Granby, Massachusetts
Posted: 13-May-25
Location: Exton, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
Salary: Based on Experience
Categories:
Salary Details:
Preferred Education:
Position Available: STEM Instructor Concentration Math
Start Date: 2025-2026 School Year
FLSA Classification: Exempt, Full-time
THE CHURCH FARM SCHOOL
1001 E. Lincoln Highway
Exton, PA 19341
Apply by letter to the address above (Attn: Assistant Head of School) or by email: hr@gocfs.net. Include by separate attachments: a cover letter indicating passion for the position, resume or curriculum vitae of qualifications and experiences, names and contact information for three professional references. Please enter the position in the subject line of the email.
Why choose Church Farm School for your next career opportunity?
When you join our team, you will work with colleagues who are enthusiastic about our mission – to prepare a diverse group of boys with academic ability and good character to lead productive and fulfilling lives by making a college preparatory education financially accessible. The Church Farm School is an independent boarding and day school for boys in grades 9-12 in the Episcopal tradition. Church Farm School was founded in 1918 and is in Exton, PA. Additional information about CFS can be found at www.gocfs.net.
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
CFS is seeking an enthusiastic individual to serve as a full-time faculty member in the STEM Department beginning in August of 2025 to teach a combination of math courses ranging from Algebra 1 to Calculus. Interest and experience with robotics would be a plus. This is a full-time faculty position and requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in math and some teaching experience. A master’s degree is preferred. All CFS faculty share responsibilities in the academic, athletic, residential and co-curricular life of the school. Full-time faculty teach four class sections, advise and have evening affiliate duties in the dormitories. Individuals who will enhance our community’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion are especially encouraged to apply.
The ideal candidate will join a collaborative STEM department; share the joy of teaching in an all-male, culturally diverse, independent college preparatory boarding and day school; and will have an understanding and sensitivity to DEI matters as well as possess cross-cultural competency skills.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
All candidates must be able to nurture the development of students’ critical thinking and analytic skills, while also helping them to respond creatively to the world around them.
The successful candidate will have a degree in a STEM field and possess broad knowledge of and experience with high school math curricula. All candidates should be adept in the integration of technology in instruction. As Church Farm School continues to develop 21st-century teaching and learning initiatives, the school seeks candidates who will make meaningful contributions to the integration of STEM and Ethical Literacy in the curriculum.
Additional responsibilities include attending faculty meetings and professional development opportunities and serving as an advisor to a group of students and as an affiliate in one of the dormitories. (Affiliate duty consists of helping in a dorm once a week during evening study hours and assisting in weekend activities six to eight times in the course of the school year.)
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a member of the Academic Faculty, the STEM Instructor will:
- Provide effective and innovative instruction, including a wide range of instructional strategies, in introductory and advanced STEM courses
- Maintain effective classroom management and execute effective instructional plans
- Demonstrate knowledge of and experience with using technology in the delivery of curriculum and instruction
- Display experience with developing and delivering 21st-century teaching/learning methodologies
- Possess an interdisciplinary mindset and a demonstrated ability to partner with colleagues
- Help to promote and maintain a sense of community and collaboration within the department and across all areas of school life
- Be willing to inspire, empower and work with students at all levels
- Understand and welcome the complexity of teaching a dynamic and diverse group of adolescent boys
- Demonstrate a willingness to support the school’s mission through time, dedication, personal example, actions and attitude
- Embrace enthusiastically the unique opportunities presented by a boarding school environment
- Cultivate and maintain meaningful, professional relationships with students, families and members of the CFS community
- Exhibit enthusiasm for and joy in working closely with colleagues and students
- Perform other duties as assigned
Church Farm School offers a competitive salary and benefits package including, school housing or a housing stipend (when school housing is not available), medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, 401(k) plan, as well as meals during the school year. Our beautiful 150- acre campus in Chester County, PA, affords our community the opportunity to access the Chester Valley Trail as well as utilize our on-site workout facilities. Church Farm School welcomes and celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.