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 Chaplain and Religion/Philosophy teacher.  

The strongest applicants will have the following qualifications:

• A master’s level theological degree or equivalent clinical training in chaplaincy, public worship, or liturgical planning is required; ordination is preferred. 
• Ability to serve as the Chair of the Religion & Philosophy Department
• Experience serving in a pastoral role for adolescents
• A strong commitment to collaborating with colleagues to create curricular materials.

Typical job responsibilities include:

• Serving as a multi-faith spiritual counselor and offering pastoral care to students and faculty;
• Overseeing spiritual programs including weekly Chapel and annual multi-faith vespers program; organizing and presiding over Convocation and Baccalaureate service;
• Teaching two elective courses in the fall and two-three courses in the spring focusing on topics such as world religions, ethics, philosophy, service-learning or other interdisciplinary courses
• Coaching or assisting with a sport or activity for 1 season;
• Advising a group of 6 to 8 students;
• Providing weekly supervision for boarding students;
• Ensuring faculty oversight to various student faith-based groups (e.g, Christian Fellowship, Jewish Union) and maintaining budgets/oversee expenses of these groups;
• Participating in various committee work including serving on the School’s Inclusivity Committee.

We seek candidates who:

• Respond to feedback with a growth-oriented mindset
• Embrace inquiry, discussion, and collaboration as methods for teaching and learning
• Practice cultural responsiveness and demonstrate an appreciation for how our students’ identities may inform their behavior and performance
• Marry a passion for content area with investment in evidence-based teaching strategies
• Wish to be a part of a collaborative team
• Will approach every aspect of our shared work as a way to build and deepen relationships, since building relationships is at the heart of everything we do at Blair 
• Are motivated to help our students meet their aims by maintaining high standards while also practicing care and flexibility
• Demonstrate an investment in helping to build our community as one that is supportive, healthy, inclusive and diverse 
• Show an ability to juggle multiple priorities and responsibilities
• Enjoy working with adolescent students, in particular 

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. 

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 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 Algebra 1 through Advanced Placement;
• An advanced degree in mathematics or a related field, or an M.Ed. with a B.A./B.S. 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 4 sections each semester, details to be determined.
• Coaching or assisting with a sport for 2 seasons or with activities for 3 seasons
• Advising a group of 6 to 8 students
• Providing weekly supervision for boarding students

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. 
 

Position Available:
Blair seeks an experienced technical director for the 2021-2022 school year; the ideal candidate will be accomplished in set design as well as set building, familiar in working with main-stage and black box theatre productions, musicals and straight plays. Candidates must enjoy working with adolescents and possess an exceptional work ethic, strong communication skills, a commitment to productive collaboration with colleagues in the performing arts department and a sense of humor.  The position includes teaching in an academic department (i.e., math, history or English) as well as residential life and dormitory duties.

In particular, the person in this role will: 

• fulfill the technical needs for Blair’s yearly departmental performances, including four theatre productions, five music concerts, one to two dance recitals, and several professional performances that take place on campus.
• oversee all aspects of technical theatre at Blair, including set design/building, lighting and sound production for theatre performances.  The technical director will be the lead set builder, and will oversee a team of students and assistant technical director in building and running each production.  In addition, the technical director will collaborate with lighting and sound designers as needed for each production.
• oversee the group of students each season who will serve as the technical crew for performances. Teach set building skills, instruct students how to run a show and assist with all performing arts events including theatre, music concerts and dance recitals.  
• oversee or assist with all-school assemblies that take place in the performing arts building each week, including running sound, lights and AV equipment for School Meetings, Chapels, guest speakers, and yearly events such as Baccalaureate and Convocation.  
• assist or oversee the technical needs for some weekend or evening activities that may require portable sound equipment, AV equipment, or take place in our performing arts spaces (main stage, black box theatre, outdoor theatre, gym).  

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 fine facilities and faculty housing, and is committed to the continuing education of the faculty.  The campus and programs may be viewed at the school’s website, www.blair.edu.

How to Apply:  
Please send a résumé and brief letter of interest to Lorry Perry, Assistant Head of School and Dean of Faculty at perryl@blair.edu, followed by transcripts (which may be unofficial) and 2-3 professional or academic references.

Please contact Lorry with questions or for further information regarding the school.

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.