Working at Millbrook School
Millbrook School proudly offers a positive work environment. Along with a welcoming culture, Millbrook offers a generous benefits package for full-time employees and their families to support their health and financial well-being. We review our benefits program annually to ensure we offer the best products possible. Benefits include health, vision, dental, and life insurance; a robust retirement plan; and a substantial amount of paid time off. Many employees work on a 12-month schedule, whereas most faculty positions are based on an academic year.
 
Millbrook School’s faculty consists of around 80 members, most of whom live on campus. Our faculty is diverse in life experience, age, and race/ethnicity. We seek educators who have high energy, passion for the life of the mind, patience, flexibility, a sense of humor, and empathy and optimism toward the issues that our young people face.
 
A full-time faculty member at Millbrook School embodies the boarding school “triple threat” model as a teacher, coach, and dorm parent. Each role requires energy and commitment to the unique life in a boarding school community. The following outlines most, but not all, of the job a Millbrook School teacher is expected to do:
 
  • Teaching: A full-time faculty member teaches four sections per term as assigned by the department head and Dean of Faculty. The average class size is 13 students. Teaching faculty participate in weekly department meetings, collaborate with teachers in and outside their department, and have a voice in curriculum decisions. Also, faculty members serve as academic advisors to 1–6 students per year and supervise a community service.
  • Coaching: Each full-time faculty member is expected to participate in the physical development program during two of the three terms at Millbrook. Most fulfill this responsibility by coaching or assisting interscholastic sports; some supervise recreational sports or “zoo squad,” and some direct drama groups.
  • Residential Life Duties: Many faculty members live in dormitory apartments and supervise boarding students on weeknights and weekends. Each dorm is staffed with at least two resident faculty members, as well as one or two affiliates, who together participate in a supervisory rotation. Others participate in residential life through supervising evening programs.

Open Teaching Positions

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Open Administrative Faculty Positions

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  • Director of Enrollment Management

    Reporting to the head of school, the director of enrollment management sets the strategic direction for the admission, enrollment, and retention of a dynamic student body. As part of the school’s recruitment and enrollment of students, the director oversees the administration of the admission and financial aid budgets; admission processes and records; admission events, travel, and constituent volunteer efforts; and all recruitment, enrollment, and matriculation initiatives. The successful candidate will be a demonstrated enrollment leader, possessing the ability to inspire and lead others, a facility with data-informed strategic planning, and a passion for engagement in all aspects of boarding school life. 
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Open Athletic Positions

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  • Boys Varsity Squash Head Coach

    Millbrook School is seeking a head coach on the varsity level for our boys squash program for winter 2025-2026. Athletic spaces, across all levels, are considered classrooms and are an integral part of Millbrook’s mission. All teams within the Millbrook athletic department teach character development, integrity, physical fitness, sportsmanship, competitive drive, and teamwork while amplifying school spirit.
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Open Staff Positions

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  • Husbandry Keeper & Licensed Veterinary Technician - Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo

    The Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo at Millbrook School is the only USDA- and AZA-accredited zoological facility in the United States located at and owned by an independent boarding high school. Education is deeply rooted in the Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo's history and mission. The mission of the Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo reads: The Trevor-Lovejoy Zoo inspires all to live responsibly by educating its students and visitors about conservation, wildlife, and the natural world.
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  • Employment Application
    All applicants must complete the Employment Application form. This document can be completed electronically and printed, or printed and completed by hand. It should be mailed or faxed to the appropriate person at the school.

Additional Application & Benefits Information for Applicants

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  • Administrative Faculty Applications

    Candidates interested in an administrative faculty position may apply by submitting the following information to:

    Nick Wermuth
    Human Resources
    Millbrook School
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, New York 12545
    nwermuth@millbrook.org
    As an equal opportunity employer, Millbrook School does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Moreover, Millbrook School recognizes the value of a diverse faculty and staff, and actively seeks candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds.

  • Staff Applications

    The school has additional staff, including those working in offices and in the buildings and grounds area. Salaries are competitive, and benefits, once eligible, include a retirement plan, medical plan for employees and their families, and a long-term disability plan.

    Completed applications should be sent to:

    Nick Wermuth
    Human Resources
    Millbrook School
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, New York 12545
    nwermuth@millbrook.org
     
    ARAMARK provides the food service for Millbrook School and is responsible for all hiring in that area. Applications should be made to:

    Mr. Jon Petrie
    Director, Food Services
    Millbrook School
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, New York 12545

    As an equal opportunity employer, Millbrook School does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Moreover, Millbrook School recognizes the value of a diverse faculty and staff, and actively seeks candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds.

  • Professional Development & Benefits

    Millbrook School is committed to the professional development of its faculty. The school encourages faculty to be life-long learners; to that end, it awards approximately $120,000 each year to faculty to support graduate study, workshops, travel, and curriculum development. In addition, through a new faculty orientation program, professional development days, and bi-weekly faculty meetings, Millbrook supports faculty members in their teaching, coaching, and developmental work with adolescents.
     
    Millbrook offers competitive salaries and a benefit package that includes a retirement plan through TIAA/CREF (once eligible to join, the school and the employee both contribute toward this plan on a tax-deferred basis), a medical plan for employees and eligible family members paid for by the school, and after one year of employment, a long term disability plan paid for by the school.

    For more information about professional development for faculty, please contact:

    Dean of Faculty Jasper Turner
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, NY 12545
    845-677-8261
    jturner@millbrook.org

  • Faculty Applications

    Candidates who wish to apply for a teaching position should have the following qualifications:
    • A bachelor’s degree in the discipline you wish to teach; an advanced degree is desirable (state certification is not required)
    • Prior teaching experience is preferred, but not required
    • Ability to coach one or more athletic teams and/or advise an extracurricular activity
    • Good communication skill, both oral and written
    • Commitment to professional growth
    • A sense of humor and a genuine interest in working with adolescents
    Interested candidates may apply by submitting the following information to:
    Dean of Faculty Jasper Turner
    Millbrook School
    131 Millbrook School Road
    Millbrook, New York 12545
    jturner@millbrook.org
    • A letter of introduction summarizing your reasons for wanting to teach at Millbrook
    • A current resume, college transcript and, if applicable, graduate school transcript (need not be official)
    • Two letters of recommendation
    • Completed Employment Application form
    As an equal opportunity employer, Millbrook School does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Moreover, Millbrook School recognizes the value of a diverse faculty and staff, and actively seeks candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Additional Informational Downloads for Applicants

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