The Brearley School, an independent girls’ school serving over 770 students K-XII, seeks candidates for Lower School Room Teachers in Classes K-IV starting August 2025. 

We invite interested candidates to apply by completing an application and uploading a cover letter and resume at https://www.brearley.org/page/about/employment-opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• leading a homeroom in Classes K-IV; overseeing the daily life of each girl at school
• serving as the expert on each student; remaining alert to shifts in their mood, behavior, work habits, and friendships and remaining current in each girl’s academic progress
• teaching English, social studies, and mathematics
• supporting the social-emotional needs of students
• collaborating with a team to write curriculum and develop the program
• participating fully in the life of the classroom, the Lower School, and the school at large
• mentoring an associate teacher
• supporting and advancing the School’s commitment to anti-racism.

The ideal candidate will:

• hold a bachelor’s degree, graduate degree preferred
• have at least two years of head teaching experience in an elementary classroom
• demonstrate a genuine passion for and knowledge of elementary education
• have competence in inclusive, anti-bias, anti-racist pedagogy
• show a sincere interest in young people and an appreciation for the variety of ways in which they grow and learn
• possess excellent communication skills
• have a record of fairness, consistency, and promptness in evaluating student work and in responding to students’ individual progress
• demonstrate the desire to collaborate

About the School

Founded in 1884, Brearley's mission has long combined outstanding academics with an insistence on a larger purpose: A passionate exchange of ideas within the School's walls that prepares girls of adventurous intellect and diverse backgrounds to put their knowledge and habits of mind to meaningful use in the wider world.

A center of intellectual exuberance, the School offers an extraordinary program to girls from across and beyond New York City, attracting and developing a dynamic and committed faculty, who, along with a talented staff, instill in Brearley students a love of learning, an ability to think critically and creatively, a deep curiosity about the world and a pioneering spirit. We believe that a Brearley education is not for oneself alone. Every member of our community plays a vital role in shaping the School today and for the future, cultivating the joy of lifelong learning and lasting friendships, the confidence to pursue one’s ambitions and a commitment to the greater good. In pursuit of this goal, we actively strive to build, nurture and sustain a diverse faculty and student body. We are committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and antiracist/antibias school community, and we expect faculty, staff, students, parents and trustees to pursue meaningful change through deliberate and measurable actions.

Brearley recently announced a “Free Tuition” program for families with incomes of $100,000 or less and without significant assets. Learn more by visiting our website.

Salary

In 2025-2026, the total salary for this position ranges from $78,500 to $158,500 depending on years of full-time teaching experience.

Benefits

Benefits offered to eligible employees include a range of options for health insurance coverage with generous employer contributions across the plans; an HSA plan; pre-tax transit benefits; long-term disability insurance; a retirement plan that includes a school contribution starting at 10% of salary with no mandatory employee contribution; a sabbatical program; breakfast and lunch without charge; support for professional growth and development; and the opportunity to participate in a community based on collaboration, mutual care, and a commitment to the greater good.  Faculty may also apply for housing in a nearby Brearley-owned building at favorable rates.

The Brearley School is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to hiring exceptional, dedicated teachers of diverse backgrounds. We consider qualified individuals for employment with the School regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or any other state or federally-protected classification.

About The Brearley School

The Brearley School, an independent school for girls, was founded in 1884 to provide its students with a college-preparatory education equal in rigor to that of boys, and, in the words of the mission statement today, to prepare them for “active responsible citizenship in a democratic society.” Within a highly articulated 13-year curriculum, and with a 6:1 student-faculty ratio, teaching methods are varied, flexible and pragmatic, taking into account individual patterns of development and ways of learning. The School’s program is designed to challenge eager, able students intellectually, and to give each one the opportunity to gain competence, self-reliance and self-knowledge through academic achievement as well as experience in the visual and performing arts, sports, community service and a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Brearley’s K-12 enrollment is divided into Lower School, Middle School and Upper School, and consists of about 747 students from throughout the New York metropolitan area who represent a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and points of view.

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