Middle & Upper School Strings Director/Teacher

The Webb School seeks a full-time Strings Director/teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The Webb School’s teachers are living examples of the mission of the school and embrace its Enduring Understandings. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach up to 5 sections within the Fine Arts department, including Strings I, Intermediate Strings, and Strings Orchestra
• Prepare students for 1-2 performances a semester
• Conduct reduced orchestras for Lessons and Carols as well as Webb’s Baccalaureate and Graduation ceremonies under the departmental guidance
• Serve as an advisor to 10-12 students
• Serve in the school’s afternoon enrichment or athletic program
• Serve in the school’s residential program as a residential staff member or supporting the residential program as a day faculty with occasional weekend duty
• Sponsor a co-curricular club during the school day for one semester

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Music or equivalent; a Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience working with  beginners to advanced string instrumentalists (violin, viola, cello, and bass)
• Experience in a boarding school is preferred but not required
• A commitment to culturally responsive teaching
• Desire to be actively engaged in all aspects of a boarding school

Characteristics of a successful candidate:

• Teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, problem-solving skills, and congeniality are essential 
• A love for teaching middle school students is essential to this position
• Well developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment, including students, coworkers, and parents
• Provides continual assessment of student progress and communicates academic performance through the use of reports and online grade books
• Keeps abreast of developments and research in the field and uses this to ensure relevant lessons
• Adjusts teaching methods to suit different groups of learners
• Analyzes the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of students and structures lessons and assessments around them
• Brings an awareness of best practices in music education and uses this in planning rigorous coursework
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support before and after school or weekend events

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and teaching philosophy to:

Mrs. Nicole Taucare, Dean of Academics and Arts

The Webb School

319 Webb Road East

Bell Buckle, TN  37020

employment@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 25 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 400 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning environment. The 150-acre campus is located in a rural setting 50 miles southeast of Nashville. 

Middle School English Teacher

The Webb School seeks a full-time Middle School English Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The Webb School’s teachers are living examples of the mission of the school and embrace its Enduring Understandings. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach 5 sections within the English department
• Serve as an advisor to 10-12 students
• Serve in the school’s afternoon enrichment or athletic program
• Serve as a support to the residential program as a day faculty with occasional weekend duty
• Sponsor a co-curricular club during the school day for one semester

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts in English, or equivalent; a Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience working with middle school students 
• Experience in a boarding school is preferred but not required
• A commitment to culturally responsive teaching
• Desire to be actively engaged in all aspects of a boarding school

Characteristics of a successful candidate:

• Teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, problem-solving skills, and congeniality 
• A love for teaching middle school students 
• Well-developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment: students, coworkers, and parents
• Willingness to provide continual assessment of student progress and communicate academic performance through the use of reports and online grade books
• Ongoing awareness of developments and research in the field and use of this knowledge to ensure relevant lessons and best practices
• The flexibility to adjust teaching methods to suit different groups of learners
• Experience analyzing the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of students and structuring lessons and assessments around them
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support before and after school or weekend events

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and teaching philosophy to:

Mrs. Nicole Taucare, Assistant Head for Academics and Arts

The Webb School

319 Webb Road East

Bell Buckle, TN  37020

employment@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 25 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 400 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning environment. The 150-acre campus is located in a rural setting 50 miles southeast of Nashville.

AP US History Teacher

The Webb School seeks a full-time History Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The Webb School’s teachers are living examples of the mission of the school and embrace its Enduring Understandings. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach 5 sections within the History department - United States History and AP US History
• Serve as an advisor to 10-12 students
• Serve in the school’s afternoon enrichment or athletic program
• Serve as a support to the residential program either as a day faculty with occasional weekend duty or as a residential faculty member (depending on preference/fit)
• Sponsor a co-curricular club during the school day for one semester

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts in History, or equivalent; a Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience teaching AP US History 
• Experience in a boarding school is preferred but not required
• A commitment to culturally responsive teaching
• Desire to be actively engaged in all aspects of a boarding school

Characteristics of a successful candidate:

• Teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, problem-solving skills, and congeniality 
• A love for teaching high school students 
• Well developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment: students, coworkers, and parents
• Willingness to provide continual assessment of student progress and communicate academic performance through the use of reports and online grade books
• Ongoing awareness of developments and research in the field and use of this knowledge to ensure relevant lessons and best practices
• The flexibility to adjust teaching methods to suit different groups of learners
• Experience analyzing the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of students and structuring lessons and assessments around them
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support before and after school or weekend events

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and teaching philosophy to:

Mrs. Nicole Taucare, Assistant Head for Academics and Arts

The Webb School

319 Webb Road East

Bell Buckle, TN  37020

employment@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 25 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 400 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning environment. The 150-acre campus is located in a rural setting 50 miles southeast of Nashville.

Receptionist & Guest Services

Department: Administration

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Hours: Full Time; 12-month position Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Reports to: Executive Assistant to the Head of School

Hourly: $15.38 to $19.23

Summary: The Receptionist and Guest Services Assistant is the face and voice of The Webb School. The Receptionist executes a daily professional and welcoming environment contributing positively to employee morale and maintaining a warm and pleasant demeanor with students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff.    

Summary of Responsibilities:  

Front Office:

• Monitor all access/security to the Administrative Building.
• Primary receiver of all incoming Webb main line phone calls with the same positive and professional demeanor and distribute calls accordingly to the needs of the caller.
• Host for all meetings in the Administrative Building.  
• Check-in all visitors and issue badges. 
• Keep the lobby, reception area, conference room, and mailroom free of clutter and trash.
• Maintain any house plants or Holiday plants for the Administrative Office and Chapel when necessary.
• Maintain decorum in the lobby and reception area with students.

Mail and Packages:

• Receive and distribute all mail and packages for the entire student body, faculty, staff, including all faculty residences.  Proficient in using all mailroom equipment including the postage meter.
• Assist in all large school mailings.
• Monitor and fill paper levels in the copy machine each morning. Help organize office supplies.  Maintain efficiency of the Faculty and Staff Administrative copy machine including but not limited to maintenance. 
• FedEx Shipping coordinator for all students, faculty and staff. 
• Set up Faculty mailboxes at the start of each school year.
• Assist students with their packaging, shipping, and personal needs.

Other Duties:

• Maintain the coffee machine: fill coffee beans, water, clean, and order supplies.
• Maintaining the water cooler flow for the Administrative Office. Maintain water for hosting.
• Produce Driving Hardship request letters for the students signed by the Head of School.

Functions:

• Assist Event Director with specialty projects.
• Attend All Faculty and Staff meetings.
• Attend Baccalaureate and Graduation Ceremony.
• Attend The Webb School functions when invited by the Head of School.
• Maintain and manage all reservations and calendar for both the Chapel events and Administrative Office conference rooms.  
• Coordinate conference meetings for the Student Support Groups and Emerging Voices Faculty Grading meetings.  

Annual Webb School Craft Fair Residential Vendor Coordinator:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute all logistics and communication for the vendor rental of the Webb property, aka: The Walker Inn for the Webb School Craft Fair.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to read and interpret documents; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; ability to communicate clearly and courteously with parents, students, faculty and staff. 
• Ability to work with a global student population with limited English language skills.  
• Knowledge of modern office procedures and methods, including telephone and personal communications, office systems, and office equipment.
• Knowledge of modern business communications, including proper grammar, style and format.
• Skill to use personal computers, various software applications, and the local access network.
• Able to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed without constant supervision.
• Able to work with parents, alumni, students, faculty and staff in a cooperative, courteous, and in a professional manner.
• Must be easily understood when communicating.
• Able to carry out written or oral instruction and handle and resolve recurring problems.
• Able to sit for long periods of time and to hear, see and speak with visitors.
• Able to distribute mail by reaching high (6.5 ft) and bending low to ground and be able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Able to see both close (reading distance) and far away.
• Knowledge of Google Workplace, Word, Excel and Zoom

Qualifications:

• Courses in secretarial and office administration.
• One year of related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Familiarity with the culture of an independent school.
• Strong organizational, leadership, decision-making and supervisory skills.
• Read, write and communicate effectively in English.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to follow directions and give clear directions with appropriate follow-up.

Special Requirements:

• Maintain the strictest confidentiality concerning all matters learned in the course of his/her employment.
• Willingness to work overtime, holidays, and weekends as requested by the supervisor.

Pre-Employment Screening:

All prospective employees must successfully complete a comprehensive background check, drug screening, and fingerprinting.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. These include but are not limited to:

• Stand, walk, or sit for 3-4 hours at a time during the course of an 8-hour day
• Lift and carry up to 40 lbs. 3-4 feet off the ground for 20-30 yards
• Bend, squat, and reach in completing duties
• Work in a variety of environments as found in all areas of a school
• Use hands to manipulate paper, folders, binders, and operate a computer keyboard
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
• The employee is regularly required to listen, physically direct, and speak

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet; however, variations in noise level may occur when the employee attends certain school functions, participates in emergency drills, and when students are in the building attending school functions.

Please send resumes and inquiries to:

Judy Donahue: jdonahue@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 25 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 400 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning environment. The 150-acre campus is located in a rural setting 50 miles southeast of Nashville.

Math Teacher

The Webb School seeks a full-time Math Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The Webb School’s teachers are living examples of the mission of the school and embrace its Enduring Understandings. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach 5 sections within the Math department, primarily geometry and algebra
• Serve as an advisor to 10-12 students
• Serve in the school’s afternoon enrichment or athletic program
• Serve in the school’s residential program as a residential staff member or supporting the residential program as a day faculty with occasional weekend duty
• Sponsor a co-curricular club during the school day for one semester

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics or equivalent; a Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience working with high school students 
• Experience in a boarding school is preferred but not required
• Desire to be actively engaged in all aspects of a boarding school

Characteristics of a successful candidate:

• Teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, problem-solving skills, and congeniality are essential 
• A love for teaching high school students is essential to this position
• Well developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment, including students, coworkers, and parents
• Provides continual assessment of student progress and communicates academic performance through the use of reports and online grade books
• Keeps abreast of developments and research in the field and uses this to ensure relevant lessons
• Adjusts teaching methods to suit different groups of learners
• Analyzes the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of students and structures lessons and assessments around them
• Brings an awareness of best practices in math curriculum and uses this in planning rigorous coursework
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support before and after school or weekend events

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and teaching philosophy to:

Mrs. Nicole Taucare, Dean of Academics and Arts

The Webb School

319 Webb Road East

Bell Buckle, TN  37020

employment@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 25 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 400 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning environment. The 150-acre campus is located in a rural setting 50 miles southeast of Nashville.

Middle School Visual Arts  Teacher

The Webb School seeks a full-time Visual Arts Teacher  for the 2025-2026 school year. The Webb School’s teachers are living examples of the mission of the school and embrace its Enduring Understandings. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach 5 sections within the Fine Arts department, grades 6-8.
• Serve as an advisor to 10-12 students
• Serve in the school’s afternoon enrichment or athletic program
• Serve in the school’s residential program as a residential staff member or supporting the residential program as a day faculty with occasional weekend duty
• Sponsor a co-curricular club during the school day for one semester

Qualifications:

• BA or BFA in Art Education or equivalent; a Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience working with middle school students 
• Experience in a boarding school is preferred but not required
• A commitment to culturally responsive teaching
• Desire to be actively engaged in all aspects of a boarding school

Characteristics of a successful candidate:

• Teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, problem-solving skills, and congeniality are essential 
• A love for teaching middle school students is essential to this position
• Well developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all constituents in a school environment, including students, coworkers, and parents
• Provides continual assessment of student progress and communicates academic performance through the use of reports and online grade books
• Keeps abreast of developments and research in the field and uses this to ensure relevant lessons
• Adjusts teaching methods to suit different groups of learners
• Analyzes the needs, strengths, and weaknesses of students and structures lessons and assessments around them
• Brings an awareness of best practices in art education and uses this in planning rigorous coursework
• Ability to regularly work flexible hours to support before and after school or weekend events

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and teaching philosophy to:

Mrs. Nicole Taucare, Dean of Academics and Arts

The Webb School

319 Webb Road East

Bell Buckle, TN  37020

employment@webbschool.com

The School:

Founded in 1870, The Webb School is a private boarding school in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Students from grades 6 -12 come from all over the world seeking college preparatory school education in liberal arts. At present, the school enrolls students from 12 U.S. states and 25 countries. The Webb School has a reputation of being one of the top private boarding schools in the nation. Webb’s small school community has an average enrollment of 400 day and boarding students and an emphasis on honor that truly creates a premier learning environment. The 150-acre campus is located in a rural setting 50 miles southeast of Nashville.