Employment Opportunities

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.

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

Open Position: Chemistry Teacher

Open Position: Chemistry Teacher

Chemistry Teacher at Suffield Academy

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.

We are seeking a chemistry teacher for a full-time position starting August 15, 2021. The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and an interest in science and demonstrated success working with students of all levels.

The following components are required parts of teaching positions:

· Classroom teaching - four sections totaling around 50 to 60 students

· Providing formal assessments with grades and comments six times per year

· Attending faculty meetings

· Replying to communications from students, parents, or colleagues within 24 hours

Additional Expectations for full-time faculty members:

· Being involved in dormitory or other evening coverage

· Serving as an advisor to approximately five to eight students

· Coaching two seasons or covering an approved equivalent activity

Teaching positions are ten-month, academic year appointments; housing is provided.

If interested, please send a letter of application, resume, and two letters of recommendation to Sara B. Yeager; Dean of Academics & Faculty; Suffield Academy; 185 N. Main Street; Suffield, CT 06078. syeager@suffieldacademy.org