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Careers at Packer
Packer’s faculty and staff are passionate, committed, student-focused leaders.
We inspire joy and purpose through transformative learning experiences that foster both intellectual development and social-emotional growth. We prioritize collaboration, reflection, and continuous improvement, embracing the learning process for students as well as for ourselves as professionals.
We invite you to learn more about our school and our current openings.
Employee Benefits
—Fully Paid Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
—Fully Paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
—Fully paid life insurance
—Paid Family Leave
—Flexible Spending Account Benefit Plan
— Commuter Benefit Plan
—403 (b) Retirement Plan including employer contribution and match after one year of employment
—Eligibility to contribute on a pre-tax basis to a defined contribution retirement plan
A Diverse and Inclusive Community
Packer's values and vision of educational excellence include embracing diversity, fostering community, nurturing a sense of belonging, and ensuring all learners are valued and challenged. We actively embrace the diversity of New York City and seek employees who share Packer's values of equity, inclusion, and belonging, and who wish to learn from the perspectives and experiences of others. We strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds and perspectives may be underrepresented. Learn more about Equity and Inclusion at Packer.
Professional Development and Ways to Get Involved
Packer has abundant resources to help our employees develop skills that support academic and institutional excellence. Opportunities include but are not limited to:
- Summer curriculum and professional development grants
- Professional development funds for faculty and staff career and skills development
- Babbott Chair: stipended award for humanities faculty
- Stutt Chair: stipended award for math and science faculty
Through participating in a wide range of co-curricular programs, our faculty and staff also have opportunities to connect with students and other adults, and experience Packer in a whole new way. School-year opportunities include athletic coaching, grade-level leading, club advising, global trip leading, and committee membership.
Mentoring Program
Packer’s mentoring program provides an introduction for new Packer employees. Mentors empower and support new faculty and staff as they enter and contribute to the school community; provide guidance in navigating school policies, procedures, and cultural nuances; and offer themselves as a confidential sounding board and resource. In addition, faculty in their first year are given the opportunity to join a New-to-Packer Cohort to help support the transition to teaching at Packer.