High School Math Faculty

Teaching Responsibilities

Courses may span entirety of the high school curriculum from Algebra through AP and/or dual-enrollment–level Calculus and Statistics, with opportunities to teach elective offerings. Candidates with fieldwork or professional research experience are encouraged to apply.

As a residential school, Oakwood offers faculty opportunities beyond the classroom, including:

• Coaching or athletic program involvement
• Residential supervision and dorm affiliation
• Weekend and co-curricular program support

Oakwood Friends School is a Quaker, college-preparatory, coeducational school serving approximately 160 students in grades 6–12. Our diverse learning community includes students from multiple countries, U.S. states, and the Hudson Valley region.

• Campus Tour
• 55-acre wooded campus with meadows and open lawns, five minutes from the Hudson River
• Chemistry, biology, and physics laboratories; four-season greenhouse; beehives; on-campus wetlands research space
• Newly renovated theater; dance and music studios; ceramics, art, digital media, and darkroom facilities
• Multiple on-campus housing options for individuals and families
• Six tennis courts; basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, and ultimate fields
• Two-acre ground-based solar array offsetting 100% of campus electrical consumption
• Eight minutes to Metro-North; approximately 80 minutes to New York City

Oakwood Friends School offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, credentials, and responsibilities, aligned with peer NYSAIS independent schools. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package, including retirement contributions, health, life, and disability insurance; vacation, holiday, and sick leave; and 90% tuition remission for eligible dependents.

On-campus housing, available for individuals and families, is provided as part of the compensation package and reflects the responsibilities of faculty life in a boarding school setting. (35k - 50k, plus housing and other benefits)

Oakwood Friends School seeks educators who are deeply committed to inclusive, student-centered pedagogy and who actively support the academic, social, and emotional growth of adolescents from diverse backgrounds. Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• A commitment to equity, belonging, and culturally responsive teaching practices
• The ability to differentiate instruction and assessment to support diverse learners
• An understanding of how identity, culture, and lived experience shape learning
• A willingness to engage in ongoing professional growth, reflection, and dialogue around equity and inclusion

Faculty are expected to contribute positively to the life of a diverse, international boarding and day school community, and to uphold Oakwood’s Quaker values of respect, integrity, simplicity, peace, and stewardship in their teaching and relationships.

Oakwood Friends School strongly encourages applications from candidates who will enrich the diversity of our community and who are committed to preparing students to engage thoughtfully and ethically in a complex, global society.