Employment Opportunities

Rye Country Day is a coeducational Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, independent day school that offers faculty a very competitive compensation and benefits package including extensive support for professional development. For all teaching positions, a bachelor's degree is required and an advanced degree is preferred. Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience. We encourage a diverse pool of candidates to apply.

For a detailed description of the RCDS benefits package, please click here.
 

Why I teach at Rye Country Day: 

Dr. Richard Strean, Head, Humanities Department:
The students are diverse in lots of ways, but they almost all want to succeed. The families are supportive of my efforts, and the administration encourages me to try out new ideas, new approaches, and new courses. I want to grow as a professional, and while I have lots of friends at other schools, hardly any of them have as many opportunities for growth as I do here. As a teacher and advisor to students, as a collaborator with parents, and as a friend and mentor to my colleagues, yet also as a life-long student who learns from all of these groups nearly every day, I consider myself extremely fortunate to work at Rye Country Day School.

Mary Marcell, Head, Music Department:
I teach at Rye Country Day because I get to realize so many of my musical and pedagogical visions. Rye Country Day School has supported me in so many creative projects. I feel that I've been offered tremendous freedom to program repertoire and realize my musical projects... As for professional development, RCDS has supported me in vastly different types of study: from American Choral Directors conferences to a workshop at the Oregon Bach Festival to African drumming workshops to private voice lessons. I know of no school more supportive of professional development and more understanding of the profound effect of personal growth on one's teaching... I also really enjoy the students here at RCDS. In some schools, students are pigeonholed into single areas of interest: "scholars" or "musicians" or "athletes". Here, students participate across all sorts of complementary and contrasting programs. For example, the captain of the football team might easily also be a member of choir and do extensive volunteer work. This translates into teaching really interesting students. We spend a good deal of time with our students, and it's fun to teach such great people.

Debra Simpson, Lower School Science:
I am the Lower School science teacher for pre-kindergarten through fourth grade at Rye Country Day School, have been here for ten years now, and have LOVED every moment of my teaching career here. Before becoming part of the RCDS family, I taught for ten years in different states, at different schools and at different grade levels. Of all my teaching experiences, I have found this school the most supportive, both professionally and personally. Professionally, I daily have the opportunity to work with both colleagues who are eager to collaborate and enrich students' learning and with an administration that supports my curriculum decisions. Personally, I feel uplifted, valued, and constantly intellectually stimulated by the entire RCDS community.

Aundrea Tabbs, Grade One Teacher:
When I had the opportunity to enter Rye Country Day School for the first time, I witnessed a strong unified community. As I observed the teachers in action, I saw a great deal of support and motivation, not only from teacher to student, but from teacher to teacher. Coming to work every day is a pleasure because I know I am not alone. My colleagues continue to share and learn wonderful tools that help them not only become better educators, but help those around them thrive. I get so much joy out of teaching; working at RCDS I am surrounded by a school culture that represents individuals who feel the same joy that I do.

Ileana Carafas, Upper School Spanish:
While every day brings challenges to the classroom, some that are new and exciting and others that require a traditional approach, I am secure in the knowledge that my efforts are respected and appreciated. At RCDS, I have the freedom to be creative and autonomous with the complete endorsement of both the administration and my colleagues. I find great encouragement to pursue my interests in art and diversity, as well as furthering my own education and professional growth. Most important for me is that, although my days are filled with the demands of teaching, the moments spent in conversation with a student outside of the classroom are the true rewards.