Please send a letter of interest, a resume, and the names and contact information for four references to Emily Jones at ejones@putneyschool.org.
Current Openings
Admission Counselor
The Putney School seeks a full-time Admission Counselor to begin in July 2013. Putney is a progressive, coeducational, college-preparatory, boarding secondary school of 220 students located in Putney, Vermont.
Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the Admission Counselor will be highly collaborative and demonstrate strong verbal and written communication, analytical, technical, and organizational skills.
Specific duties include:
- Warmly engaging families throughout the inquiry, application, and enrollment process
- Helping to schedule and coordinate campus visits and participate in interviewing prospective students and families
- Helping to manage the admission office database
- Participating in data entry about prospective students throughout the admission process
- Reading and assessing applications as a member of the Admissions Committee
- Building and maintaining relationships with sending schools and other referral sources
- Travel and representing the school at independent school fairs and regional receptions
- Special Projects as assigned by the Director
The ideal candidate will deploy maturity and tact and will honor boundaries of confidentiality. S/he will be equally able to engage ideas and manage details, demonstrating competence and confidence working with people and technology.
Education and Proficiencies
- College degree
- 2+ years prior experience in secondary school or college admissions (preferred)
- proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- proficiency in relational databases (i.e., Blackbaud’s Education Edge.)
The school seeks qualified candidates who are innovative, driven, and energetic and who want to participate in a vibrant community. A willingness to participate with enthusiasm in the full life of a residential community is essential.
Interested candidates should electronically submit a letter of interest, a resume and a list of at least five references to the Admission Counselor Search at PutneyAdmissionSearch@putneyschool.org.
Director of Development
The Putney School, an independent boarding and day school for grades 9-12 located in southeastern Vermont, has been a model of progressive education since it was founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton, a prominent leader in implementing John Dewey’s progressive learning ideals. The school, situated on a 450-acre working dairy farm, integrates highly academic classes with a practical work program, outdoor activities, and a strong program in the performing and visual arts. With 220 students from the U.S. and abroad The Putney School encourages stewardship of the environment, social responsibility, and global awareness.
Position Summary
The Director of Development is responsible for the design and implementation of the school's fundraising and alumni relations efforts. He/she is a member of the Head’s administrative team and works closely with others who lead the school.
The Putney School has a clear mission and identity, a strong board, a solid financial position, a loyal alumni base and a well organized and professional development office. The new Director will be building on a strong foundation to take fundraising to the next level.
Essential Responsibilities
- To understand the mission, goals and needs of the school and present them creatively and compellingly in writing and in person.
- To manage an endowment campaign and work with the Head of School and the trustees to develop campaign strategies and materials.
- To steward donors, continue to grow the annual fund, solicit major and planned gifts, secure grants, and identify other sources of funding for school programs.
- To act as liaison to the trustee development committee and committee on trustees, and to enlist trustees, parents and alumni to assist in development efforts as needed.
- To run a professional, happy and productive development office.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The director supervises a staff of five, including the Major Gifts Officer, Annual Giving Manager, Alumni Relations Manager, Database Manager and Administrative Assistant.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years of successful experience in a comparable development role.
- Willingness to live on campus (housing is provided).
Please send a letter of interest, a resume, and the names and contact information for four references to Emily Jones at ejones@putneyschool.org.
Learning Center Director
Reports to: Academic Dean
Position Summary
The Putney Learning Center exists to serve students with learning differences, academic gaps or aspirations to better understand their own learning process, and faculty who seek to learn more about teaching and learning. The Director manages the center and works with faculty to envision how the school's academic program can serve talented students with learning differences, and how our curriculum and teaching methods can evolve as we learn more about the brain.
The candidate should possess familiarity with a broad spectrum of learning differences, as well as have a solid academic background in the liberal arts.
Essential Responsibilities
- Coordinate the academic support needs of students; act as a liaison between tutors and faculty
- Communicate with and develop partnerships with students and families about support services; work with admission office when needed.
- Coordinate testing and interpret psycho-educational testing in ways useful for teachers and families; organize applications for extended time to the College Board
- Provide direct academic support to students in a one-on-one setting.
- Provide professional development to the faculty about learning differences
- Other duties, such as but not limited to proctoring study halls, serving on committees, participating in dorm supervision may be assigned as needed.
Supervisory Responsibilities
The director supervises all of the tutors working in the learning center.
Job requirements
- A Master’s degree or equivalent as a learning specialist or in an area of special education, learning therapy or psychology.
- Experience in administering and interpreting psycho-educational testing
- Demonstrated passion for working with adolescents
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- A willingness to collaborate and a sense of humor.
Interested candidates should please send a letter of interest, a resume, and the names of four references, electronically, to:
Ann-Marie White, Academic Dean awhite@putneyschool.org
If you are a recent college graduate, you may want to look at the Progressive Education Lab at www.progressiveeducationlab.org. The application for the 2013-14 fellows program has passed. Applications for the 2014-15 program will open in the fall.
The Putney School is an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, place of birth, age, national origin, or handicaps in our employment decisions. The Putney School seeks to promote diversity through its programs and hiring.
