Employment

12-month full-time, non-teaching, starts immediately

Darlington School seeks a Campaign Director to join a talented, enthusiastic advancement team. The Campaign Director reports to the Chief Advancement Officer and will be responsible for the day-to-day planning, coordination, and management of the Capital Campaign. The Campaign Director helps set strategy and executes all aspects of a multi-faceted, multi-year, multi-phased campaign. The role entails working collaboratively with the Head of School, Chief Advancement Officer, Advancement staff, and volunteer leaders on various campaign committees.

The ideal candidate has a passion for education, is an experienced project manager, and an excellent communicator. 

Principle Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Head of School, Chief Advancement Officer, Advancement Team and volunteer campaign leadership to continue to create and implement a strategic direction for the campaign;
• Support the campaign through managing its various stages – quiet, major gift and public phase;
• Develop cultivation and gift request strategies at all financial levels;
• Organize the pipeline of individual, charitable foundation, and business campaign prospects;
• Prioritize prospects, conduct research, and draft communications, proposals, donor profiles and briefing memos for potential campaign donors;
• Support the committees; assist in campaign volunteer recruitment, help set strategy, conduct follow-up for group meetings and train volunteers for gift requests;
• Develop donor acknowledgment, recognition and stewardship platforms & ensure proper execution;
• Assist in strategizing and implementing campaign cultivation and recognition receptions, in coordination with the advancement team.
• Provide campaign updates and numerical analysis to Darlington Trustees, Campaign Leaders, the Head of School, and the Chief Advancement Officer; 
• Continue to build a suite of relevant campaign reports, as necessary;
• Develop campaign collateral (i.e., brochures, pamphlets, external communications, updated Case for Support), in coordination with the Chief Advancement Officer and the Chief Communications Officer;
• Work with Chief Advancement Officer to maintain the Campaign Budget;
• Maintain a comprehensive campaign timetable; and
• Implement other duties as assigned by the Chief Advancement Officer.

Successful candidates will: 

• Believe in and supports the mission of Darlington School
• Possess loyalty to a team; willing spirit in supporting team projects and team members
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and a proven record of developing and fostering strong relationships between donors and their institution; 
• Ability to set a course for action, prioritize work, solve complex and delicate problems, and organize information in a concise and effective manner;  
• Be a service oriented problem-solver who is able to successfully work with diverse individuals
• Have a passion for education, is an experienced project manager, and an excellent communicator. 
• Be highly organized with strong attention to deadlines, detail and accuracy in a fluid environment
• Exhibit collaborative spirit when responding to emerging or unplanned projects
• Have excellent oral, written, telephone and e-mail communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with a variety of constituents 
• Have strong computer skills, including high competency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Veracross.
• Be willing to travel as required and to work evenings and weekends as necessary 
• Have a Bachelor's degree (communications, nonprofit management, public relations, or related field)

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10-month full-time, teaching, starts August 1, 2027

Darlington School seeks a Teaching Assistant to join its First Grade team. A Darlington Teaching Assistant fully supports the school's mission and values and works alongside the First Grade Lead Teacher to create the best possible student experience within the school’s learning framework, The Cycle of Learning. The Teaching Assistant is part of the instructional team, not only a support role. They work with small groups and centers, reinforce skills the Lead Teacher introduces, and help care for each child throughout the school day. The Teaching Assistant joins a collaborative group of primary-grade and enrichment teachers who are always growing and who share the goal of nurturing every child’s success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in early childhood education or a related field
• Experience working with young children in a classroom setting preferred
• Orton-Gillingham or comparable multisensory reading training, or willingness to receive training
• A genuine love for young children and a desire to work with all types of learners
• A collaborative, flexible approach and comfort with ongoing improvement and change
• Willingness to contribute to the life of the school beyond the classroom

Teaching and Learning

Under the direction of the lead teachers, the Teaching Assistant:

• Leads small-group instruction and learning centers, reinforcing literacy and math skills from the school’s structured programs
• Works with individual students who need extra practice, support, or challenge
• Observes and shares notes on student progress and social-emotional growth with the Lead Teacher
• Steps in to lead whole-class routines or activities when needed, including when the Lead Teacher is absent
• Builds an authentic relationship with each student and models routines, kindness, and self-regulation

Classroom and School Life

• Prepares materials and helps keep an organized, inviting, and safe classroom that supports independence, collaboration, and choice
• Uses classroom technology proficiently, including the SmartBoard and iPads
• Supervises students during lunch, recess, transitions, and enrichment classes, and helps with morning and afternoon car line
• Maintains appropriate, professional relationships with students, parents, staff, and community members
• Attends faculty, team, and planning meetings and professional development, and takes initiative for professional growth
• Assists with special events for the grade level, Pre-K to 2 Team, division, and One School, and supports Tiger Pride

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10-month full-time, teaching, starts August 1, 2027

Darlington School seeks a Kindergarten Teacher to join a new co-teaching team in its expanded Kindergarten program, beginning with the 2027-28 school year. A Darlington teacher fully supports the mission and values of the school and has primary responsibility for creating the best possible student experience in support of the school’s learning framework, The Cycle of Learning. The candidate should value the craft of teaching as much as the skills and content being learned, and will join a dynamic community of teaching professionals who are continuously growing and collaborating. Teachers work with grade-level and enrichment teachers and the administrative team to provide a program that nurtures every child’s success.

Our Kindergarten Team and the Co-Teaching Model
Kindergarten is growing into an enlarged learning space with 30 students. The program will now have two full-time Kindergarten teachers and an aide. The two teachers plan together, teach together, and are jointly responsible for every child in the room. Instruction is flexible, moving as the children need among whole group, split classes, small groups, and centers. Three things define how the team works:

• Plan together. Lessons, assessments and routines are designed jointly, with regular common planning time.
• Share ownership. All 30 children are “our students,” and families hear one consistent voice from the team.
• Work as a three-person team. The two teachers and the aide are partners, and the aide is part of the instructional team.

Co-teaching at this scale is new to our Kindergarten, and the team will build the model together. The day is not scripted, so this is a good fit for an innovative educator who enjoys shaping how a classroom works and sees a shared classroom as a chance to teach better than they could alone.

Literacy and Math Programs
Kindergarten teachers deliver two structured, research-based programs. Both have a learning curve for teachers new to them, and Darlington will provide any training needed.

• Literacy: Fundations. Wilson Language Training’s structured literacy program, grounded in the Orton-Gillingham approach.
• Math: Math in Focus. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s program based on Singapore Math, which builds deep conceptual understanding through concrete, pictorial, and abstract representations.

Caring for the Whole Child and the Whole Day
Kindergarten teachers at Darlington are responsible for far more than academics, and the team shares in the daily life of the school:

• Social-emotional development. Teaching and modeling routines, friendship skills, self-regulation, and kindness, and partnering with your co-teacher and aide to notice and support each child.
• Supervision. Lunch, play times, morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up (carline).
• Enrichment coordination. Working with the Spanish, art, P.E., and music teachers to move students between classes and, at times, to coordinate lessons.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an area relevant to early childhood education; master’s degree preferred
• Relevant classroom teaching experience
• Orton-Gillingham or comparable multisensory reading training, or the ability to receive it
• A genuine passion for teaching young children and working with all types of learners
• A collaborative approach to teaching and a willingness to contribute to the academic and extracurricular life of the school

Expectations
The clearest statement of what we expect of a Darlington teacher is our Academic Standards. In brief:

• Course Design. Designs backward from a skills-based curriculum map, together with a co-teacher, using a range of assessments and the Darlington model of Discovery, Application, and Reflection.
• Course Build. Builds consistent, developmentally appropriate routines that foster independence, confidence, and flexible pacing and promote safety and wellness, shared consistently across both teachers.
• Teaching. Builds an authentic relationship with each student, teaches with a growth mindset and high expectations, meets the needs of individual learners, and communicates effectively and uses technology proficiently.

Core Responsibilities

• Plans, teaches, and assesses in partnership with the Kindergarten co-teacher and aide
• Prepares age-appropriate, differentiated lessons in all content areas, embracing STEM and learning through exploration, and creates and directs grade-level play
• Evaluates students’ academic and social growth, keeps records, and prepares progress reports with the co-teacher
• Engages parents in the education of their children and maintains appropriate relationships with staff and community members
• Creates an organized, inviting shared classroom that supports independence, collaboration, choice, and flexible seating
• Integrates technology through the SmartBoard and 1:1 iPad program, and aligns scope and sequence with vertical teams
• Attends faculty meetings, planning meetings, and parent conferences, supports Tiger Pride and One School events, and takes initiative for professional development

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