs individuals of any race, color, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin ancestry and/or disability to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available at Westminster. Westminster does not discriminate in its hiring, educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.

A bachelor’s degree is required. The successful candidate will have a strong background in chemistry and a commitment to boarding school life. Salary is competitive; the employment package includes excellent benefits, and housing is provided. Applicants must possess a current driver’s license with a clean driving record. To apply, please send a resume and a list of references to Lee Huguley, Dean of Faculty at lhuguley@westminster-school.org.

About Westminster School

Westminster School, one of the leading small independent boarding schools in the country, is a diverse, co-educational high school, a close-knit community of 95 faculty, 70 staff, and 430 students (seventy-five percent boarding, twenty-five percent day students) set on a 200-acre campus in Simsbury, Connecticut. Since its founding in 1888, Westminster School has been committed to the core values of community, character, balance and involvement. Our motto – virtute et numine – by grit and grace – defines and distinguishes the Westminster experience, our community and our alumni.

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