Careers

Associate Teachers at Riverdale are members of a three-year cohort program designed for individuals who are in the early stages of their careers as educators. 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. 

The Benefits and HRIS Coordinator is a member of our Human Resources team and reports to the Director of Human Resources. This is a full-time, 12-month position available immediately. The successful candidate is a team player, willing to pitch in to serve the overall needs of the school as necessary. In addition, they will be an effective communicator who possesses problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and the ability to empathize with the views and actions of colleagues.

Duties and responsibilities will include benefit administration, database management, and HR administration.

Riverdale’s Language Department seeks an enthusiastic and collegial teacher of Spanish with native or near-native fluency who can teach a wide range of students. Experience teaching across the Middle and Upper School levels is helpful. Our curriculum emphasizes developing oral, written, and intercultural competencies through authentic, communication-based engagement with the language. A passion for language learning, world cultures, and social justice characterizes our ideal candidate.

At the moment, this will be a first-semester position. The first semester runs from just after Labor Day through mid-January. 

The Systems and Communications Administrator is a member of our all-school technology team and reports to the Associate Director of Operational Technology. This full-time, 12-month position is available immediately.

The successful candidate is a team player, willing to pitch in to serve the overall needs of the school as necessary. They will be ambitious, creative, self-motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. There are many opportunities to interact with the community beyond these key responsibilities and we value those who wish to immerse themselves in our community.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and collegial Computer Science teacher. Our courses use a variety of programming languages, including block-based coding, JavaScript, Processing/p5.js, Python, and Java. Computer Science teachers at Riverdale also assist with various extracurricular activities and programs in the field, such as Vex Robotics, Girls Who Code, Rocketry, Game Design Group, and Build a Ware.

The Associate Director of Lower School Technology is a member of our all-school technology team and reports to the Chief Information and Technology Officer. This full-time, 12-month position is available July 1, 2023.

The goal of the Lower School Technology team is to inspire, encourage and support lower school faculty in their use of educational technology and to guide the Lower School administration in the appropriate use of technology, tools, and data in their workflows.

Your role will be to coordinate and ensure high-quality technology use and support in the academic and administrative realms for Lower School Employees.