Job Description
Job Description
Salary: $40,000
Compensation for full-time employees includes a 403(b) plan with up to a 10% match of salary and other competitive benefits offerings. Benefits offered to eligible employees include health & dental insurance; commuter benefits; long-term disability insurance, and more.
Start Date: August 2025
Reports to: Director of Teacher Training and Educator Development
Job Summary:
BB&N is seeking a full-time Admissions Education Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year as part of BB&N’s Knight Corps cohort. Education Fellows are recent or soon-to-be college graduates who are interested in a career in education or other school-based roles. Education Fellows have an opportunity to observe BB&N’s best teaching practices and learn from experienced faculty and administrators and provide a wide range of support throughout various areas of the school. Through participation in Knight Corps cohort and mentoring meetings, there will be ample opportunities to gain the exposure necessary to evaluate a career either in teaching and learning or in other school-based roles. This is a one-year position with potential consideration for a second-year extension.
Skills and Competencies:
Successful candidates value and respect diversity in all facets of BB&N school life. They also promote equity and inclusion in work with students, colleagues, and, in some cases, families. In keeping with BB&N’s commitment to the community, Education Fellows exemplify cooperation and collaboration, demonstrate leadership when necessary, provide support when needed, and assist in a range of capacities.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
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interest in working in a school setting, specifically an interest in learning about and engaging in the admissions process in independent schools;
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interest in digital content creation and marketing;
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dedication to the goal of creating and maintaining an authentic, inclusive community;
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enthusiasm for working with students, including experience working with children in grades K-8;
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ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse group of people;
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strong communication skills through writing, speaking, and listening;
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familiarity with Google Workspace.
Essential Functions and Key Objectives:
All Education Fellows will be required to attend Knight Corps cohort and mentor meetings/seminars as scheduled, attend Faculty Professional Development Days, support BB&N’s mission, perform substitute teaching, arrival, dismissal, lunch, recess, and other support duties as assigned, and ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
In past years, Education Fellows have served in a variety of roles, including:
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The Admissions Fellow has supported the admissions process, outreach to prospective families, interviewing, and touring.
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The Advancement/Development Fellow has supported event planning, donor outreach, and constituent engagement.
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The Athletics Fellow has assisted with coordination and administration of the athletic program, including coaching a number of team sports.
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The Campus Fellow has worked directly with students and teachers on the Lower, Middle or Upper School campus.
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The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Global Education Fellow has supported programming aimed at uplifting BB&N’s DEIG commitments.
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The Operations Fellow has supported efforts around auxiliary program planning and technology integration.
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The Student Support Fellow has worked directly with students and teachers, particularly with students receiving academic support.
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The Teaching and Learning Fellow has supported efforts around institutional research, innovation, and professional learning/development.
Each year, BB&N allocates Fellows based on institutional priorities and candidate interests. Whereas the positions listed above have been prioritized in previous years, these are subject to change for the 2025-2026 school year.
To Apply:
Please visit the Careers at BB&N page to complete your online application. Please upload your Cover Letter, Resume, Personal Statement, and/or Teaching Philosophy and Reference List.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any non-job related physical or mental disability. We welcome candidates who will increase our diversity; we encourage candidates of color and all diverse candidates to apply.
About Buckingham Browne & Nichols:
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school that engages students in grades Pre-K through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop those strengths to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward-thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students, from a range of backgrounds and with a wide spectrum of talents and interests, reach new levels of accomplishment. Co-curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age and developmentally-appropriate campuses. At every grade, BB&N takes full advantage of the range of opportunities its locations afford.
BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School. BB&N is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity. We prepare students to be responsible and open-minded as they engage with the world around them. Our school is guided by the core values of:
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Inquiry, in which we promote curiosity and critical thinking to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Integrity, in which we strive to be honest, conscientious, and accountable in our actions even when no one is watching.
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Belonging, in which we foster a culture of respect, well-being, and connection that values all individuals and empowers them to discover and be their authentic selves, and
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Kindness, in which we strengthen our communities by recognizing our common humanity and treating ourselves and others with respect and compassion.
The vibrancy and vitality we feel in the classrooms, hallways, stages, and playing fields of BB&N derive from the people who are here. At its root are the varied interests and experiences, the different backgrounds, cultures, religions, views, and perspectives that our students and faculty bring to their classes and families bring to myriad activities. Each of us adds to the richness of another’s experience. Working and playing together teaches us lifelong lessons about appreciating, knowing and understanding, and learning from each other.