Employment

Seeking Teachers and Houseparents
We typically hire two or more staff each year, usually as houseparents. Houseparenting is half of a fulltime position and is combined with other responsibilities at school, such as teaching classes and electives, maintenance responsibilities, cooking meals, leading the outdoor program and office duties. This combination of duties also includes two weekly staff meetings, leading outdoor trips, weekly work projects, staff committee work, and more. 

As a staff-run school, without a director or headmaster, all of the work of running the school, including administrative and financial management, falls to the staff. We use a consensus decision-making process, and the ability and willingness to work within this framework is essential for all staff. We all receive the same modest salary, regardless of experience or amount of time employed at the school. Room, partial board, excellent health coverage, and other benefits are provided.

It takes a lot of energy to work here.  We have intense work schedules, usually working sixty or more hours per week; and since we are a community school, it can be difficult to separate work from personal time.

If you are interested in being a staff member here and participating in this vibrant community, please contact us. 

Call us at (828) 675-4262 or email us to request an information packet.

A resume and cover letter describing yourself, your applicable education and experience and your interest in AMS, and including the names and phone numbers of three references, can be sent to:


Hiring Committee
Arthur Morgan School
60 AMS Circle
Burnsville, NC 28714

Internships
We offer Internships in Experiential Education from August through June. Interns may take on a wide range of responsibilities, depending on their skills and experience. Work opportunities include houseparenting with a staff member, teaching, leading trips, working in the garden, leading work projects, performing maintenance and kitchen tasks, planning special events, mediating disputes, teaching electives, and being academic or personal advisors. Interns live in boarding houses as an assistant houseparent. Semester- and year-long internships are possible. 

We have a summer Garden Internship position each year that extends from early June through August.


All interns are expected to work 30 to 40 hours each week, depending on the position and the individual. Room, board and a modest stipend are provided.

The Arthur Morgan School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, marital status, economic status, or disability.

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