Teacher of English, Upper School

Trinity School, a co‑educational, K‑12 institution located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, seeks an experienced Upper School Teacher of English beginning September 1, 2026.

The new hire will join an English Department that is creative, supportive, collegial, and humorous, and will work with students in grades 9 through 12. In addition to regular teaching duties, the teacher will spend a considerable amount of time working one‑on‑one with students.

• Minimum two years of teaching experience.
• Advanced degree in a relevant academic discipline preferred.
• Student‑focused, enthusiastic educator with a genuine love for the written word.
• Intellectual curiosity and a desire to keep learning with and from others.
• Broad literary interests and the ability to read and teach literature from a variety of periods and traditions.

In ninth grade, students begin with the Odyssey and read texts including Their Eyes Were Watching God and either Julius Caesar or Othello. In tenth grade, students will read Oedipus, Things Fall Apart, and a selection by Austen or Brontë. In junior year, students begin a program that combines required texts (Hamlet, Beloved, The Great Gatsby) with an elective designed by the teacher.

By senior year, students take exclusively teacher‑designed electives, which span a huge variety of texts—some current examples include “The Adventures of Don Quixote,” “Introduction to the Literature of East Asia,” and “Postmodern Monsters.”

Spending a considerable amount of time working one‑on‑one with students and contributing to a supportive, collegial department culture.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Trinity School seeks candidates who will add to the diversity of our school community.

Interested candidates should submit a resume and a cover letter outlining their readiness for this position.
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Salary range: $80,000 – $178,000 (salary based upon experience)