Employment

Working at GFA

Greens Farms Academy (GFA) is coeducational, PreK-12, independent day school built around a diverse, collegial, and inspiring faculty and staff. For all positions, we look for candidates who are passionate about working with young people, enjoy working with colleagues in a collaborative environment, are flexible and creative, value lifelong learning, will fully engage in the life of the school, and are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable community.

The GFA Upper School Faculty Experience

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The GFA Middle School Faculty Experience

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The GFA Lower School Faculty Experience

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Current Employment Opportunities

Part-Time Music Lesson Teacher

Part-Time Music Lesson Teacher

Part-Time Music Lesson Teacher

The School
At Greens Farms Academy (GFA), students are empowered to do the hard, thrilling, essential work of shaping their own world, of building their own future. More than 700 PreK-12 students come from 23 towns in Fairfield and Westchester counties and form a joyful community that aspires to live by the school's motto, "Each for All." The school’s highly regarded academic program is built around small class sizes (average 15), mentoring partnerships with faculty (8:1 student-to-teacher ratio), and innovative programs designed to support students’ pursuit of inquiry. The faculty is characterized by its growth mindset, embracing innovation, exploring a range of student-centered approaches, and constantly seeking to better serve its students.

The GFA mission plays an essential role in school life: GFA engages students as partners in an innovative, inclusive, and globally minded community to prepare them for lives of purpose. Faculty and staff have committed that language to memory, along with our core values—passion, integrity, empathy, curiosity, excellence—so as to better live out the spirit of those words.

The Position
GFA is seeking talented musicians/educators to teach individual and group lessons to students of varying ability levels in grades 4-8. We are accepting applications for brass, woodwinds, and strings. Preference will be given to applicants who can teach across the string and/or band curriculum.

This is a part-time position of 6-8 hours per week. All lessons occur during the school day. Additional responsibility includes required attendance at all concerts in which their students are participating.

For all positions, we look for candidates who enjoy working with colleagues in a collaborative environment; are flexible, creative, and adaptable; demonstrate a willingness to fully engage in the life of the school in and outside of the classroom; and are committed to fostering a culture of belonging for all students under our care.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in music education or music performance
Demonstrated proficiency on a major instrument
Experience in teaching students in grades 4-8
Ability to teach classes of varying instruments and ability levels

Location
Founded in 1925, GFA is situated on a former Vanderbilt estate in a scenic 44-acre waterfront campus located in Westport, CT. GFA is a suburban school close to many transportation options and a five-minute walk from the Greens Farms Metro-North train station. The campus sits a half-hour south of New Haven and an hour north of New York City by car or commuter train.

Application
At GFA we are committed to a policy of equal employment for all applicants. As part of our commitment to a diverse and inclusive school, we recruit and hire applicants with diverse backgrounds. Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume through this application form (you will need a Gmail account to upload your resume and cover letter in a single PDF file). Please address the cover letter to Sue Teyan, Associate Head of School.

Thoughts on the Job of a Lifetime

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Inquire About Open Positions

If you would like to be considered for future positions at GFA, please email your resume and cover letter to:

For Faculty Positions:
Sue Teyan, Associate Head of School at steyan@gfacademy.org

For Staff Positions:
Jennifer Campbell, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer at jcampbell@gfacademy.org

For Athletic Department Positions:
Jen Harris, Director of Athletics at jharris@gfacademy.org

GFA is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by law with regard to hiring, terms, and conditions of employment or educational programs. We strive to provide a welcoming educational environment where the value and dignity of each and every member is respected and valued.

Hiring Process

Once your application has been submitted, our search committee will review it and contact qualified candidates for a preliminary interview. Finalists are generally invited for a full-day, on-campus interview. Candidates are interviewed by faculty, staff, and administrators. Each teaching candidate delivers a sample lesson. This process provides a sense of a typical day at GFA and is structured to help both the candidate and the school.

Commuting to GFA

The campus sits on the Long Island Sound, a half hour south of New Haven and an hour north of New York City by car or commuter train on the Metro North Harlem Line. We are a suburban school close to major transportation and a quick five-minute walk from the Greens Farms Metro North train station.

Our faculty live in and commute to GFA from a number of cities and towns, including New York City (Manhattan, Bronx), New Rochelle, Port Chester, Rye, Stamford, Bridgeport, Milford, Trumbull, Stratford, Fairfield, and Norwalk.

TAKING THE TRAIN TO GFA

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Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, in addition to some of the most competitive salaries in the region. Benefits available to full-time employees include:

Medical/dental/vision plans
Retirement plan and school matching program
Group life insurance with AD&D coverage
Supplemental employee-paid life insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Medical/dependent care flexible spending accounts
Health savings accounts
Financial support for advanced degrees and other approved classes or workshops
Free use of school's state-of-the-art athletics center
Free lunch on campus

Professional Development

GFA faculty members distinguish themselves as lifelong learners and innovators. One of the School’s top priorities is ensuring that our professionals have what they need to continue their professional growth. To support that growth, the School offers full-time faculty members funding for:

Conferences and workshops
Advanced degrees
Other coursework
Curriculum development

There is also a thriving culture of internal professional development, with teachers regularly visiting one another’s classrooms and the School sponsoring speakers to come to campus to work with groups of faculty members.

GFA also supports and encourages faculty to present at regional and national conferences, representing the school as thought leaders in their fields. Recently, faculty have presented at conferences, including:

NAIS Annual Conference
NAIS People of Color Conference
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) National Conference
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) National Conference

Community

GFA’s commitment to building a nurturing community is core to our mission. We believe:

a diverse faculty, staff, and student body benefits and enriches all members of our community and is critical to meeting our educational aim of preparing students for their futures;
our curriculum and co-curricular program must teach our students global competency and to espouse the habits, skills, and attitudes necessary to live and thrive in a multicultural and interconnected world;
our community must be a place where all voices are heard, respected, and valued.