Job Description

OVERVIEW Brooklyn Friends School (BFS), a thriving Preschool-12 grade school located in vibrant Downtown Brooklyn, seeks an Assistant Head of Middle School, Grades 5 & 6, within a dynamic community of colleagues (BFS uses the all-inclusive term, colleagues, to refer to all rather than one that delineates faculty/staff). Founded in 1867, Brooklyn Friends School’s identity as a Quaker school and pillars of social justice, social impact, and wholeness, serve as guideposts for our action-oriented collective work. Our school’s history has been illustrious and reflective of the expansive nature of human experiences. Guided by our mission , BFS provides a dynamic, diverse, and robust social/emotional environment and academic program that cultivates compassionate, intellectually curious, and confident changemakers. As a school, we affirm that human diversity includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic class, family structure and physical ability, as well as diversity of thought, talents, and learning style. Brooklyn Friends School does not discriminate based on these characteristics or any characteristic prohibited by law and provides reasonable accommodations to otherwise qualified colleagues and applicants. If you need an accommodation related to any part of the hiring process, please send an email to hiring@brooklynfriends.org. This short video gives you a glimpse into our contemporary experience.

THE POSITION

As the Assistant Head of Middle School, Grades 5 & 6, this position will serve as an integral member of a dynamic Middle School Leadership Team and support the Middle School and its place within the context of a thriving PK-12th school. Primarily responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Grades 5 & 6 program - including program oversight, student support needs, student life, and colleague growth, supervision, and evaluation - this role will also be charged with collaboratively contributing to and carrying out the collective vision for the Middle School as an entire learning community grades 5-8. 

The Middle School at Brooklyn Friends School boasts a strong academic program steeped in skills-based assessment, standards-based grading, differentiated instruction, growth mindset, values-based education, and student-centered learning. We also pride ourselves on a robust advisory program that addresses students’ holistic needs and wellbeing, endeavoring insofar as possible to ensure each and every student feels whole and a clear sense of belonging at Brooklyn Friends School. In addition to overseeing these programs at the designated grade levels, the Assistant Head of Middle School, Grades 5 & 6 will promote a culture of equity, access, voice, and joy for young people in the Middle School at BFS and serve the primary purpose of supporting students’ individual wellbeing as well as the collective student culture within the 5th and 6th grades. Central to the student and family-facing portion of this role and purpose is to be able to resolve conflict through restorative practices, a growth mindset, and in partnership with families. Together with the Assistant Head of Middle School, Grades 7 & 8 and the Head of Middle School, this pivotal position will collaborate to ensure a cohesive, consistent, and communicative program that places students at the center of a values-based, vigorous, yet joyful education.   

This position will report to the Head of Middle School and will work collaboratively to lead an all-school vision alongside other instructional leaders such as the Lower and Upper School Assistant Heads, the Assistant Head of School, and Department Chairs. The Assistant Head of Middle School, Grades 5 & 6 will work closely with and support the Head of Middle School as specified below or as assigned by the Head of Middle School. This is a non-union position and serves on a 12-month schedule.

To apply, please provide the following:

1. Cover letter addressed to the Head of Middle School, Nitya York. Along with punctuating your interest and experience, your cover letter should also address how you feel that your professional journey aligns with our school’s Quaker values and pillars of social justice, social impact, and wholeness. 
2. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
3. List of three references (with emails, phone numbers, and relationship to you)
4. Completed online application .

Please email the above attachments (if possible as a single PDF) to nyork@brooklynfriends.org and hiring@brooklynfriends.org and put Assistant Head of Grades 5 & 6 in the subject line. Qualified candidates will be contacted after materials have been reviewed. 

About Brooklyn Friends School

Brooklyn Friends School (BFS) is a thriving Preschool-12 grade school located in vibrant Downtown Brooklyn with a dynamic community of colleagues (BFS uses the all-inclusive term, colleagues, to refer to all rather than one that delineates faculty/staff). Founded in 1867, Brooklyn Friends School’s pillars of social justice, service learning/civic engagement, and Quakerism, serve as guideposts for our action-oriented collective work. Our school’s history has been illustrious and reflective of the expansive nature of human experiences. Guided by our mission, BFS provides a dynamic, diverse, and robust social/emotional environment and academic program that cultivates compassionate, intellectually curious, and confident changemakers. As a school, we affirm that human diversity includes, but is not limited to: race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic class, family structure and physical ability, as well as diversity of thought, talents, and learning style.

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