Career Opportunities

Full-time KO employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance includes the option of three different Cigna medical plans (HMO, POS or HDHP in conjunction with an HSA).

• Dental Insurance: Choose from three different dental plans (a core plan or a buy-up plan or a platinum option) with Cigna Dental of New Jersey.

• Life Insurance with Mutual of Omaha, equal to two times the employee’s annual salary paid 100%. Also available is a voluntary group life insurance plan with the option to purchase additional life insurance (up to $500,000). Supplemental dependent insurance is also available.

• Long-term Disability Insurance paid 100% by KO with Sun Life Financial.

• Retirement Benefits: Kingswood Oxford School contributes 4% of employee’s annual salary to a 403(b) plan with Voya

• Retirement Services: The school will also match up to an additional 4% of an individual’s contributions. Employees are 100% vested after three years of employment.

• KO Tuition Remission: The children of full-time faculty are eligible for tuition remission immediately upon hire. The children of full-time staff are eligible for tuition remission immediately upon hire. The tuition remission benefit is 80% of the cost of tuition.

  Educational Assistance allowing full-time employees to continue their education in a related field.

Located in central Connecticut, Kingswood Oxford’s 33-acre campus is nestled in West Hartford, a charming town of 60,000 dotted with boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops, and parks. For the fifth year in a row, Niche.com named West Hartford the Best Town to Live in Connecticut. And, it’s easy to see why. Not only is the town (commonly nicknamed WeHa) conveniently situated two hours equidistant from New York City and Boston, but it offers family fun activities in a safe, close-knit, and active community like the Halloween Parade, Holiday Stroll, Park Road Parade, and the 5k Mitten Run. Blue Back Square, across from our campus, is a model of New Urbanism, a mixed-use development of shopping, dining, and events.

The Greater Hartford area offers many activities ranging from the cultural and historical to the out-of-doors. Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum, established in 1842, contains over 50,000 works of art, including an impressive collection of Hudson River School paintings and surrealist works. The Mark Twain House was home to the storied humorist and was once the location for the all-boys Kingswood School in the early 20th century. Real Arts Ways is a contemporary, multi-disciplinary art space celebrating up-and-coming artists and independent films. Additionally, Hartford boasts an active theater scene with The Bushnell, which features many Broadway shows, and the Hartford Stage dedicated to smaller works. If you’re a sports fan, the Hartford Yard Goats, a minor league baseball team and double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, provide a fun and competitive outing, and the Hartford Athletics, Connecticut’s only professional soccer team, showcase outstanding play in a beautifully renovated stadium. Just one town over from West Hartford in Farmington is the Hill-Stead Museum, a perfectly preserved 19th-century home cum museum designed by Theodate Pope Riddle, one of the country’s first female architects, that features Manets, Monets, and Whistlers. Walking tours are available of the colonial era village where many homes were stops along the Underground Railroad. In 1839, abolitionists in the town housed the survivors of the mutinied slave ship La Amistad after their trial and awaiting their return to Africa. You can visit the Congregational Church, where their leader Cinque and his fellow Mende people attended meetings.  

If you prefer a wilder side, in terms of nature, Kingswood Oxford is near excellent hiking trails (the Metacomet Trail, Cedar Mountain, and Talcott Mountain), wineries in Granby, and farms in Simsbury. 

Other Local Links:

• CT Now

• Hartford Public Library

• West Hartford town

• West Hartford Public Library

KO is dedicated to creating a climate of belonging for our faculty, staff and students alike. To this end, we actively engage in equity and cultural competency work so that we reach every student. This is ongoing, demanding yet important work. Although the process may be imperfect, we must be compassionate and resilient as we strive to reach our true potential as a fully empathic community.

KO teachers readily avail themselves of opportunities to sharpen their skills and bring innovative pedagogy into the classroom. Our teachers often share their own practices with their peers from other institutions as well.

Some recent workshops and experiences include:

• 40-Hour Workweek Club

• ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign language)

• BarWE

• Broadway Teachers’ Workshop

• Educating Good Men for the 21 Century

• Facilitative Leadership, Instructional Coaching, and Using Meetings as Learning Opportunities for Academic Departments

• Google Boot Camp

• Graduate School tuition reimbursement for coursework towards a Masters degree

• Mindfulness Training

• New England New Teacher Seminars (1.0 and 2.0)

• Practices and Principles of SRI’s Equity-Focused Intentional Learning Communities

• Responsive Classroom

• SEED

• Study of Shakespeare at the University of Cambridge – (funded by Edith Evans Distinguished Chair in English)

To pursue the quest for innovation, every teacher has elected to join one of five collaborative learning groups based on his or her interest. Each group is devoted to a different aspect of engaging students in learning and meets several times to generate ideas about curriculum, methods and activities that foster equity, and empower students in their own learning.

The five CLGs address:

• Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain

• Project-Based Learning & Authentic Application

• Feedback

• Student-led Discussions

• Collaborative Learning

Kingswood Oxford grants awards recognizing those teachers and coaches who have made a significant contribution to our school community. These are monetary awards in various amounts.

THE JOSEPH AND JO-ANNE ALISSI COACHING AWARD

This award honors the returning coach who best exemplifies Joseph and Jo-anne Alissi’s outstanding contributions to Kingswood Oxford, especially their sportsmanship, professionalism, enthusiasm, dedication, and the positive impact they had on every athlete and student they encountered.

THE CALEY GRANT

The Caley Faculty Grant was established to provide opportunities for teachers at Kingswood Oxford to rest, renew, restore, and grow during the summer months so they can continue to bring creativity, passion, and dedication to their students during the school year.  The grant will provide financial resources for teachers to pursue off-campus activities of their choosing.

THE CLASS OF 1962 FACULTY AWARD 

This award is a two-year award presented biannually to a faculty member who has demonstrated commitment to scholarship and for contributions made to the life of the school and its students. The Class of 1962 created the fund and award to honor their 60th Reunion as well as for the many faculty members who shaped their experience. 

THE COLLINS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

The Collins family—Kim ’75, Wylie ’79, Tris ’81 and Jed ’88 along with their parents, Nancy and Allen—established this award for excellence in teaching named originally for Charles W. Collins, Mr. Collins’ father. Charles Collins spent fifty years as a teacher, coach, and administrator in the Everett, MA, public school system.

THE LAZEAR CHAIR

The Lazear Chair, named in honor of Robert A. Lazear, Headmaster from 1968−86, and his wife, Dorothy C. Lazear, is awarded by the Head of School (in consultation with the Heads of the Upper and Middle Schools) to a senior faculty member of the institution in recognition of outstanding teaching and significant involvement in school life. This award is given every two years.

THE DENNIS J. SULLIVAN MENSCH AWARD

This Sullivan Mensch Award established in 2023 by his wife, Rachel Ivker, and his children Emily ‘12 and Ben ‘16, honors a faculty member who represents the meaning of the Yiddish word: one who possesses the qualities we hope for in a colleague and a teacher: integrity,gf reliability, and a sense of responsibility and goodness. This award will be given annually for 16 years, the amount of time Dennis served at KO, from May 2024 through 2039. 

THE ROBERT B. SWAIN III MEMORIAL AWARD

This awards honors that continuing teacher in their first five years of teaching at Kingswood Oxford, and their first ten years of teaching overall, who best exemplifies Bobby Swain’s outstanding attributes as a student and teacher: a serious, self–disciplined approach to learning and a sense of humor—a combination that enabled him to inspire in others a spirit of cooperation which made scholarly disciplines a pursuit both joyous and rewarding.

Without question, KO is committed to providing our students with a world-class education, but equally as important is our dedication to instilling in our students deep respect and empathy for others. Embedded in our culture live our core values that guide our teachers and our students. We ask one another to reflect often on these guideposts, setting goals for ourselves to reach them and assessing how we can do better year after year.

Mission

Kingswood Oxford inspires students to excel and to lead lives of integrity and involvement by nourishing their talents in a community of teachers, friends, and families.

Core Values
To demonstrate honesty, integrity and respect
To care beyond self
To Take personal responsibility
To learn with passion and perseverance
To work hard, take risks, become involved
To embrace intellectual curiosity

Motto
Vincit qui se vincit
One conquers by conquering oneself

The Kingswood Oxford Teaching Apprentice Program provides aspiring teachers an opportunity to be an integral part of an independent school community while gaining the skills and experience necessary for their own professional growth. To facilitate experiential learning with time for reflection and mentoring, Apprentices team-teach one to two classes (paired with a veteran faculty member) and increasingly assume the professional independence and responsibility of a Kingswood Oxford faculty member. Apprentices also learn about and practice their craft through involvement in co-curricular activities (including athletics), where, with the help of seasoned faculty members, they learn to manage groups of students, work towards long-term goals, and plan daily activities for student improvement and growth. In addition to weekday lunches, housing, and a stipend, Apprentices receive professional development through participation in a week-long orientation program before the start of school and monthly workshops on various topics.

KO actively seeks to attract and welcome a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff, including differences in race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic origin, gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation.  At KO, we believe that a diversity of ideas and perspectives enriches our community and improves our understanding. We continually work to increase equity and access within our learning community and seek candidates who are similarly committed to this work. If you would like to join us in this work, we welcome your application.

Teaching Apprentice candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, but no teaching experience is required, nor is a major in a specific subject area. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply at any time, as the school is continuously looking for qualified candidates for this program. 

Our new faculty program, led by the Coordinator of New Faculty and Mentors, is designed to induct all teachers new to our community. Whether one has no teaching experience or many years in the classroom, each school has its own culture and customs that require acclimation. To that end, each teacher is supported by an experienced KO faculty mentor, with whom they will meet regularly, as well as schedule time to visit each other’s classes. In addition, all new teachers participate in an August Orientation and Monthly Workshops. 

Topics Covered during New Faculty Orientation in August: 

• Daily Life at KO

• Academics at KO

• Students at KO

• Monthly Workshops

Taking place during evening hours, topics at these meetings include upcoming issues and events such as comment writing, parent/curriculum nights, end-of-semester advisee summary reports and/or student surveys.  These meetings are also a good opportunity to discuss pedagogical issues, classroom management strategies, assessments, and any general questions or concerns that arise.  

International Student Advisor (ISA) 25-26

Upper School French Teacher

Part-Time Middle School Orchestra Teacher

Technical Theater Director

Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Director of Facilities

Head Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Coach

Head Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse Coach

Please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected].