Upper School History

Faculty / Full-Time
Annual Salary Range: $38,000 – $75,000

Wilbraham & Monson Academy, Wilbraham, MA

Upper School History Teacher

 

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION

 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy, situated on 300+ acres in Western Massachusetts, is an independent day and boarding school of 400 students in grades 6 – postgraduate. As one of the country’s oldest boarding schools, Wilbraham & Monson Academy has been educating global citizens and world leaders since 1804. 

 

ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy seeks an Upper School  History instructor for the 2025-2026 Academic Year to be responsible for:

  • Teaching two sections of Gr. 9 World History and two sections of Gr. 11 US History
  • Contributing to grade level meetings, department meetings and school aligned initiatives.
  • Providing daily/weekly assignments and associated feedback and grading on the school’s Canvas Learning Management System.
  • Provide student support during designated office hours each day
  • Serve as an advisor to 4-6 students

 

AFTERNOON/ATHLETIC PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES 

All faculty at Wilbraham & Monson Academy are also expected to participate in our afternoon  program for two out of three seasons.  This traditionally involves athletic coaching and/or afternoon activity supervision.

 

RESIDENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

If living on campus in school provided housing, faculty are asked to provide one night a week & one weekend a month of dorm supervision. 

If living off campus, faculty are asked to provide four weekends a year of activity duty/supervision. 

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will be an educator with:

 

  • A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in History, Geography, equivalent coursework, or relevant field
  • Minimum of 2 or more years of successful classroom teaching experience
  • Experience in a boarding school environment
  • Experience working with students with various abilities
  • A demonstrated commitment to diverse populations and student well being
  • A track record of collaboration with colleagues

ABOUT WMA 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy is an independent coeducational school that offers a  comprehensive compensation and benefits package featuring generous paid time off, employer  retirement (403b) match, health, dental and vision insurance, along with short-term and long-term disability, privately insured paid family medical leave, tuition remission and professional  development.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

Physical demands include dexterity for office machines including but not limited to computers,  telephones, electronic calculators, copy machines, and printers. Common physical demands  include stooping, bending, reaching, walking and sitting or standing for extended periods. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to prohibit  discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to  employees and applicants, without regard for race, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including  sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression), and pregnancy, age, physical or mental  disability, genetic information or veteran status. 

ACCOMMODATION 

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined  under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as  listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by  Administration on a case-by-case basis. 

For information about the school, please visit our website at www.wma.us.  

TO APPLY

All interested parties are asked to mail a resume and cover letter to Dean of Faculty Wally Swanson at wswanson@wma.us and Department Chair Dr. Anthony Kandel at akandel@wma.us 

 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

Wilbraham, MA
Elementary, Middle School, High School, Post Graduate
Day, Boarding
All Gender