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About The Frederick Gunn School
The Frederick Gunn School, founded in 1850, is a co-ed boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year. We serve 330 boarding and day students from Connecticut, as well as 20 other states and 20 countries. The 220-acre campus borders the village green of Washington, Connecticut, a small, beautiful, and historic town in the Litchfield Hills. Our founders, Frederick and Abigail, Gunn had a deep appreciation for the natural world, believing that in nature students understand themselves as humans and their place in the world.
OPEN POSITIONS
Faculty Positions
Applicants for faculty positions should send a resume, transcript(s) and two letters of recommendation to the email address listed in the position's description.
Non-Faculty positions
Applicants for staff positions - please refer to the contact information provided in the job posting.
If you are interested in learning more about applying for a position, teaching at The Frederick Gunn School, or receiving more information about the Independent School Fellow Program, please contact hr@frederickgunn.org.
TEACHING & LEARNING
In keeping with the tenets of our founder Frederick Gunn, who was himself a prominent abolitionist and progressive educator, The Frederick Gunn School seeks to provide a pluralistic learning environment for all inclusive of (but not limited to): culture, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, national origin, learning differences, physical difference, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic differences. For more information about The Frederick Gunn School’s commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning ecosystem, click here.
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If you are interested in learning more about applying for a position, teaching at The Frederick Gunn School, or receiving more information about the Independent School Fellow Program, please contact hr@frederickgunn.org.
ABOUT OUR TOWN
Incorporated in 1779 and named for General George Washington, who stopped here for breakfast at Cogswell Tavern in 1781, Washington has a rich and storied history. The dairy farms and river mills of the 1800s have given way to a vibrant arts and culture scene and a classic New England landscape that offers glimpses of the past.
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The Frederick Gunn School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Except in cases of a bona fide occupational qualification or need, or except as otherwise permitted or required by law, Gunn does not discriminate against applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, intellectual disability, learning disability or physical disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other protected class status under applicable law with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, discharge from employment or other terms and conditions of employment.
Position announcements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to the job title and the education and skills required. Descriptions are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that are required or may be required in the future.
BACKGROUND SCREENING: The Frederick Gunn School conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer, which includes using a third-party administrator to conduct the checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.