The New York Interschool Association, Inc., is a consortium of eight independent schools in Manhattan that serves students, teachers and administrators in the member schools — Brearley, Browning, Chapin, Collegiate, Dalton, Nightingale-Bamford, Spence and Trinity.

Joint activities include faculty gatherings to support curriculum development and professional growth, and activities such as the annual choral festival and the winter peer leadership retreat that allow students to come together with a common purpose. Interschool also facilitates joint courses and academic sharing across its member schools.

Are you interested 
in a job in a New York City
independent school?

Interschool sponsors the Faculty Diversity Search

The Faculty Diversity Search is a program to recruit and place teachers of color and othr under-represented minorities in New York City independent schools. Each year, approximately 25 local independent schools register with FDS to receive candidates from the FDS pool as openings occur. The FDS roster of schools includes kindergarten to 12th grade schools and kindergarten to 8th grade schools; pre-schools; girls’, boys’ and coed schools; a range of school philosophies, from progressive to traditional; non-sectarian and religiously-affiliated schools; schools for children with special needs; schools of differing sizes, from 350 to 1500 students; and schools in all five boroughs of New York City.

Since it was established in 1995, FDS has assisted over 150 teachers in finding jobs in a New York City independent school.

To apply to FDS, please click HERE

Why Teach in Independent Schools?

• Small classes, motivated students
• High expectations, demanding curriculum
• Stimulating colleagues, supportive community
• Mentors for beginning teachers
• Commitment to professional growth

Please note that, where applicable, candidates for independent school positions must possess the proper visas allowing them to work in the United States.

If you are not an FDS candidate and interested in teaching in one of the eight member schools, we encourage you to send a cover letter and resume directly to the school of interest. You may also submit your resume to the Interschool Resume Database which is made available to member schools. Unfortunately, due to the volume of resumes received, we are unable to respond individually to each candidate. Database resumes remain on file through August 31.

To submit a résumé and cover letter, click HERE.