Employment Opportunities

Northfield Mount Hermon is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school in western Massachusetts with 650 boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12, with a postgraduate year.

We seek faculty applicants who are able to contribute to all aspects of the school community: classroom teaching, student advising, coaching, and residential supervision.

NMH employs approximately 130 teaching and administrative faculty positions and more than 210 staff positions. These positions are diverse and include opportunities from entry level to upper management in the areas of accounting, admission, development, food service, information technology, maintenance, student services, and others. Some positions are year-round; others offer an academic-year schedule.

NMH offers competitive wages and a generous benefit package that includes retirement and health and life insurance plans; paid vacation; and holiday and sick leaves. If you wish to make a positive impact on the lives of adolescents, send a cover letter and current resume to:

Office of Human Resources
Northfield Mount Hermon
One Lamplighter Way
Mount Hermon, MA 01354

Phone: 413-498-3229, Fax: 413-498-3240
Email: hr@nmhschool.org

Northfield Mount Hermon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Rob Werner ’79

This environmental lobbyist wants to talk to you about climate change.

Gretel Schatz

I want dance students to engage their own memory and intellect.

Becca Malloy

Science isn't just talk, but it certainly helps.

Mary Hefner

I love teaching AP Bio. The kids are highly motivated.

Faculty Profiles
Mitike

This past summer, I increased my awareness of my identity by reconnecting with my native country, Ethiopia.

Ryan

“I don’t think I would be anywhere near the person I am today if it wasn’t for NMH. It’s enlightened me about so many different things, and I’ve met people from everywhere you can imagine.”

Josh

In my old school, I never saw myself as someone who could be a Division I player one day. Now I can.

David

"One of my biggest influences has been my math teacher. He built this love of math in me—specifically, the idea that math can be used to interpret the world." 

Lila

"The fact that everything is here at my fingertips has really helped me grow."

Ismini

"Almost all of our classes are conversation-based, which means that you're totally engaged in classroom discussion."

Noah

"I enjoy helping my friends, and it's given me a new respect for teachers. I may even go into teaching myself one day."

Isaac

"In VOTES, I learned how to prepare and present—skills I drew on in Washington."

Yvonne

 "This year, I'm field hockey captain. I enjoy giving advice and support."

David

“I like that you can start completely new things. You can reinvent yourself.”

Maggie

Dance has taken this creative learner on an artistic journey. 

Xiaoxian (Lily)

 “My teachers told me to use my own voice, and they pushed me to think about what I really believed in.”

Abby

"The curriculum here is hard, but it’s the right amount of hard."

Ngone

“The academics are extremely rigorous, but because of the way teachers present things, it’s like, ‘I have school today!’”

Eli
Eli

“The learning you can do in a study-abroad program can outweigh anything else you can do even at a school like this.” 

Kevin

“NMH encouraged me to explore new things, try everything, and see what’s best for me.”

Isabella

“You’ll always find a place here as long as you just be yourself.”

Melvin

“There is a community here that cares about you.”

Student Profiles