Visual Arts Faculty Member - Photography

Millbrook School•Millbrook, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Millbrook School seeks a photography teacher for the 2026-27 academic year. The teacher will teach all levels of photography while stewarding Millbrook's photography studio space. Photography at Millbrook is a vibrant program that serves students at the beginning of their journeys as artists as well as those who are advanced and may attend art school. Millbrook's arts department is highly collaborative, working in the Holbrook Arts Center, where visual and performing arts are gathered under one roof. Here, teachers and students explore a contemporary framework for art making and performing that is interdisciplinary both within the arts center and beyond. In addition to teaching, this position includes coaching or supervising an afternoon program for two out of three seasons, supporting our social-emotional program on Saturday mornings, and serving as an advisor for up to six students. Full-time faculty members are also expected to participate in community service, evening responsibilities, activities, assemblies, and attend required meetings and workshops. The primary goal of a teaching faculty member is to ensure that each student reaches their highest potential. Housing may be provided and would entail residential life duties. Energy for adolescents, adaptability, humor, and integrity are the hallmarks of Millbrook's faculty. At Millbrook School, we seek educators who value creating inclusive classrooms and curricula and who are committed to their continued growth. The primary goal of a teaching faculty member is to ensure that each student reaches their full potential. A teaching faculty position consists of teaching four sections (or the equivalent), coaching or supervising an afternoon program for two out of three seasons, and serving as an advisor for up to six students. Full-time faculty members are also expected to participate in community service, evening responsibilities, activities, assemblies, and attend required meetings and workshops. Housing may be provided and would entail residential life duties. Energy for adolescents, adaptability, humor, and integrity are the hallmarks of Millbrook's faculty.

Requirements

Comfort with Mac operating systems
Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop
Knowledge of or willingness to learn Dropbox for archiving student work
Large and medium format digital printing
Experience with photographic alternative processes like cyanotype
Experience with darkroom development and printing
Bachelor’s degree in the subject being taught or a related field
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong computer skills
Clean & valid driver’s license
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action
Ability to work harmoniously and effectively with others
Ability to follow written and oral instructions
Patience, tact, and enthusiasm when dealing with personnel, students, and families
Proficiency in the composition of written communication

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience
Coaching experience

Responsibilities

Teach all levels of photography
Steward Millbrook's photography studio space
Coach or supervise an afternoon program for two out of three seasons
Support our social-emotional program on Saturday mornings
Serve as an advisor for up to six students
Participate in community service
Participate in evening responsibilities
Participate in activities
Attend assemblies
Attend required meetings and workshops
Teach four sections of a subject (or the equivalent)
Coach two seasons (or the equivalent)
Advise or assist with community service
Attend assemblies on designated mornings throughout the school year
Have an evening responsibility (if living in school-provided housing)
Support weekend programming on assigned weekends
Have between one and six advisees per year
Communicate regularly with advisees’ families
Write three advisor letters for each advisee over the course of the year
Act as a mentor and shepherd the student’s growth
Meet weekly with advisees on Tuesdays during alternating seated lunches and meeting times, and schedule additional time as needed
Maintain regular contact with parents or guardians and keep them informed of their child’s progress
Communicate proactively with colleagues about their advisee
Share in all other boarding school responsibilities, including office hours, assembly, formal dinner, department meetings, faculty meetings, orientation programs, award assemblies, trustee and parent weekends, workshops, and additional duties as determined
Assist with opening days, winter weekend, and commencement weekend