Careers

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• Coaching: Girls Varsity Lacrosse Assistant Coach

  Berwick Academy, a Pre-K-Grade 12 co-educational independent day school located in southern Maine seeks a Varsity Assistant Girls Lacrosse coach.

  
  Job Description:

  The Assistant Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach at Berwick Academy is responsible for assisting the Head Coach in planning and conditioning, training, and performance of our student athletes, for our varsity Girls Lacrosse program.
  
  

  This position reports to the Head Varsity Girls Lacrosse coach and the Director of Athletics. This assistant coaching position and all the duties of the position must be conducted in adherence with the policies, rules, and regulations of the New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and Eastern Independent League.
  
  

  Requirements

  
  Experienced Club and High School Lacrosse coach preferred, but not required.

  
  Additional Information

  
  Resume must be accompanied by a cover letter to be considered for this position.

  This is a part-time stipend position.

   

  Berwick Academy is located approximately one hour north of Boston in the beautiful Seacoast area of Southern Maine and Southern New Hampshire. The Berwick campus spans roughly 80 acres and includes 15 buildings, with students commuting from 68 communities from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

   

  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We seek candidates who will add to the diversity of the school community.
  
  No phone calls please.
  
  Click HERE to apply.
  
  

• Coaching: Girls Varsity Lacrosse Head Coach

  Berwick Academy, a PK-12 co-educational independent day school located in southern Maine seeks a Head Coach for Girls Varsity Lacrosse coach.
  
  

  Job Description:

  
  The Head Coach for Girls Varsity Lacrosse at Berwick Academy is responsible for planning and directing the conditioning, training, and performance of our student athletes, for our girls lacrosse program.
  
  

  This position reports to the Director of Athletics. This head coaching position and all of the duties of the position must be conducted in adherence with the policies, rules, and regulations of the New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and Eastern Independent League. This position directs an assistant coach leading the team and its performance.
  
  

  The following list provides examples of the most typical duties for our Head Girls Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Berwick Academy.

  • Direct Assistant Coach in the overall planning and execution of the girls varsity lacrosse program.
  • Monitor and maintain the discipline and conduct of student athletes to support the image and reputation of the athletics program.
  • Plan coaching and practice sessions.
  • Coach team members individually and in groups, and demonstrate game techniques.
  • Develop and implement game strategy and position assignments.
  • Oversee the strength and conditioning programs for student athletes.
  • Ensure adherence to all NEPSAC & EIL rules and regulations/policies.
  • Be a mentor, both in lacrosse and life.
  • Build positive relationships with all members of the Berwick Academy community, including students, faculty, administration, parents and alumni.
  • Build a program that's goal is to give our students an experience that they will take with them for the rest of their lives.

  
  Requirements:
  
  

  Experienced Club and High School varsity girls lacrosse coach preferred, but not required.
  
  

  Additional Information:

  
  Resume must be accompanied by a cover letter to be considered for this position.
  
  

  Berwick Academy is located approximately one hour north of Boston in the beautiful Seacoast area of Southern Maine and Southern New Hampshire. The Berwick campus spans roughly 80 acres and includes 15 buildings, with students commuting from 68 communities from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
  
  

  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We seek candidates who will add to the diversity of the school community.
  
  Click HERE to apply.
  
  No phone calls please.

• Coaching: Girls Varsity Tennis Coach

  Berwick Academy, a PK-12 co-educational independent day school located in southern Maine seeks a Girls Varsity Tennis Coach.
  
  

  Job Description:

  The Varsity Girls Tennis coach at Berwick Academy is responsible for planning and conditioning, training, and performance of our student athletes, for our girls varsity tennis program.
  
  

  This position reports to the Director of Athletics. This coaching position and all of the duties of the positions must be conducted in adherence with the policies, rules, and regulations of the New England Preparatory Athletic Council (NEPSAC) and Eastern Independent League.
  
  

  Requirements

  Experienced Club and High School tennis coach preferred, but not required.
  
  

  Additional Information

  Resume must be accompanied by a cover letter to be considered for this position.
  
  

  This is a part-time stipend position.
  
  

  Berwick Academy is located approximately one hour north of Boston in the beautiful Seacoast area of Southern Maine and Southern New Hampshire. The Berwick campus spans roughly 80 acres and includes 15 buildings, with students commuting from 68 communities from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
  
  

  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We seek candidates who will add to the diversity of the school community.
  
  No phone calls please
  
  Click here to apply

• Faculty: Part-time Middle School Math Tutor

  Berwick Academy Middle School is seeking a part-time Academic Support tutor to support students in math.
  
  Tutor responsibilities include:

  • Work with Grades 5-8 students in need of math support in groups of 1:1 or 2:1
  • Provide direct instruction of remedial math skills as needed
  • Assist students with math homework and test preparation
  • Review classroom topics to help students understand key concepts
  • Provide periodic updates to parents and Academic Support Coordinator about student progress

  Qualifications include:

  • Experience with teaching math using a direct and multi-sensory approach
  • Experience teaching elementary math concepts, such as place value and fractions, along with Algebra 1 in order to support a wide variety of middle school students
  • Effective communication and collaborative skills in working with students, teachers, and families
  • Ability to constructively work with students in the content area
  • Bachelor's degree in education or appropriate subject area

  
  Schedule:
  Proposed schedule is as follows, with opportunity to negotiate days and hours if needed.
  
  Mondays
  1:45pm - 5:15pm
  
  Tuesdays
  9:30am - 10:30am
  2:00pm - 5:15pm
  
  This position begins in the 2023-24 academic year. 
  
  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We seek candidates who will add to the diversity of the community.
  
  No phone calls please.
  
  Click here to apply.

• Staff: After School Program

  The After School Program Staff serves as assistant manager of the Lower School (Pre-Kindergarten through Fourth Grade) After School Program. The program follows Berwick Academy's academic year calendar and is typically open Monday through Friday of each school week during the after-school hours of 3:05pm to 5:15pm, with typical working hours being 3:00pm to 5:15pm.  The After School Program takes place in the designated Lower School After School rooms and on the Lower School playground.  
  
  Job-Related Focus Areas

  • Interact with Director of Auxiliary Programs, After School Program Coordinator, Lower School Director and Administrative Assistant:
    • Discuss and promote best practices for positive individual and group progress of After School Program participants.
    • Focus on evolving needs of the program based on seasonal changes, special events, behavioral trends, and other identified areas of attention.

   

  • Interact with Lower After School Program Parents:
    • Maintain an approachable and supportive interaction style with parents/child care providers.
    • Act as a collaborative and supportive adult for participants between home and school (as is expected of all Berwick personnel).
    • Help identify evolving program needs based on parent, participant, and school input.

   

  • Interact with Lower School Participants:
    • Supervise a fluid roster of Lower School participants during outdoor play, indoor arts/crafts/games, scheduled homework time, and music/tutoring/dance lesson transitions. 
    • Work directly with participants (games, homework help, discussions, etc.) in a positive and supportive manner.

   

  • Oversee Upper School Student Assistants:
    • Oversee Upper School students’ work schedules, including consistent clocking in and out of the After School Program work hours.
    • Promote positive, appropriate and consistent supervisory efforts by Upper School students in their interactions with Lower School After School Program participants.

   

  • Plan and Deliver Daily Activities:
    • Assist with activities for each day that are developmentally appropriate and vary in interest, while still allowing for free play and imaginative time
    • Touch on daily and/or weekly themes that introduce seasons, cultures, education, etc.

  
  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer.  We seek candidates who will add to the diversity of the community.
  
  No phone calls please.
  
  Click HERE to apply.

• Staff: Bus Driver (Charter)

  Berwick Academy, a private independent Pre-K-Grade 12 School in South Berwick, Maine is looking for qualified charter bus drivers. The ideal candidate will be responsible for being on-call to drive morning and/or afternoon fieldtrips as well as athletics and special event charters. This is a part-time position. Salary: $26/hour

  Requirements

  • Need to be 21+ years of age
  • CDL Class B with "P" and "S" endorsements with and airbrake certification
  • Excellent bus driving record
  • Pass background check and random drug test (paid by school)
  • Complete training and orientation

  For more information, please visit our website at www.berwickacademy.org/employment. Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

  
  Click HERE to apply.

• Staff: Bus Driver (Full Time)

  Berwick Academy, a private, independent Pre-K-Grade 12 school in South Berwick, Maine is seeking qualified full-time bus drivers for the 2022-2023 school year. The ideal candidate will be responsible for driving up to three daily routes to and from our main campus with limited stops throughout the greater seacoast area.
  
  Additional opportunities available for field trips, athletics, and special event charters.
  
  This is a full-time, benefits eligible position.
  
  Salary: $26/hour
  
  Benefits: Medical and dental insurance, retirement plan with employer match, paid holidays and snow days, paid sick and personal days, life and disability insurance.
  
  Requirements

  • Need to be 21+ years of age
  • CDL Class B with "P" and "S" endorsements and airbrake certification
  • Excellent bus driving record
  • Pass background check and random drug test (paid by school)
  • Complete training and orientation

  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer.  No phone calls please. 
  
  Click HERE to apply.

• Staff: Custodian

  Berwick Academy, a Pre-K-Grade 12 day school in South Berwick Maine seeks a full time responsible school custodian to help our facilities. 

  Berwick Academy is located approximately one hour north of Boston in the beautiful seacoast area of southern Maine. 
  
  No phone calls please.
  
  Click HERE to apply.

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• Staff: Summer Camp Nurse

  Summer Camp Nurse

   

  Berwick Academy is looking to hire a nurse(s) to provide medical support during the summer camp season on campus in South Berwick, Maine. Camps will kick off Monday, June 10 and wrap up Friday, August 2 (skipping Wednesday, June 19 and Thursday/Friday, July 4/5) and will run 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. We are open to staffing multiple nurses who can share coverage of the eight weeks of onsite camps. Nurses must be comfortable driving a golf cart as camps are spread throughout on our beautiful 80+ acre campus.

   

  Objective:

  To provide nursing services to the summer community to ensure that Berwick Academy Summer Camp participants have a healthy and fun experience.

   

  Essential Duties:

  • Assists in interpreting and explaining public health requirements to staff members and parents.

  • Supports the implementation of effective emergency protocols.

  • Ensures the implementation of safe medication administration.

  • Ensures that health services meet local, state, and Federal regulations.

  • Ensures that state Board of Health regulations are complied with at all times.

  • Provides leadership for all first aid trained staff and maintain first aid kits for designated

  activity areas.

  • Assess participant health histories and shares information appropriately with staff as

  needed.

  • Assists in maintaining health services area in accordance to Board of Health and HIPAA

  standards.

  • Completes and maintains all necessary reports such as camper health logs.

  • Assists in keeping inventory of all health center supplies.

  • Communicates with parents of any participant’s illness and injury.

  • Notifies the director and appropriate supervisors of any serious illness, accident or

  potential health hazards.

  • Participates in staff meetings as requested.

  • Assists in evaluating the entire health and safety of the summer camps operation with

  suggestions for the following season.

  • Attends and actively participates in leadership team meetings in the off-season and

  during summer to assist with planning and program development as requested.

  • Maintains confidentiality in all matters.

  • Models non discriminatory practices in all activities.

   

  Job Specifications:

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

  satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or

  ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with

  disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

   

  Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required):

  • A Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse licensed in Maine.

  • Current CPR for the Professional Rescuer.

  • Desire and ability to work with adults and children in a camp setting.

  • Ability and experience working in pediatrics.

  • Strong ability to communicate well with parents, staff, and participants.

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently; manage multiple priorities, and creatively

  solve problems.

   

  Working Conditions & Physical Requirements:

  Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to

  dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal, and to perform; see and read a

  computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand

  speech at normal office levels and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others

  may understand clearly in normal office settings and on the telephone; physical agility to lift

  up to 25 pounds; and to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach

  overhead. Able to drive a golf cart to assist in getting from camp to camp on the 80+ acre campus.

   

  Work Environment:

  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an

  employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

  accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

  functions. Duties are normally performed in an outdoor and office environment.

   

  Benefits:

  • Hourly compensation

  • Discounted camp(s) for dependents (ages 4-18)
  
  No phone calls please.

  
  
  Click here to apply. 

• Substitute Teachers

  Berwick Academy seeks substitute teachers for the 2022-23 school year.  Substitute teachers will be needed in all three divisions (Lower School-grades PK-4; Middle School-grades 5 through 8; Upper School-grades 9 through 12.) 

  
  

  Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 600 students, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, from Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.  Founded in 1791 and rooted in a tradition of college preparation, our culture of innovation prepares students for a complex and dynamic world.

  
  

  Berwick Academy is an equal opportunity employer.  We seek candidates who will add to the diversity of the community.
  
  Click HERE to apply.
  
  

• Teaching Apprentices

  Berwick Academy's Teaching Apprentice Program (TAP) offers a purposeful blend of hands-on teaching experiences and graduate courses, resulting in a M.Ed. from Lesley University. Each TA works full time under the guidance of experienced Berwick mentors for an entire academic year while taking Lesley courses. Our apprentices develop the knowledge and skills essential for successful teaching while earning legitimate work experience at one of New England’s finest independent schools. The program will begin in June, and is open to aspiring educators.

  
  

  Placement options:

  • Lower School (Prek - Grade 4) - Self contained classrooms
  • Middle School (Grades 5 - 8)  - Sections in Humanities, Math, English, History, Science, Art, Spanish
  • Upper School (Grades 9 - 12) - Sections in  Math, English, History, Science, Art, Spanish, Latin

  The Berwick Academy / Lesley University collaborative program is designed for highly motivated, intellectually curious adults who want to participate in a comprehensive and enriching teacher residency program. We encourage people of varying ages, experiences, and backgrounds to apply.

  We are looking for the following:

  * A successful graduate of an accredited undergraduate program, having earned a B.S. or B.A.

  * Dedicated to meaningful experiences with children

  * Committed to becoming a teacher

  
  

  Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references.

  
  For more information, click HERE.
  
  To apply, click HERE.