Job Description

Buffalo Seminary is an independent day and boarding school for college-bound girls. Founded in 1851, and among the oldest girls’ schools in the United States, SEM has designed a culture of scholarship, leadership, creativity, and service for over 170 years. At Buffalo Seminary, we celebrate our diverse identities and perspectives. We embrace diversity as necessary for our collective growth and achievement. To fulfill this purpose, we welcome and seek students, families, and employees who contribute to the richness of our diverse community. At SEM we work every day to ensure that all who come within our walls have what they need to realize their potential and to participate fully in school life. The ideal candidate should demonstrate enthusiasm for all-girl education and will embrace diversity and support our inclusive community.

Position Overview

Fellows typically will have responsibility for teaching one course with support from a faculty mentor and/or work in the residences. All Fellows help in our extra-curricular program in either athletics, theatre, or community service and coach or lead activities in addition to performing support tasks throughout the community. Fellows have the opportunity to live in campus housing and are assigned a mentor and provided support through our growth program. Fellows begin their commitment to SEM in August with an orientation program, which focuses on the school’s mission, philosophy of education, methods of classroom teaching, and the logistics of the school day and year. Except for winter and spring vacations, the Fellowship is a full-time commitment until early June. Fellows receive a stipend of $25,000 on a twelve-month basis, including health insurance, beginning in September.

The Student Belonging Fellow will work to ensure all students feel a sense of belonging at SEM and will assist with Student Life programming designed to engage, and include all members of its student population, which is a diverse mixture of day/boarding and international/domestic students in grades 9-12.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work directly with the Assistant Head of School to promote student belonging.
• Teach one class or the equivalent to participate in the daily life of the school and meet regularly with the Dean of Teaching and Learning.
• Attend meetings of the Health and Wellness Team and support the elements of their work connected to DEI.
• Coordinate student-led programs about issues related to diversity.
• Share weekday and weekend duty responsibilities in student residences within a rotating schedule.
• Work with EdCo (a partnership of local private schools) to fulfill Buffalo Seminary’s (SEM) commitment to the EdCo DEI program.
• Network with diversity coordinators at other EdCo schools as well as off-campus cultural resource organizations.
• Other duties as required or as assigned by the Assistant Head of School.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience and experience in working with adolescent girls.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills with individuals at all levels, both one-on-one and in groups.
• Candidates must possess and maintain a current and valid driver’s license.

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