Employment

Suffield Academy is an independent preparatory boarding school and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Open Positions for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Campus Life Office Assistant

Campus Life Office Assistant

Suffield Academy’s campus life program is designed to support student activities beyond the classroom. It includes dormitory life as well as weekend activities, health services and counseling, student clubs and organizations, advising, and faculty coverage responsibilities.

The office includes the dean of students and campus life and two assistant deans of students.

The Campus Life Office Assistant has responsibilities for office coverage and direct communication with students, parents, faculty, and staff. This is a dynamic, high-energy role that involves continuous interaction with students and parents. The ideal candidate will demonstrate enthusiasm, patience, kindness, and a strong commitment to providing helpful and supportive service. This is a fast-paced role that requires exceptional organizational skills, initiative, sound judgment, and a warm, service-oriented approach.

The following components are some aspects of the responsibilities and desired traits related to this position:

Responding to parent calls, emails, and communications about student-related matters
Prompt communication with all constituencies
Organizing weekend student permissions
Organizing student extended weekend information
Organizing various mailings that come annually from the Campus Life Office
Working closely with the dean of students and campus life to manage correspondence and communication
Strong organization and communications skills
A positive, upbeat personality
Discretion and sensitivity to challenging issues for students and parents
The ability to effectively multitask

This is a ten-month, hourly, academic year staff appointment.

If interested, please send an email and resume to Dean of Students and Campus Life Greg Lunch [glynch@suffieldacademy.org]

Suffield Academy is a structured school, and it is the faculty who bring this structure to life. The responsibilities required here reflect the mission of a largely residential school community committed to every member’s total growth. The teaching faculty at Suffield are deeply involved in all areas of school life—both the academic and campus life programs.

Interested candidates for any open faculty position should send a letter of application, resume, and two letters of recommendation to:
Dean of Academics & Faculty Sara B. Yeager [syeager@suffieldacademy.org]
185 North Main Street
Suffield, Connecticut 06078

Suffield Academy is fully dedicated to a mission of serving a diverse community with a commitment to scholarship and respect for individual differences and growth. The academic, athletic, and extracurricular experiences prepare students for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and active citizenship, and call on the faculty to be innovative educators and mentors.

Suffield faculty members embrace the twenty-four-hour nature of a Suffield Academy education, which is why these roles are more a way of life than simply a job. The school employs 85 teaching and administrative faculty and 75 staff who help make this a very special place and truly remarkable environment to work. Suffield Academy offers competitive wages and a generous benefit packages that help support faculty and staff members through various phases of their careers.

Spanning countless hiking and skiing trails, local farms, and rolling mountains, Suffield Academy is set in a beautiful New England town in the Connecticut River Valley just five miles from Bradley International Airport. Residents here revel in the quiet comforts of country-style living with easy access to both New York and Boston.