Approximately 300 people work at Riverdale, finding professional and personal fulfillment through working alongside creative and committed colleagues, pursuing opportunities for professional development, and enjoying benefits such as health/dental care, retirement plan, on-site daycare, and yoga.
Featured Jobs
Controller
Riverdale Country School seeks a Controller to lead and strengthen its accounting and financial reporting operations. Reporting to the Assistant Head of School for Strategy and Operations, this leader will oversee all financial systems and ensure accuracy, compliance with GAAP, strong internal controls, and efficient processes across accounts payable, receivable, general ledger, and cash management. The Controller will collaborate with senior administrators, the Fractional CFO, and the Board’s Finance and Audit Committees to provide timely financial insights, lead a team of five accounting professionals, and modernize financial systems to improve workflows and data integration. The ideal candidate is a skilled, communicative, and collaborative financial leader committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Middle School Dance & Drama Teacher (2026-27)
Riverdale’s Department of Theater, Dance and Film (TDF) seeks an enthusiastic and creative Middle School Dance & Drama Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year, who is passionate about arts education and enjoys working collaboratively on theatrical productions. The ideal candidate will inspire students in grades 6–8 through engaging instruction in dance, drama, and performance, while contributing to school-wide productions and performances in both the middle school and upper school.
This position will teach a maximum of four classes and have an opportunity to work on our co-curricular productions. The Theater, Dance and Film Department produces four mainstage productions a year (one play and one musical per division), and hosts a major end-of-year arts festival on campus, celebrating our student work.
Penn Fellows Program: Middle and Upper School Teaching Fellowship in Computer Science
In partnership with the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, Riverdale seeks a Penn Fellow in Computer Science for a two-year position in which the fellow will teach a reduced Middle and Upper School course load while completing graduate coursework toward a master’s degree at Penn GSE. The ideal candidate is eager to grow a computer science program that helps students solve real-world problems and understand the social impact of technology, is comfortable with some programming languages and platforms (such as Python, JavaScript, micro:bit, or Arduino), and is open to learning others. The fellow will also support extracurricular programs including Robotics, Girls Who Code, Rocketry, and Build-a-Ware, and will bring an intentional, inclusive teaching practice that supports students across a range of abilities and identities, including middle school students in grades 6–8.
Lower School Homebase Associate Teacher (2026-2027)
Riverdale Country School seeks Lower School Homebase Associate Teachers for the 2026-2027 school year. Associate Teachers at Riverdale are individuals who are in the early stages of their careers as educators. These educators may remain in the role for up to a maximum of three years. Associate Teachers work alongside a Head Teacher to support a homebase class of students for the full year. Associate Teachers are predominantly involved in supporting students through small group or 1:1 instruction, though certainly have opportunities to lead full-group lessons. As full-time faculty members, Associate Teachers are also members of grade-level teams that engage in frequent collaboration related to planning, instruction, and assessment directly connected to student learning.
MS/US Substitute Teacher (Ongoing Opening)
Riverdale Country School is looking for substitute teachers to support or cover classes in all departments of the Middle and Upper School Divisions. The ideal candidate has experience and enjoys working with middle and high school aged students. Demonstrated classroom experience preferred.
Middle and Upper School Math Teacher (2026-27)
Riverdale’s Mathematics Department seeks an enthusiastic and collegial Math educator who is equipped and excited to teach a broad range of students and topics, in both our Middle School and Upper School divisions.
Our Math department seeks to develop creative thinkers who can tackle both familiar and unfamiliar problems by applying prior knowledge, being flexible in their approaches, and embracing mistakes as part of the learning process. Students learn that Math is a language and recognize that to “speak” fluently requires correct vocabulary and notation. Most importantly, we want students to find joy and beauty in mathematical concepts, while also strengthening their numeracy skills in order to better understand how numbers work so they can use valid reasoning to interpret and critique real-life data. Our website offers an overview of our Middle School and Upper School Math curriculum.
Professional
& Personal
Development
A generous professional-development budget provides for conferences, skills training, and onsite training in areas such as mindfulness, coaching, classroom technology, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Zagat Global Fellows program pays for faculty to make extended visits to schools overseas — teachers have gone to England, China, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Grants &
Stipends
All employees are eligible for Frankel Fellow grants, known as “passion grants,” which pay for enrichment activities. More than 120 grants have been made to faculty and staff since the program started in 2014. Stipends are available for a number of projects and activities that extend beyond the commitments of the contract. After 10 years, faculty are eligible for a sabbatical. You can take a half-year sabbatical at full pay or a full-year sabbatical at half-pay. (Or, you can take a payout of a half-year’s salary while you continue working.)
Age Smart
Employer
In 2018, the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center presented us with an Age Smart Employer Award for offering programs to support workers of all ages. The Selection Committee took note of the grants established by the Frankel family that allow faculty and staff to explore personal passions during the summer recess.
Transportation
Faculty shuttles are offered from Manhattan and from the 242nd St/Broadway subway station, making stops near transit hubs including the MetroNorth – Harlem Station, subway lines – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, N, Q, R, A, B, C, and D, and the Henry Hudson Parkway at the 246th St bus stop, connecting to #7 and #10 bus and Express Buses from Manhattan.
Equal Opportunity
Statement
Riverdale Country School seeks diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. In admission and employment policies and practices, in financial aid and loan programs, and in all its educational programs, Riverdale does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, and any other protected categories under applicable law.
It is the policy of Riverdale Country School to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national and ethnic origin, citizenship, marital status, disability, military status, or any other basis protected by applicable law to all qualified employees and applicants for employment.