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Posted: 08-Jan-25
Location: Pomfret, Connecticut
Type: Full Time
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Job Purpose:
To instruct, guide and inspire students by developing engaging curriculum within a positive learning environment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach 3-4 sections of classes in an interactive, engaging classroom environment
- Direct 2-3 of the three annual theatrical productions that are part of Pomfret’s afternoon program
- Serve as a faculty advisor to ~6 students
- Live in a dormitory and/or participate in the residential life program, which includes a rotation of weeknight and weekend responsibilities
- Participate in the student life program QUEST and the experiential learning program Project:Pomfret
- Attend faculty, school, departmental meetings, chapel services, and other required school functions and be available for weekly office hours
- Manage relationships with parents that support the social and emotional well-being, intellectual development, and independent personal responsibility of students
- Know, understand, and commit to the Mission and Vision of Pomfret School
- Build positive and appropriate relationships with students and colleagues
- Design and facilitate rigorous and empowering learning that is student-centered, relevant, and meaningful
- Value the diverse thoughts, perspectives, learning abilities, and life experiences of students and colleagues
- Collaborate 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
- Cultivate 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
- Pursue continuous professional growth and development
- Maintain current knowledge of his or her discipline, to review and revise curriculum, and to grow their repertoire of teaching and learning strategies
- 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
Qualifications:
- Three years of teaching experience in a residential or day school setting
- Bachelor’s degree in theater, drama education, or similar field; master’s degree preferred
- Background in directing theatrical productions, preferably in an educational setting
- Expertise in technical theater, including set design, set construction, and lighting (ETC based) is highly desirable
- A team player dedicated to supporting the growth of students
- Must hold a valid US driver’s license
- 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
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and effectively lead a production team.
Work Conditions:
- Sitting, standing, walking and working on a computer
- Some afternoon activities may require being outdoors
- Driving a mid-bus for school activities may be required
About Pomfret School
Pomfret School is an independent coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for 355 students in grades 9 through 12 and postgraduates. Set on a beautiful 500-acre campus in Northeastern Connecticut and brought to life by an exceptional faculty, Pomfret offers a challenging and rewarding experience for students from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Through an engaging process of learning and leading, a commitment to service beyond self, and numerous opportunities for personal growth in academic, athletic, artistic, and residential settings, students emerge as ethical and active citizens of the world. With a clear mission, Pomfret School cultivates a healthy interdependence of mind, body, and spirit in its students as it prepares them for college and to lead and learn in a diverse and increasingly interconnected society.
Pomfret School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in administration of its employment, enrollment, or educational policies, tuition assistance programs or other administered programs.
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