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Now Hiring

Residential Educator, 2025-2026 

Rock Point School, a small independent boarding and day high school, is looking for Residential Educators to join our team! Our Residential Educators are vital members of our school team, teaching our students life skills, taking them on adventures, and supporting them to form healthy relationships. We are looking for people who have energy, patience, and the desire to help guide young people through the challenges of transforming adolescence into adulthood. 

This is a full-time position, with weekend and evening hours, and includes living in a private apartment on the dorm floor. Living on campus means you can take full advantage of our 130 wooded acres on Lake Champlain! 

Part-time and training hours are available this spring. Move-in date July 1, 2025. Beginning of the year staff meetings and in-service begin the last week in August, and our first student day is September 7, 2025.

Responsibilities:

  • Planning and supervising student activities, such as:
    • Weekend and evening activities & trips
    • Weekend meals
    • Outdoor adventures
    • Dorm floor and other meetings
    • Student chores
    • Sports class
  • One-on-one advising
  • Communicating with parents and families when necessary
  • Overnight (live-in) supervision 3-4 nights/week
  • Modeling and helping students create healthy habits

The Ideal Candidate

  • Loves working with people, especially teens
  • Is a creative problem solver
  • Has a valid driver’s license
  • Has at least two years of college and two years of professional experience. Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Private apartment on the dorm floor, including utilities (Wi-Fi, water, heat, electricity, etc.).
  • Salaried compensation of $36,000/ year
  • Medical coverage with HRA, dental, and vision benefits
  • Meals when working
  • A balanced combination of independence and support
  • 5 weeks paid vacation based on the school calendar, and 3 months off during the summer 
  • 10% school contribution to retirement plan and long-term disability after the first year anniversary

About Rock Point School

Rock Point School is an intentionally small, supportive, all-gender boarding school for high school students who are seeking an inclusive alternative to traditional school settings. Rock Point is a place where young people who have found themselves off-track academically, socially, and personally are seen for who they are, take healthy risks, discover their passion, grow, and find success.

Located on a 130-acre lakeside campus in beautiful and culturally rich Burlington, Vermont, Rock Point offers high school students small, engaging classes, experiential learning, close relationships with staff and peers, and ongoing opportunities to discover who they are. Academically, Rock Point supports a range of learning styles and works with students to improve their executive functioning, focus, and self-advocacy. In its dorm program, Rock Point encourages students to have fun, try new things, make friends, and discover what excites them — whether it be snowboarding, digital illustration, or playing music. At Rock Point School, students can fit in and stand out.

Academic Consortiums: NAIS, NEASC, Small Boarding School Association, AISNE, Vermont Independent Schools Association (VISA)

To Apply

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to contact us in confidence. Candidates will need to submit the following materials as separate PDF documents on the next page.
•    A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position;
•    A current and thorough résumé of no more than five pages, including contact information for three professional references with name, relationship, phone number, and email address of each.

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Rock Point School is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

A boy sits on the shoulders of his classmates, as others hug around him at Rock Point School. An independent, inclusive, boarding high school.