St Johnsbury, Vermont
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Brooklyn, New York
Fairfield, Connecticut
Posted: 10-Mar-25
Location: St Johnsbury, Vermont
Type: Full Time
Salary: Commensurate with experience
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Job Summary:
St. Johnsbury Academy seeks aspiring educators to join our Teaching Internship Program, designed for individuals interested in beginning a career in education. Interns work closely with experienced faculty while gaining hands-on classroom experience, professional mentorship, and insight into the culture of a vibrant day and boarding school community.
Located in scenic St. Johnsbury, Vermont, St. Johnsbury Academy is an independent, coeducational day and boarding school serving approximately 970 students in grades 9 through 12, including a postgraduate year. The Academy is known for its rigorous academic curriculum, comprehensive arts and technical education programs, and a commitment to character development and community involvement. Our diverse student body represents a broad range of backgrounds, including local students from Vermont and international students from over 30 countries. The Academy’s historic campus, set in the picturesque Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, fosters a welcoming and supportive environment for both students and educators.
Our program offers aspiring educators the opportunity to teach, engage with students, and develop best practices under the guidance of expert mentors. We seek candidates from all disciplines but are particularly interested in math and science candidates.
Key Benefits:
- Room and board provided.
- Mentorship from an experienced faculty member with regular feedback and support.
- Gradual classroom leadership opportunities, from assisting to independently leading classes.
- Lesson planning, assessment development, and exposure to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).
- Observations of cross-disciplinary classrooms to explore different teaching strategies.
- Participation in the Academy’s advisory program to build community and student support skills.
- Opportunities to engage in extracurricular activities, athletics, residential life, and design your own student-centered class (X block).
- Professional development, including portfolio building, recommendation letters, and job search support.
Ideal candidates are enthusiastic about working with students, eager to develop their teaching practice, and committed to fostering a positive school culture.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledgeable in their content area,
- Responsible, energetic, and adaptable,
- Be collaborative and open to the idea of team teaching and/or working regularly with peers,
- Be skilled in teaching contemporary forms of communication such as video creation; podcasts and audio recording, oral and visual presentation, and the google education suite,
- Help students navigate digital and non-digital information and discern credible sources from those which are not credible,
- Be creative and encourage creativity and out-of-the-box thinking in our students,
- Be excited to work one-on-one with our students outside of the classroom using technology when appropriate,
- Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends for campus life events,
- Demonstrated character and ability to serve as a mentor and role model for young people.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use classroom, shop, and lab tools, telephone, computer, tablet, or other learning devices; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom or office levels, and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, and on the telephone; the physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height and 50 pounds to waist height; and to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Duties are normally performed in a school classroom, lab, CTE shop, or classroom. The instructor may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperature fluctuations, fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals commonly used in instruction and /or cleaning. It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during the course of their duties. The teacher may be exposed to infectious diseases carried by students.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud on occasion.
BACKGROUND CHECK AND FINGERPRINTING
The Academy conducts criminal record checks on all candidates. We reserve the right to investigate fully any criminal or motor vehicle offense prior to consideration for employment. The job offer is contingent upon satisfactory maintenance or completion of our background and Child Abuse Registry reporting, and acceptance of our Sexual Harassment Policy.
St. Johnsbury Academy is an equal-opportunity employer. SJA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.