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Virginia Beach Friends School provides a nurturing community of academic excellence which encourages mutual respect, personal responsibility, and the fulfillment of each person's potential through integrating the values of equality, integrity, simplicity, peace and environmental stewardship. To that end, we seek qualified individuals with the knowledge, skills, and ability to enhance our students' experience and strengthen our community.
The Details
VBFS maintains a competitive salary and benefits package that supports our employees while offering the space for creativity and independence in the classroom.
For teaching positions, a master’s degree and teaching experience in the field is preferred; a bachelor's degree is required. For staff positions, we seek candidates with relevant experience and a commitment to excellence and enthusiasm in the workplace community.
Positions are listed on this page as they become available.
To apply, please send cover letter, CV, completed employment application, and three references to [email protected].
A background screening will be required once a conditional offer of employment, including fingerprints.
Open Positions
We're always on the search for amazing individuals to join our community. Whether it be volunteers, substitute teachers, or varying full/part-time positions, if you have a background and passion for education, or feel your skill set matches a need to be filled at VBFS, we want to hear from you!
Pre-K Lead Teacher
At Virginia Beach Friends School (VBFS), we believe in knowledge, character, and community. These touchstones guide students through their VBFS education grounded by the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship (S.P.I.C.E.S). It is the goal of a VBFS education that all students strive to become life-long learners who understand their place in a global community and want to make the world a better place.
Virginia Beach Friends School in Virginia Beach, VA seeks experienced full time Pre-K educators for ages 3.10 through 5 for hire starting August 17, 2020. These individuals must have a love for the early-childhood age child and a desire to teach under the Quaker pedagogy guided by the Quaker testimonies. The preschool program is largely emergent, responding to the needs and interests of the children in the classroom, grounded in progressive Quaker pedagogy and inspired by the Montessori and Reggio Emilia approach, teaching independence and practical life skills as well as exploring the world through experiential and project based learning. This may mean setting up a provocation based on something found on campus, getting on the floor to prepare for an engineering/design challenge(blocks), or getting messy as the teacher prepares the palettes for the artists in the room.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other early childhood teachers, the learning resource teacher, and specialists to engage and meet the needs of our youngest VBFS students. We seek an experienced educator willing to collaborate who is flexible in their approach and wants to partner with colleagues to create a dynamic early childhood program. Excellent communication skills and a desire to build strong parent/school partnerships and lasting student relationships are essential. VBFS is looking for educators who are comfortable teaching in a mixed-age classroom that fosters independence allowing each child to excel at their own pace.
Responsibilities include:
- Foster a love of learning through whole child education by upholding and teaching the Quaker values (Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship) as the main cornerstones of classroom activity.
- Based on curriculum guidance from Academic Dean, design and prepare student centered hands-on lesson plans in advance (at least a week) and with attention to meeting the diverse needs of our students
- Guide, share lesson plans and communicate with assistant teacher
- Prepare and lead morning meeting based on responsive classrooms model
- Collaborate and communicate with specialists to ensure the best possible learning experience for all children, share possible activity ideas, share essential information about child and parents’ experience.
- Guide and redirect children in their interactions with adults and peers, as appropriate.
- Be present and engaged at all times with children during all activities and address student needs as they arise.
- Supervise indoor and outdoor play and other activities. (We try to get outside for lunch and learning as much as possible.)
- Interact appropriately with parents, providing both informal and formal updates and feedback, formal communication will include daily newsletter, incident reports, biannual report card assessments, and biannual conferences.
- Ensure that safety, immediate physical needs, and bathroom needs are addressed.
- Attend faculty meetings, and professional development.
- Attend Open Houses throughout the calendar year.
- Fulfill other responsibilities and tasks as needed and assigned.
The following are job requirements for interested candidates:
- Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related educational field (Montessori and Reggio Emilia background and a Masters are a plus)
- A minimum of 2 to 5 years of lead teaching experience.
It is Virginia Beach Friend’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, pregnancy, identity, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military service, application for military service, or any other status protected by applicable law. It is the intent and resolve of Virginia Beach Friends School to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity.
This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and retirement. Subject to the provisions of applicable law, Virginia Beach Friends School will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental disabilities of a qualified individual with a disability who is able to perform the essential functions of a job with such reasonable accommodation, unless to do so would cause an undue hardship on the operation of the School.
To apply: please send a cover letter including a response to our mission statement, resume, completed application, and three references to the Human Resources Manager at [email protected].
Job Type: Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 7:45-3:45
Start Date:11-month position Start Date: August 17, 2020
VBFS Mission Statement: Virginia Beach Friends School aims to educate the whole child, developing strong academic intellect and personal character, through recognition of each child’s individual light and living the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship.
Kindergarten Assistant
At Virginia Beach Friends School (VBFS) we believe in knowledge, character, and community. These touchstones guide students through their VBFS education grounded by the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship (the S.P.I.C.E.S). It is the goal of a VBFS education that all students strive to become life-long learners who understand their place in a global community and want to make the world a better place.
Virginia Beach Friends School in Virginia Beach, VA seeks an experienced full time Assistant in Kindergarten (ages 5-6) for hire starting August 17, 2020. The Kindergarten program is largely emergent, responding to the needs and interests of the children in the classroom, grounded in progressive Quaker pedagogy and inspired by the Montessori and Reggio Emilia approach, teaching independence and practical life skills as well as exploring the world through experiential and project based learning. Through observation and engagement, it is the job of the Assistant to keep the flow of activity in the Kindergarten classroom as fluid as possible creating an optimal learning environment. The Assistant’s main responsibility is to support the lead teacher through working with students directly and indirectly. The Assistant’s goal is to continue to foster a love for learning, and carry out the goals of the lead teacher with students on a one on one basis or in other small groups. This may mean getting on the floor to assist in an engineering/design project (blocks), or getting messy as you prepare the palettes for the artists in the room.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with the Kindergarten lead teacher and teachers of Art, PE, Spanish, Library, Music, Science and Garden to ensure the best possible learning experience for all children, share possible activity ideas, share essential information about child and parents’ experience.
- Implement lesson plans effectively, follow teacher-designed plans and goals, anticipate needs, and set up materials for lessons (when possible), as instructed by the lead teacher.
- Assist in providing individual instruction and lead small group learning activities.
- Serve as an assistant teacher to specialist teachers when children have outside classroom experiences like gardening, physical education, art, music, etc.
- Guide and redirect children in their interactions with adults and peers, as appropriate.
- Communicate regularly with the lead teacher with regard to behavior and progress of students.
- Be present and engaged at all times with children during all activities and address student needs as they arise.
- Supervise indoor and outdoor play and other activities, independently or as directed by the lead teacher. (We try to get outside for lunch and learning as much as possible.)
- Interact appropriately with parents, while referring their questions and concerns regarding their children to the teacher, as appropriate.
- Ensure that safety, immediate physical needs, and bathroom needs are addressed.
- Attend faculty meetings, and professional development, as needed.
- Attend Early School Open Houses throughout the calendar year.
- Fulfill other responsibilities and tasks as needed and assigned.
The following are job requirements for interested candidates:
- Associates degree in Early Childhood Education or a related educational field (Bachelor’s preferred, Montessori and Reggio Emilia background are a plus)
- A minimum of 2 to 5 years of relevant classroom experience.
It is Virginia Beach Friend’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, pregnancy, identity, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military service, application for military service, or any other status protected by applicable law. It is the intent and resolve of Virginia Beach Friends School to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity.
This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and retirement. Subject to the provisions of applicable law, Virginia Beach Friends School will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental disabilities of a qualified individual with a disability who is able to perform the essential functions of a job with such reasonable accommodation, unless to do so would cause an undue hardship on the operation of the School.
To apply: please send a cover letter including a response to our mission statement, resume, completed application, and three references to the Human Resources Manager at [email protected].
Job Type: Full-Time 11-month position, Monday-Friday, 7:45-3:45
Start Date: August 17, 2020
VBFS Mission Statement: Virginia Beach Friends School aims to educate the whole child, developing strong academic intellect and personal character, through recognition of each child’s individual light and living the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship.
First and Second Grade Maternity Leave Substitute Teacher
Virginia Beach Friends School (VBFS) in Virginia Beach, VA seeks an experienced elementary teacher to fill a long-term leave position, teaching a combined first and second-grade classroom. We anticipate beginning in mid-April or early May with a preparation week in March. We are a small school that provides an experiential and joyous education that is supportive and nurturing for each of our students. This person must have a love for the younger elementary age child and a desire to utilize the Quaker pedagogy guided by the Quaker values, S.P.I.C.E.S (Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship). Academic responsibilities will include continued implementation of the Superkids reading program and a section of Singapore math, parts of the social studies and science curriculum.
Job Requirements:
- A minimum of a BA in Elementary Education. A master’s degree is preferred.
- A minimum of 3 years of lead teaching experience in the younger elementary grades.
- Experience with whole-child, experiential education is essential to creating a vibrant classroom that is hands-on and engaging, fostering a lifelong love of learning.
- Knowledge of child development and elementary education; a commitment to delivering differentiated instruction; and the ability to appropriately and productively provide classroom management.
- Instructional techniques that integrate reading, writing, math, and technology throughout the content areas. A desire to collaborate with colleagues in the areas of science, music, art, and PE to build interdisciplinary units and projects.
- The ability to self-reflect upon personal interactions and instructional practices to continuously improve experiential techniques; to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, students, parents, and the VBFS community.
- Demonstrated organizational agility and excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- A commitment to diversity and to the VBFS Quaker mission.
- A firm commitment to serving as an advocate, a role model, and a supporter of students and the School community.
Preference will be given to candidates having:
- Experience with multi-grade, multi-age classrooms.
- Experience with Quakerism or Friends Education.
It is Virginia Beach Friend’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, pregnancy, identity, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military service, application for military service, or any other status protected by applicable law. It is the intent and resolve of Virginia Beach Friends School to comply with the letter and the spirit of the law in the implementation of all facets of equal opportunity.
This equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, training, promotion, compensation, discipline, termination, and retirement. Subject to the provisions of applicable law, Virginia Beach Friends School will provide reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental disabilities of a qualified individual with a disability who is able to perform the essential functions of a job with such reasonable accommodation, unless to do so would cause an undue hardship on the operation of the School.
To apply: please send a cover letter including a response to our mission statement, resume, completed application, and three references to the Human Resources Manager at [email protected].
Job Type: Full-time, Monday through Friday, 7:45 am to 3:45 pm
VBFS Mission Statement: Virginia Beach Friends School aims to educate the whole child, developing strong academic intellect and personal character, through recognition of each child’s individual light and living the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship.
Substitute Teacher
Virginia Beach Friends School is seeking qualified substitute educators to work with students in grades PreK-12 on a per diem basis.
Degree Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and above or in their senior year of undergraduate studies at an accredited college or university.
Job Responsibilities
- Willing to be contacted for coverage the morning of placement
- Must be able to work the full school day of 7:50 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Support the teacher by implementing the daily curriculum for assigned grade level
- Create and maintain a positive, structured learning environment
- Hold students to high academic and behavior standards consistent with the Virginia Beach Friends School Mission Statement
- Hold students accountable during class time, transitions, meals, recess time, and other learning opportunities that may be assigned to the substitute educator
- Collaborate with other teachers to ensure a safe environment for all students
To apply, please send cover letter, CV, completed employment application, and three references to [email protected].
Equal Opportunity Statement
Virginia Beach Friends School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy), personal appearance, genetic information, economic background, political affiliation, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Virginia Beach Friends School complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the school operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Virginia Beach Friends School prohibits any unlawful form of employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy), personal appearance, genetic information, economic background, political affiliation, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Improper interference with the ability of Virginia Beach Friends School employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
