Assistant Head of School for Academic Programs/Dean of Faculty

Northfield Mount Hermon is a community devoted to learning. The school incorporates a broad range of human experiences and perspectives that enrich our school’s community and prepare our students for life and leadership in a multicultural society.

The continuing success of Northfield Mount Hermon depends upon the full application of the skill, effort, and dedication of its employees. The school is committed to employee relations, policies, and practices in which each employee is treated fairly and with dignity and respect and is recognized and valued as an individual.

The school pursues recruitment policies and practices aimed at the employment of individuals of many different backgrounds. Northfield Mount Hermon prohibits discrimination in all employment practices, matters, and decisions, including recruitment, training, compensation, benefits, advancement, or termination. Northfield Mount Hermon prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, ancestry, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, or disability, and any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Retaliation against any employee in response to a complaint of discrimination is impermissible and may lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Northfield Mount Hermon makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and merit and exerts every effort to hire the most appropriately qualified person for each open position. Northfield Mount Hermon will take all necessary steps to comply with existing federal, state, and local fair employment laws and guidelines.

Interested candidates should submit the following materials confidentially as a single PDF file:

• A cover letter indicating the candidate’s particular interest in and qualifications for the position

• A current resume

• A statement of educational philosophy

• The names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of five references, including your current Head of School and at least one other recent supervisor. References should speak to your ability to be an effective educator and administrator, to work successfully with children, and to work collaboratively and collegially with adults. Please indicate your relationship with each reference (i.e., supervisor, colleague, or direct report). References will be contacted only with the candidate’s permission.

Salary range is $165,000–$175,000, commensurate with experience. NMH offers a generous benefits package as well, including tuition remission and on-campus housing. 

Please address any questions by email to johneric@strategenius.org and ara@strategenius.org.