Employment Opportunities

School Setting: Blair Academy is a co-educational, grade 9-postgraduate boarding school situated on 460 hilltop acres just minutes from the Delaware Water Gap and approximately one hour west of New York City.  The school is 80 percent boarding, possesses exceptional facilities and faculty housing, and is committed to the continuing education of the faculty. Learn more about our campus and programs at the School’s website at www.blair.edu.

Position Available: Blair Academy announces an opening for a local mathematics teacher.  We are searching for an enthusiastic, student-centered, and collegial teacher who will share in the responsibility of ensuring that our teaching of mathematics at Blair is cohesive, inquiry-based and appropriately challenging across our four-year sequence. 

The strongest applicants will have the following qualifications:

• Experience teaching introductory and advanced principles of algebra, geometry and quantitative analysis at the high school level; 
• Interest in project-based, inquiry-based, and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching mathematics;
• A passion for teaching students at all levels, from freshman classes through Advanced Placement; 
• An advanced degree in mathematics or a related field, or an M.Ed. with a B.A. in math;
• Interest and experience integrating technological, artistic and scientific aspects of the study of mathematics into lesson plans;
• A strong commitment to collaborating with colleagues to create curricular materials.

Typical job responsibilities include:

• Teaching 2-4 sections each semester, details to be determined

How to Apply:  First, send your résumé and a  letter of interest to Lorry Perry, Dean of Faculty, at perryl@blair.edu, followed by another e-mail with transcripts (which may be unofficial) and three professional references.

Blair Academy seeks and supports faculty members who enliven and strengthen our community through their contributions to our classrooms, extracurricular activities and their desire to bring people together in a welcoming, inclusive community.  We are committed to hiring people from a diversity of backgrounds.  We do not discriminate against any applicants, as we ensure equal employment opportunities for all. 

Job description: The Administrative Assistant for Student Life shall work in conjunction with the Associate Head of School and Student Life Office deans to manage a variety of matters related to student life at the school. The administrative assistant’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Manage paper flow and maintain student files.
• Manage Drivers Education program.
• Arrange and manage school transportation details for airports, etc.
• Manage SEVIS process and liaison with US Immigration Service for electronic filing/tracking of all international students.
• Coordinate/print/distribute materials for Housemasters.
• Coordinate/manage printing of Student Handbook.
• Coordinate summer  emails sent to parents. 
• Manage the Master calendar.
• Coordinate Opening of School/Registration.
• Update, proof, print and distribute official letters and correspondence.
• Work in conjunction with other offices in Clinton Hall, sharing and covering tasks as necessary.
• Maintain/manage schedule for Associate Head of School
• Work with Associate Deans on class council elections, committee appointments and weekend activities planning.
• Work with Dean of Students to produce final school roster for the year.
• Work with Associate Deans and Dean of Students to plan Junior/Senior Prom.

Personal Traits/Skills required:

• High degree of organization
• Filing
• Able to work with google docs/sheets/forms
• Patience and ability to multi-task
• Phone comfort
• Enjoy working with high school age students
• Discretion
• Pleasant personality for interfacing with students, parents and faculty.
• Some weekend days required during opening of school registration days and school break transportation days.

How to Apply: Send an email expressing interest with a résumé Jackie Roecker, Director of Human Resources, P. O. Box 600, Blair Academy, Blairstown, N.J.  07825-0600 or by email to hr@blair.edu

Blair Academy seeks and supports faculty members who enliven and strengthen our community through their contributions to our classrooms, extracurricular activities and their desire to bring people together in a welcoming, inclusive community. We are committed to hiring people from a diversity of backgrounds. We do not discriminate against any applicants, as we ensure equal employment opportunities for all.