Employment Opportunities at Atrium School
Atrium School's PreK – Grade 8 progressive education encourages academic curiosity, creativity, and exploration while fostering each child's intellectual growth. Our students develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, vibrant community of nurturing teachers, engaged parents, and enriching partnerships. Atrium School, an independent school in Watertown, serves about 125 students, with each grade typically consisting of 10-17 students.
Atrium School is committed to building and sustaining a richly diverse community that includes a wide range of family structures, racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds, and students with various learning styles. Atrium School’s curriculum and school culture are inclusive of, and responsive to, the diversity within and beyond our community. Our motto, Excellence with Joy, embodies the balance we strive for each day.
Current Openings:
Director of Admissions
Grade 1 Co-Teacher
Substitute Teachers (part-time)
Director of Admissions
Atrium’s Director of Admissions develops and implements an inspiring and strategic vision for the recruitment and admission of children and families for Atrium School. Merging deeply relationship-based outreach with data-driven insights and marketing, the Director collaborates with the communications, advancement, finance, and program functions of the school. Warm, curious, tactful, enthusiastic, and proactive, the Director sustains and grows Atrium’s enrollment.
This position reports to the Head of School and manages one part-time staff member. Apply with resume, cover letter, and names of three references to hos@atrium.org
Primary Responsibilities
Embrace and represent Atrium’s mission, philosophy, program, and culture within and beyond the school. Cultivate and grow an active network of peer institutions, current & former families, students, and alumni to deepen awareness and create ambassadors for Atrium.
Utilize keen awareness of Greater Boston demographic & socioeconomic trends and school choice patterns to best inform Atrium’s marketing, outreach, and admissions practices. Cultivate relationships through our community, from feeder schools to Atrium’s Board.
Oversee a comprehensive admissions strategy for admitting new students to the school, including: actively creating interest in Atrium across a variety of communities; enthusiastically presenting Atrium to diverse prospective families; leading engaging events of various types.
Develop and manage effective application systems and lead prompt communication with candidate families; coordinate screening, assessment, decision-making, and matriculation.
Formulate an array of marketing strategies (social media, digital marketing, relational outreach, print, events, and word of mouth). Collaborate with Atrium’s Director of Communications and leadership team to author core and differentiated messaging.
Create and produce vibrant outward-facing descriptions of Atrium’s curriculum and program.
Collaborate with the Head of School and Director of Finance & Operations to administer Atrium’s tuition assistance program for current and new families, and manage the re-enrollment of current students.
Manage marketing budgets and partner relationships.
Core Qualities & Experience
Approachable, highly professional, and humane; superb interpersonal and relational skills; a sense of humor.
Excellent cultural competency skills and eagerness to work with diverse individuals and families.
Highly organized; excellent time-management and presentation skills.
A skilled writer and verbal storyteller, who works well both independently and collaboratively; initiative-oriented; possesses a keen eye for the telling detail and the powerful anecdote.
Sharp skills and experience in database management, enrollment management systems, and marketing tools.
Experience and comfort with children and a sense of their capacities, and the skills to assess readiness for Atrium’s joyful, academically challenging program.
Three years of experience in independent school admissions, enrollment, marketing, and communication leadership or a highly related field.
Atrium School is a progressive, inclusive PreK – Grade 8 independent school in Watertown, MA. Our program encourages academic and intellectual curiosity, creativity, and exploration while fostering each child's intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers, who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, vibrant community of nurturing and challenging teachers, engaged parents, and enriching community partnerships.
This is a full-time administrative & leadership position. We seek candidates who will add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community, and who are committed to building and sustaining a community that is richly diverse and includes a wide range of family structures, racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
Salary range $88,000 to $95,000 for an 11-month schedule
Grade 1 Co-Teacher (Full-time, begins August 2026)
Atrium School is a progressive, inclusive PreK – Grade 8 independent school in the vibrant East End of Watertown, MA. Our program encourages deep academic curiosity, creativity, and exploration, fostering each child's intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, energized community of nurturing and challenging teachers, engaged parents, and enriching community partnerships.
Teachers in the early childhood grades at Atrium work in multi-teacher teams and actively create innovative curriculum. We seek candidates with strong early childhood pedagogy in a classroom where social/emotional learning, collaboration, and kindness are prized. Atrium’s program and school culture cultivate inclusion and an active sense of social and environmental justice. Throughout the year, co-teachers work closely together to develop integrated thematic study that focuses all aspects of children’s education at Atrium into a central idea, often in collaboration with the first-grade team and students.
Qualifications:
Possess the spirit and qualities of innovation, reflection, initiative, collaboration, and kindness
Bachelor’s degree required, dual licensure or master’s degree preferred, and a minimum of three years of experience teaching elementary-aged students
Excellent communication skills with students, colleagues, parents & guardians, and the greater community
Experience and capacity in teaching diverse, multicultural perspectives
Strong ability to problem solve, and work both independently and collaboratively
Genuine understanding of elementary school students’ emotional, physical, cognitive, and intellectual development
Responsibilities:
Develop students’ skills and confidence through meaningful learning experiences that support critical thinking and problem-solving skills across academic areas, including project-based learning
Develop a nurturing classroom environment to support students’ interpersonal and social-emotional growth
Design, refine, refresh, and implement first grade curriculum following Atrium benchmarks; assess student work using multiple strategies
Co-plan and co-teach in a variety of modalities to support learning objectives across multiple grades
Write individualized student progress reports twice a year
Conduct parent/guardian conferences, and regularly communicate with families about curriculum and student progress
In addition, faculty at Atrium:
Are passionate experts in their content areas and instructional skills; write skillfully and frequently
Enjoy and have great capacity to nurture the whole child, and value the broad array of learning approaches that every child possesses
Value the varied dimensions of student learning and progress
Collaborate daily with multiple colleagues to plan and carry out complex, integrated learning experiences that cross grades and subject areas
Initiate and continually plan their own growth within a supportive atmosphere that prioritizes professional development
At Atrium, we believe diversity and inclusion are key drivers of creativity and innovation, and that a diversity of thoughts, experiences, backgrounds, personalities, and identities helps us think bigger and better, enabling us to reach our goals more effectively. We encourage applications from individuals who will add to the racial, cultural, and gender diversity of the school community, and who are committed to building and sustaining a community that is richly diverse and includes a wide range of family structures and racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds. We seek candidates with the ability to demonstrate commitment to advancing the school’s mission and core values. For more information on these, please visit our website.
Please submit a cover letter specific to this position, resume, and the names of three references to: Nicole Moran, Director of Student Learning & Support at nmoran@atrium.org. The most suitable applicants will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Salary Range: $62,000 to $68,000, based on experience.
Substitute Teachers (part-time)
Atrium School currently seeks substitute teachers who take the place of a teacher who is absent for personal, professional, or health reasons. Though long-term subbing situations may arise, the usual commitment is for full or partial days, one or two days at a time. Opportunities for after-school programming subs may also be available.
In PreK to Grade 5, this means assisting the co-teacher who leads the classroom.
In the Middle School, this includes facilitating and carrying out lesson plans for the day for a given class and creating reports to inform the students’ permanent teachers about the day.
Atrium School is a progressive, inclusive PreK – Grade 8 independent school in the East End of Watertown, MA. Our program encourages deep academic curiosity, creativity, and exploration to foster each child's intellectual and personal growth. Our students are diverse and original thinkers, who develop confidence in themselves and respect for others within a joyful, energized community of nurturing and challenging teachers, engaged parents, and enriching community partnerships.
Responsibilities include:
Following lesson plans provided by the regular teacher to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students
Managing the classroom effectively to encourage student participation and maintain a positive and creative learning environment
Supervising students in and out of the classroom, including in the halls, on the playground, and at lunch
Qualifications:
A strong candidate for the Substitute Teacher position will possess the following skills and qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in education
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to lead and instruct students of all ages
Ability to adapt plans to specific classrooms
Flexibility and critical-thinking skills
Atrium is committed to building and sustaining a richly diverse community that includes a wide range of family structures; racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds; and students with various learning styles. Atrium School’s curriculum and school culture are inclusive of and responsive to, the diversity within and beyond our community. Our motto, Excellence with Joy, embodies the balance we strive for each day.
Salary for this position is $24/hour.
For further information, and to apply, please contact Front Desk Administrator Ana Mercado at frontdesk@atrium.org. In your cover letter, please mention where you first saw this position posted.