Job Opportunities

Do you want to contribute to a community with a mission to enrich the lives of young people from Newark and its surrounding areas? Are you eager to share your skills and hobbies and desire a flexible learning environment that allows you to do so creatively and collaboratively?

St. Benedict's Prep seeks energetic, dedicated, full-time teachers for the 2023-24 school year. We begin our year in late July.

Candidates are sought in the following curricular areas:

• Math (Pre-Algebra through Calculus, grades 7-12)
• Science (all disciplines, especially Chemistry and Physics, grades 9-12)
• English (writing and literature, grades 9-12)
• History (world and US, grades 9-12)
• World Language (Spanish, grades 7-12)
• Art (grades K-6)

The successful candidate teaches in a manner that will help our students succeed as learners, gain necessary post-graduation skills, and grow in college readiness. All teachers will need to identify and help students address skill gaps in their academic backgrounds, differentiate instruction, use technology to aid in student learning, and establish classroom routines that create a structured and productive learning environment. Teachers are the first line of intervention for struggling students, and will need to identify students who may need mental health services and help them obtain support in collaboration with our counseling department. Successful teachers here are ones who take the time to learn about their students and become active participants in helping them better their lives. 

At St. Benedict’s Prep, we are committed to enriching our students’ lives both inside and outside of the classroom. We believe that our community’s collective success relies upon each member’s direct involvement in the community. 

All SBP teachers are expected to be consistent in their practices, flexible, self-motivated, willing to seek and accept support to improve, excited to share their passions with their students, engaged in continuous learning, active in their care for their students, and dedicated to helping students grow as responsible citizens in our community and out in the world. It is important for adults to embrace the opportunity to share spaces and spend time with students, in and out of the classroom.  

We offer and encourage teacher autonomy in curriculum development and instruction with the understanding that teachers will adapt and adjust according to student needs. The goal of administration is to support teachers in this practice rather than direct every move. Teachers are encouraged to exercise creativity in incorporating innovative practices and experiential learning in their courses. 

Faculty members are expected to participate in another facet of community life, whether as a coach or activity moderator. We have needs in many extracurricular and co-curricular areas, in several sports as well as in non-athletic activities, in both the Middle and Prep Divisions. Faculty are also able to propose and start new activities that interest both them and the students, and clubs are encouraged in the Elementary Division.

Salaries for new teachers with no experience begin at $50K and scale upwards based on experience, education, and course and activity offerings.

St. Benedict’s Prep is a 155-year-old Catholic school with a rigorous academic program. The 950 students (co-ed K-6, co-ed 7-8, all-boys 9-12, and all-girls 9-12) and 75 faculty members work together to build a community whose members are responsible to one another for developing character and talent.

Please submit cover letters and resumes to Michelle Tuorto-Collins, mtuorto@sbp.org.

Michelle Tuorto-Collins H'16
Associate Headmaster for Academics
St. Benedict's Prep, Newark, NJ
 

Summary Description:
St. Benedict’s Preparatory School (www.sbp.org) is seeking a full-time alumni engagement officer.  The successful candidate will: manage a portfolio of alumni prospects; develop innovative strategies to acquire and retain donors, in particular younger alumni; and work collaboratively with the advancement team.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements donor strategies for a portfolio of up to 150 assigned prospects.
• Designs a personalized, concierge-like experience for low- and mid-level donors, helping to retain, reactivate, and grow gifts while also identifying donors with the ability and affinity to make larger gifts.
• Focuses on strategies to acquire new donors who have traditionally not made annual gifts.
• Leverages technology, phone, and face-to face encounters to engage constituents
• In concert with the director of special events, develops plans to engage alumni through in-person and virtual (if necessary) local and regional alumni events.
• Ensures and maintains proper prospect documentation using Raiser’s Edge, the School’s donor database/CRM.
• Collaborates with internal units including faculty, college placement, student counseling, athletics, and the business office.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education & Experience:
A Bachelor’s degree is required. Three to five years of experience in fundraising or relevant field (such as sales).

Other Considerations:
Successful candidates must demonstrate skills and expertise in planning and decision making, communication, human relations, salesmanship, persistence and patience.  A high degree of initiative is expected along with strong organizational skills and the ability to identify and construct solutions. Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously (working both independently and as a member of a team) are required. Knowledge of The Raiser’s Edge software is a plus. Candidates should possess a commitment to the ideals of Benedictine education. A personal vehicle is required, as well as a willingness to travel and work outside of normal business hours.

Send cover letter and resume to Michael Fazio, chief advancement officer, at mfazio@sbp.org.

Summary Description:
St. Benedict’s Preparatory School (www.sbp.org) is seeking a full-time leadership gifts officer, responsible for building and managing a portfolio of prospects, primarily individuals, who have the financial capacity to make leadership level gifts to the School of at least $25,000 to support strategic fundraising priorities for endowment, capital, annual, and programmatic projects. The leadership gifts officer will develop strategies to qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward alumni and friends, working collaboratively with the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) and the advancement team.

Description of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements leadership and planned gift strategies for a prospect portfolio of up to 100.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards prospects with a goal of 36 visits per quarter.
• Works with volunteers and other members of the School community, including the CAO, Headmaster, and Board of Trustees, to identify and cultivate prospects.
• Ensures and maintains proper prospect documentation using Raiser’s Edge, the School’s donor database/CRM.
• Collaborates with internal units including Annual Giving, Alumni Relations, Advancement Records and Communications.
• Participates in cultivation events and programs both locally, regionally and nationally.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chief Advancement Officer.

Education & Experience:
Bachelor’s degree required. A minimum of five years of experience in fundraising, sales or relevant field.

Other Considerations:
Successful candidates must demonstrate skills and expertise in planning and decision making, communication, human relations, salesmanship, persistence and patience.  A high degree of initiative is expected along with strong organizational skills and the ability to identify and construct solutions. Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously (working both independently and as a member of a team) are required. Knowledge of The Raiser’s Edge software is a plus. Candidates should possess a commitment to the ideals of Benedictine education. A personal vehicle is required, as well as a willingness to travel and work outside of normal business hours. Knowledge of planned giving instruments are a plus. 

About St. Benedict’s Prep:
St. Benedict's Preparatory School was founded by the Benedictine Monks in 1868 and is one of the oldest and most successful urban schools in the country. Throughout its 153-year history, the Catholic school has educated a rich variety of successive immigrant groups and the local community in and around Greater Newark.  It now educates more than 1,000 students, primarily of African-American and Latino heritage, in grades K through 12. Eighty percent of its graduates earn a college degree or are presently enrolled.  Learn more at www.sbp.org/60Minutes.

Send cover letter and resume to Michael Fazio, chief advancement officer, at mfazio@sbp.org.

Requirements:

• Demonstrates successful experience as a high school coach or equivalent experience as a player or club coach at the appropriate age level
• Demonstrates knowledge of the fundamental skills and techniques, as well as the advanced techniques in the sport
• Demonstrates successful ability to teach, enforce, advocate and model appropriate behavior and character traits
• Demonstrates successful ability to teach, organize and supervise student-athletes
• Demonstrates successful management and organizational skills
• Demonstrates successful ability to work with parent groups, administrators, staff and students

Send cover letter and resume to Tom Leahy, athletic director, at tomleahy@sbp.org.