“I love my school and all it represents. I hope my future grandchildren and beyond will also get to be a part of this community.”
92% Always or often feel supported and appreciated by their supervisor
88% Always or often have opportunities to use strengths in their job.
*2024 Teacher and Staff survey
Thank you for your interest in working at NGFS! Faculty and staff at New Garden Friends School collaborate to meet students where they are by providing a warm, inclusive, and engaging educational experience for all. Candidates from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Spanish Teacher
Full Time
Lower School (Preschool through 6th grade)
New Garden Friends School, a Preschool-12 Friends School in Greensboro, NC, seeks a Spanish language resource teacher to teach Preschool through 6th-grade students for the 2024-25 academic year.
New Garden Friends School students begin learning Spanish at the Preschool level and receive Spanish instruction twice-weekly.
Qualifications:
- Ability to speak and expose children to Spanish
- A deep understanding of and a passion for teaching students at a variety of ages
- The ability to design innovative curriculum and excite students about learning
- Experience and expertise interacting with students academically and socially/emotionally
- A genuine love of students and a visible joy in working with students with a wide range of abilities and talents
- A desire and ability to be collegial, flexible, and joyful in an energetic work environment
- A commitment to the traditions and philosophy of a Quaker educational community, including Quaker values and social justice
- Proficiency with technological tools for teaching, communication, and research
- Commitment to New Garden Friends School’s mission and New Garden Friends School’s Commitment to Diversity
To apply, please fill out this Google form (https://forms.gle/tJYxySBRZA5uu3P87) and send an email to employment@ngfs.org attaching a cover letter expressing your interest in the position, your philosophy of education and your resume. If you have trouble with the form or have any questions, please email employment@ngfs.org.
Please, no phone calls or regular mail.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Robotics and Coding Teacher
Part-time
Lower, Middle, and Upper School
Grades K-6 and 7-12
New Garden Friends School, a PK-12 Friends School in Greensboro, N.C., seeks a part-time Robotics and Coding teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. At the Lower School level, students have Coding one day per week for 30 minutes. Middle and Upper School students can take Robotics 1 as an elective five days a week for 50 minutes. For students in grades 7-12, ample student interest will generate an after-school option for Robotics 2 for two to three days each week.
NGFS Mission:
Guided by Quaker values, New Garden Friends School is committed to being an inclusive educational community that honors and develops each person's gifts.
Qualifications:
- A deep understanding of and a passion for teaching children
- The ability to design innovative curricula and excite students about learning
- Experience and expertise in communicative and content-based best practices for exploring engineering concepts
- Experience and expertise in interacting with Lower School, Upper School, and Middle School students academically and socially/emotionally
- Experience using a variety of teaching techniques to instruct a diverse group of students with different abilities in the same classroom
- A commitment to culturally responsive teaching and restorative practices
- The ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers and administrators
- A desire and ability to be collegial, flexible, and joyful in an energetic work environment
- A commitment to the traditions and philosophy of a Quaker educational community, including Quaker values as embodied in the NGFS community
- Proficiency with technological tools for teaching, communication, and research
- Commitment to New Garden Friend School’s mission
- A demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence through curricular choices, and in daily community life with students and colleagues
Essential Functions:
- Prepares lesson plans, instructional aids, and supplemental teaching materials
- Assesses, documents, and prepares reports such as narrative evaluations, grade and classroom performance, and attendance
- Participates in staff meetings as needed for training
- Communicate with parents/guardians as needed
Required Education:
A Bachelor’s degree either in Engineering, Technology or in a field that closely relates to programming and robotic systems
Experience:
Teaching experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
To apply, please fill out this google form (https://forms.gle/tJYxySBRZA5uu3P87) being sure to follow the directions at the end to submit required documents. If you have trouble with the form or have any questions, please email employment@ngfs.org.
Please, no phone calls or regular mail.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Kindergarten Teacher’s Assistant
Full Time
New Garden Friends School, a PreSchool-12 Friends School in Greensboro, NC, seeks a teacher’s assistant for our Kindergarten program.
Applicants should supply the following materials:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- References with phone numbers
Qualifications:
- A deep understanding of and a passion for working with children
- Experience and expertise interacting with Kindergarten and/or preschool-aged students
academically and socially/emotionally - A genuine love of young students and a visible joy in working with children of widely-ranging ambitions and abilities
- The ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers and assistants
- A desire and ability to be collegial, flexible, and joyful in an energetic work environment
- A commitment to the traditions and philosophy of a Quaker educational community, including Quaker values and social justice
- Proficiency with technological tools for teaching and communication
- Commitment to New Garden Friend School’s mission
- Motivation to prepare a classroom and classroom materials that are engaging for children
- The ability to provide supervision to children and ensure student safety
To apply, please send a cover letter expressing your interest in the position, a resume, and references with phone numbers to to employment@ngfs.org.
Please, no phone calls or regular mail.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Auxiliary Assistant
New Garden Friends School, a PK-12 Friends School in Greensboro, NC, seeks an assistant in Auxiliary Programs for our school, grades PK-12, for the remainder of the 2023-24 academic year, 2024 Summer camps, and 2024-25 academic year.
Qualifications:
- A deep understanding of, and a passion for, working with children of all ages
- The ability to design innovative activities and excite students about learning
- Experience interacting with students academically and socially/emotionally
- A genuine love of working with children of widely-ranging ambitions and abilities
- The ability to work collaboratively with a team of staff, teachers and administrators
- A desire and ability to be collegial, flexible, and joyful in an energetic work environment
- A commitment to the traditions and philosophy of a Quaker educational community, including Quaker values and social justice
- Proficiency with Google suite of products, willingness to learn new tech tools for teaching, communication, and research
- Commitment to New Garden Friends School’s mission and New Garden Friends School’s Commitment to Diversity
Essential Functions:
- Help create, organize, prepare, and implement additional programming opportunities for students through field trips, clubs, summer camp themes, and after-school activities specific to each grade level, PK-12.
- Drive school buses (training provided by the school, must be 21 years of age)
- Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and professional learning sessions
- Chaperone field trips and overnight trips
- Work and lead school summer camps
- Communicate with parents and staff effectively
Required Education and Experience:
- Must be 21 years of age
- A high school diploma is required. Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Experience working with different age levels and grades, PK-12.
To apply, please fill out this google form (https://forms.gle/tJYxySBRZA5uu3P87) and send an email to employment@ngfs.org attaching a cover letter expressing your interest in the position and your resume. If you have trouble with the form or have any questions, please email employment@ngfs.org.
Please, no phone calls or regular mail.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
After School Program Teacher
Applicants should submit the following materials:
- Resume
- Two references with phone numbers
We are looking for a person who:
- has experience and expertise interacting with students academically, socially, and emotionally
- has the ability to work collaboratively with a team
- has an interest in learning about the traditions and philosophy of a Quaker educational community
- has a desire and ability to be collegial, flexible, and joyful in an energetic work environment
To apply, please send your resume and references to pnguyen@ngfs.org
Please, no phone calls or regular mail.
Review of applications is ongoing.
Substitute Teacher
- Resume
- Two references with list of phone numbers
New Garden Friends School, a PK-12 Friends School in Greensboro, NC, seeks substitute teachers for planned absences and last-minute absences. We are looking for a person who:
- is willing to engage students with the lesson plan provided by the teacher
- has experience and expertise interacting with students academically, socially and emotionally
- has the ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers and administrators
- has an interest in learning about the traditions and philosophy of a Quaker educational community.
To apply, please fill out this google form (https://forms.gle/tJYxySBRZA5uu3P87) and send an email to employment@ngfs.org with your resume. If you have trouble with the form or have any questions, please email employment@ngfs.org.
Please, no phone calls or regular mail.
Review of applications is ongoing.
Non-Discrimination Statement
New Garden Friends School is committed to promoting and supporting a workplace and educational environment where healthy and respectful conduct is the cultural norm. In support of this commitment, New Garden Friends School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, national ancestry, sex, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military service, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or genetic information in its programs, activities, employment, and admission. Retaliation for raising concerns related to discrimination on one of these bases is also prohibited. NGFS does not discriminate on the basis of age in employment.
If you have questions or concerns regarding our non-discrimination policy, please contact Pattie Midgett, who is our Title IX Coordinator and oversees our non-discrimination policy.
Pattie Midgett, Title IX Coordinator
Office Address:
1128 New Garden Road Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: 336-299-0964