Work at Gordon

Gordon has an opening in our Early Childhood division (which serves students ages 3 - 6)  for a part-time skilled arts educator who seeks to inspire joyful learning through seeding a child’s life-long connection to the arts. This candidate would teach our Nursery, Preschool, Young Kindergarten and Kindergarten arts classes. This role will join music and art making with creative play and movement using a project based learning approach. While specific skills in multiple arts disciplines are not required, a demonstrated grounding in one or more art forms (music, visual arts, theater and/or movement) is necessary, and a devotion to inspiring multi-disciplinary creative work is needed. We seek a visionary who wants to develop the creative class of the next generation.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of early childhood pedagogy and possess a willingness to partner with colleagues and parents to ensure the social, emotional and academic well being of students. But a passion for art forms—and instilling that passion in children—is the most important requirement for this work. 

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Summer at Gordon lead teachers will oversee individual camp activities during the camp day. Along with counselors, lead teachers engage with campers to ensure a fun and supportive learning environment. 

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Summer at Gordon counselors will support all camp activities for their groups during the camp day. Counselors work with an individual group of campers and engage with them throughout the day to ensure a fun and supportive learning environment. 

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Operations assistants are staff members that assist with logistical and operational tasks during camp.

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This individual is the face and voice of Summer at Gordon as they will be a main point of contact for our campers and their families. This person must possess strong communication skills, be well organized, flexible, able to work both independently and as part of a team, and have a good sense of humor.

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The Gordon School, a nursery to eighth grade independent school located in East Providence, RI, is looking for qualified coaches to fill the following positions within the athletic program for the 2021-2022 spring season: 

Track and Field throwing coach 
Baseball coach
Boys’ Lacrosse coach

Spring athletic practices run Mondays through Thursdays between 3:30-5:00pm for approximately eight weeks. Game locations and times vary. Stipend is commensurate with experience. Assistant coaching positions range from $1,500-2,200. Applicants should have a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, the ability to build positive rapport with adolescents, reliable transportation, and be knowledgeable in the fundamentals of lacrosse, baseball, and track and field. Coaching and or playing experience is preferred.  If interested, contact Damon Ray, Athletic Director via email at dray@gordonschool.org. Please attach resume.

Gordon School is always looking to increase its pool of substitute teachers for all grade levels, particularly in first through eighth grade. Personal attributes we are looking for in substitutes include:

• Appreciate and enjoy working with children
• Be energetic, flexible, resilient and open to change and new ideas
• Possess good organizational capabilities and be able to implement these effectively
• Have strong interpersonal skills which support and engender trust
• Have a deep sense of community, be respectful of adults and children, understand and respect human differences and support multicultural practice and pedagogy
• Have experience working in a racially diverse community
• Be a thoughtful and effective listener
• Be able to communicate with parents, colleagues, and students clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing
• Have a strong sense of self and a good sense of humor

As with all teachers at Gordon, substitutes are required to hold a college degree and be fully vaccinated against COVID. As with students and teachers, masks are also required to be worn both indoors and outside.

If you are interested in applying to the sub pool, please send a cover memo and resume to Cheryl Fanti, Assistant to the Director of Early Childhood and Lower School at cfanti@gordonschool.org

Gordon School's After School Program is seeking part-time staff to work with students ages 3-14. Gators (Nursery through fourth grade) and Young Adult Place (YAP – fifth through eighth grade) are the core of the after school programs every day that the school building is open. 

Gators offers younger children the opportunity to play with their classmates in a fun, safe, supervised environment. The responsibilities of the Gator staff include creating and supervising activities, games, and projects for students in the same cohort; group management, tracking attendance and inventory of supplies, and communicating with families. The Gators program takes place both indoors and outdoors. 

Middle school students in YAP primarily participate in a supervised study hall, working individually or in small groups. YAP staff assists with questions, engages in activities and conversations with students, and tracks attendance. YAP is mainly an indoor program but may utilize outdoor spaces as available.  

The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, responsible, and flexible and have experience working with children. After school hours are Monday through Thursday from 3:00pm to 5:30pm and Friday 1:45pm to 5:30pm. 

Gordon School is taking all the precautions necessary to keep students, faculty, staff and families safe during this time of COVID 19. All employees and students will wear masks and adhere to physical distancing guidelines. Employees and students are required to complete a daily health screening. All employees must share proof of COVID vaccination.

Interested candidates should send a resume to Jenny Alario, Director of After School and Summer Programs, at jalario@gordonschool.org