Careers at MFS

Faculty Openings

Administrative Openings

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

The CFOO will be a strategist, an excellent listener, and a transparent and inclusive communicator with a customer-oriented approach, a high-level of professional business acumen, a broad management skillset, and sophisticated financial expertise. Exhibiting the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct, the successful CFOO candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and seven to ten years of business or school finance experience. A CPA or master’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field preferred. In addition, the strongest candidates will bring the following qualifications:

• A strong background in financial systems and modeling, investment and risk management, support
  services administration, business services, human resource and benefit administration, and facilities
  management.
• A track record of effective financial and business management.
• Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the school community – administration, faculty, staff, students, trustees, parents/guardians, alumni, and friends of the School.
• A transparent, inclusive, and collaborative management style.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• A high level of integrity and an extraordinary work ethic.
• Knowledge and experience in setting up effective financial controls and navigating risk.
• Effective negotiation skills in developing contracts with external vendors.
• Ability to hire, develop, motivate, and lead new talent and manage a high-quality staff.
• A strong commitment to education and the importance of the learning process.
• Creativity, a positive outlook, a pro-active orientation, and a desire to be an engaged and visible
  member of a close-knit educational community.
• An appreciation of the values and spiritual foundation of a Friends school.

The full position profile can be viewed at: https://dsgco.com/search/21595-moorestown-friends-school-chief-financial-and-operating-officer

This is a full-time position that will be performed on site in NJ. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Moorestown Friends School offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 403b with matching contribution, and company paid life insurance and long-term disability. In addition, Moorestown Friends School offers 50% tuition remission for up to two children attending the school.
APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS
Evaluation of candidate materials will begin immediately and continue until a new Chief Financial and Operating Officer is named. The ideal start date for this opportunity is July 1, 2025. Interested candidates can apply using the following Talent Profile link:
https://talent-profile.diversifiedsearchgroup.com/search/v2/21595

Inquiries and nominations may be sent in confidence to:

Ruth Shoemaker Wood, Ph.D., Managing Director
Storbeck Search
MoorestownFriendsCFOO@Storbecksearch.com

Staff Openings

Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Coach

The Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition. The Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport. Varsity Boys Lacrosse Coach centers on creating positive relationships with student athletes as outlined in the Moorestown Friends School Athletics Handbook. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to icoleman@mfriends.org. View full position description.

Varsity Boys’ Soccer Coach

Varsity Boys Soccer Coach is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition. Varsity Boys Soccer Coach motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport. The Varsity Boys Soccer Coach centers on creating positive relationships with student athletes as outlined in the Moorestown Friends School Athletics Handbook. To apply, send your resume and cover letter to icoleman@mfriends.org. View full position description.

Substitute Teachers

We are currently accepting applications for substitute teaching positions. Please submit your resume and cover letter to hiring@mfriends.org.

Maintenance Openings

Part-time and Full-time Housekeepers
Immediate opening for experienced part-time and full-time Housekeepers. Regular hours are from 4 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Some heavy lifting is required. Starting rate and benefits. Send resume/contact to Frank Kirchner: FKirchner@mfriends.org

Moorestown Friends School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Full time Faculty and Staff members* are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health Insurance (subsidized by school)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance (paid by school)
• Group Term Life Insurance (paid by school)
• Long Term Disability (paid by school)
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plan (optional)
• Employee Computer Purchase Plan (optional)
• Family and Medical Leave
• Tuition Remission for Faculty
  • Children must go through the admission process and be admitted
  • Families may apply for financial aid in addition to remission

All employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Sick Days (10 each year or prorated for part-time Faculty)
• Personal Days   
• Vacation (Staff Only)
• Professional Development
• On-campus apartments (based on availability)
• Access to on-campus fitness center
• Lunch provided in the Dining Hall on school days
• Extended Day coverage for faculty/staff children
• Discount on After School Clubs

We believe that every person plays a role in making MFS a diverse, equitable, and inclusive place to learn, teach, and work. We practice inclusive hiring processes to attract a wide range of highly-qualified candidates from a variety of cultural, racial, and economic backgrounds, with a goal of having a faculty that represents the diversity of our student population. Learn more about our work in this area.

Our goal is to create a faculty/staff culture where all employees can bring their full selves to work. In addition to ample cultural competency professional development, we recently began affinity groups for faculty/staff to create an environment where identity can be affirmed and explored. We recognize that everyone’s experience in independent schools is different, and we want to be sure that all employees feel cared for and seen. The entire community benefits when all of our identities are nurtured.

MFS is committed to all employees’ professional development and provides resources for faculty and staff to develop skills and gain experience to achieve professional excellence. Faculty and staff participate in programs, seminars, courses, and conferences to enrich themselves as professionals and as people. Here are just a few examples:

New Faculty Program

New faculty and staff participate in an extensive three-day interactive orientation to help new employees acclimate to the school. Following the orientation, new faculty engage in an ongoing experience throughout their first year. Through the experience of learning about school culture (e.g., cultural competency, Quakerism, class observations, etc.) and working together to address unique questions and dilemmas that arise in their first year, the new faculty cohort develops a strong sense of identity and belonging within the larger community.

Peer School Visit Program

Each year, several faculty members are granted leave to participate in a unique Peer School Visit Program. Through observation, interaction, and discussion with peer educators, the program helps to keep the MFS community and culture fresh with new ideas, best practices, and various perspectives on how to best educate our students. Recent school visits have included: The MacLean School (MD), Denver Waldorf School (CO), Brightwork School (CA),  Phillips Exeter (NH), Germantown Friends School (PA), The Miquon School (PA), Wildhaven Forest Preschool (MD), and Carolina Friends School (NC)

Zekavat Family Summer Sabbatical

The Zekavat Family Summer Sabbatical was established in 1996 to encourage MFS faculty to engage in creative and challenging summer travel and study for four to six weeks or more. The sabbatical is meant to contribute to the rejuvenation and education of the teachers at MFS and to permit them to pursue opportunities for personal growth and learning. Travel often occurs over a three-to-four week period, and participants pursue a self-made itinerary informed by their prior research, reading, and planning.

Some recent sabbaticals:

• French Teacher Jen Murphy Explores India Through Zekavat Summer Sabbatical
• Upper School History Teacher Eliza McFeely Explores WWII-Era Italy through Zekavat Summer Sabbatical
• Second Grade Teacher Paige Bloom Deepens Yoga Practice and Mindfulness in Bali through Zekavat Summer Sabbatical
• Kindergarten Teacher Kenya Barber Studies Education and Gender Inequality in Morocco through 2017 Zekavat Summer Sabbatical

Faculty and staff can connect with students and other adults and experience Moorestown Friends in a whole new way through a diverse variety of non-academic/extracurricular programs and opportunities such as: 

• Coaching a sport 
• Leading a Spring Intensive Learning course/trip 
• Serving as a club advisor, after school programs teacher, MFS Summer Programs teacher, service coordinator, diversity coordinator, and more.
• Joining school-wide committees and workgroups

Moorestown Friends School does not discriminate against students on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, religion, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, ancestry, perceived disability, and/or genetic information or any protected class defined by applicable state or federal law in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, and other school-administered programs and activities.