(Anticipated SY 2025-2026)
Purpose
Fryeburg Academy, a 700-student day and boarding high school located in Western Maine/the Mount Washington Valley, seeks an innovative Business teacher beginning in the fall of 2025. This full-time position involves teaching five classes during Semester I and Semester II. The last three weeks of each school year are a stand-alone period called May Term. Teachers offer non-traditional classes focusing on experiential learning or using knowledge in new contexts.
Fryeburg Academy faculty have significant responsibilities connected with the school's boarding program and extracurricular offerings. The Academy seeks individuals who enjoy working with high school students in and out of the classroom and who wish to strengthen its community through commitment to various roles.
Essential Job Functions
- Teach Economics (including AP Macro, AP Micro) and Personal Finance
- Serve as an academic advisor for a group of 8-12 students throughout their high school career
- Serve on a dorm team
Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions
- A strong belief in independent education, and particularly the mission of Fryeburg Academy
- Ability to work with, encourage, and inspire students to seek continuous growth
- A willingness to work with students from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of abilities
- An understanding of how students learn
- Ability and desire to plan high-quality instruction, assess student learning, reflect on pedagogical effectiveness, and adjust approach as needed
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively while maintaining high professional standards
- Basic computer literacy skills
Qualifying Education and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in business or a related field is required; a master’s degree is preferred.
- Preference will be given to candidates with teaching experience and developed, varied strategies for teaching business-related courses.
- Experience working with students outside the classroom (e.g., tutoring, coaching, in a residential or camp setting, or as an activity advisor) is a plus.
- All Fryeburg Academy employees are subject to the Maine Dept. of Education Criminal History Record Check.
Fryeburg Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer
TO APPLY: Interested candidates should submit the following documents in PDF format: application, letter of interest, résumé, college transcripts, and three references. Fryeburg Academy’s application can be accessed by visiting the employment page of Fryeburg Academy’s website or requesting one from the Business Office. Application documents can be emailed to Erin Wentworth, Human Resources Manager ewentworth@fryeburgacademy.org).