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Founded in 1995, Trinity School is a community convinced that a vibrant Christian faith fosters a rich and deep education. The Christian education we offer here involves the education of the whole person, created in God's image: We honor the life of the mind through the pursuit of deep understandings. We practice good habits and give students a moral framework for their lives. And we seek to awaken the imagination of students, so that their lives are full of wonder and awe at the works of God and the glories of human culture. A Christian school is well-poised to sustain an education in truth, goodness, and beauty. We invite you to read more about this in Trinity’s mission statement. The faculty and staff of Trinity School bring their unique skills and passions and their love for students to the challenging and rewarding work of education. We take delight in our calling to serve God together at Trinity.
Trinity is accredited by Christian Schools International and the Southern Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools.
As a condition of employment, candidates must pass a background screening and a complete reference check. Trinity is an equal opportunity employer. No applicant for employment with Trinity shall be subjected to discrimination because of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or age.
Current Employment Opportunities
Below are our current open positions. In addition to completing our online application, we request that all applicants submit a cover letter and current resume. Additionally, it is recommended that faculty applicants include college transcripts and licensure certifications. Applicants for positions at Trinity are asked questions about Trinity’s mission and doctrinal commitments.
- Director of Institutional Equity
- Lower/Middle School Music Teacher
- Grade 3 Teacher
- Kindergarten Teacher
- Kindergarten Teacher Assistant
- Middle School Learning Specialist
- Upper School Learning Specialist
- Upper School Math Teacher
- Upper School Humanities Teacher
- Substitute Teachers
- Coaching Positions
Director of Institutional Equity
Trinity School seeks a mature Christian and experienced DEI practitioner as its next Director of Institutional Equity.
Within a biblical framework that focuses on the unity of believers in Jesus Christ, we want to form our children to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. The Director of Institutional Equity leads the school’s many efforts to bring diverse students and families to the school, to help them understand and experience true belonging, and to access what they need to learn and thrive.
Trinity School is a TK-12 independent Christian school with a classical, rich, and unhurried curriculum. The school is in its 26th year, and the Upper School, which started in 2006, is set to graduate its twelfth class of seniors in 2021.
Trinity’s mission is unique and distinctive, and the Director of Institutional Equity must embrace this mission with enthusiasm and deep understanding of its richness and complexity.
The Director of Institutional Equity is a member of the Senior Staff leadership team and is responsible for partnering with other senior leadership, Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, parents, and students to create structures and renew systems to sustain and retain a flourishing and thriving Christian community throughout all three divisions and all departments of the school.
This position is a collaborative leadership role, working with the Head of School and other members of Senior Staff to develop school policies and initiatives and to address community issues. The responsibilities of this position include both strategic planning and implementation and the direction of programs that support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the school.
The Director reports to the Head of School, serves as the principal staff liaison to the board’s Koinonia Committee and supervises all staff in the department of Institutional Equity.
This is a full-time, twelve month position.
Some of the qualities we seek in this new leader:
- Understanding of the challenges and opportunities of integrating thoroughgoing Christian faith with the life of the mind and heart of excellent education.
- Strong leadership that exhibits both authority and vulnerability, both humility and courage.
- Proven successful engagement with issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion from a distinctively Christian perspective.
- Proven ability to think and act institutionally, with the goals of the department in mind but also with a clear sense of stewardship for the entire school and its mission.
- Proven wise shepherding and mentoring of adolescents
- Commitment to the school’s unhurried vision and a desire to see that embodied across the entire school.
- Understanding of the classical tradition of education and experience in implementing such in a school, with the skill and discernment to bring multiple voices, stories, and perspectives into an education shaped mainly the Western tradition.
- Connection with multiple church and community-based networks.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses.
Lower/Middle School Music Teacher
Trinity seeks a full-time music teacher to teach Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade music. The Arts at Trinity aim to nurture appreciation for reflections of God’s glory and beauty in nature, in the arts, in culture, and in human relationships. Trinity recognizes that God is the source and grounding of all beauty and that when we as humans create, we reflect the image of our Creator God.
Music at Trinity seeks to impart an excellent, rich, and unhurried education that awakens in students a love of the arts and encourages them in their exploration of music. Through practice in performing, creating, and responding to music, Trinity students acquire the skills to engage with challenging, meaningful, and diverse musical opportunities that extend beyond the classroom. The music curriculum includes a foundation in singing, playing, movement, history, listening, and theory. Repertoire is fundamentally informed by Trinity's Christian and classical mission yet reflects a rich variety of genres, cultures, and time periods.
Trinity is a highly missional school, and the candidate must have an understanding and commitment to the school's mission. We seek faculty who love Jesus, desire to honor God, inspire others to excellence, value diversity, equity and inclusion in their Christian practice, and thrive in the company of our young artists. We are looking for educators who can confidently and comfortably teach within this framework.
The ideal candidate should possess at minimum a bachelor's degree in Music Education or related field; deep love for and knowledge of music education in the primary and secondary years; piano fluency; passion for nurturing the curiosity and creativity of students; eagerness to collaborate with colleagues across divisions and departments; familiarity with instructional technology both for teaching and communication; excitement about Trinity's growing performing arts curriculum and teaching spaces; and willingness to be part of a faculty who values the arts, serving each other and loving our students. Trinity also values faculty who are involved in school life beyond the classroom such as coaching or directing an afterschool arts club to enrich our vibrant community.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses.
Grade 3 Teacher
Trinity School is seeking a full-time third grade teacher for the 2021–2022 school year. The minimum qualification for this position is a Bachelor of Arts in Education. A state teacher’s certification is highly desirable.
Trinity is a highly missional school, and an understanding of and commitment to the school’s mission is essential. We seek faculty who love Jesus and value diversity, equity, and inclusion in their Christian practice. We desire faculty who delight in the wonders of childhood, love to learn, and enjoy participating in a growing community of learners.
Applicants should have a strong understanding of Trinity’s missional framework of Christian faith; the classical tools of learning; a rich yet unhurried curriculum; and the communication of truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as the application of the mission in the classroom. Having an understanding of early childhood development; possessing a strong foundation in reading, writing, and mathematical skills; and having used differentiated instruction in these skill areas are important for Trinity Lower School teachers.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses.
Kindergarten Teacher
Trinity School is seeking a full-time kindergarten teacher for the 2021–2022 school year. The minimum qualification for this position is a Bachelor of Arts in Education or Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education. A state teacher’s certification is highly desirable.
Trinity is a highly missional school, and an understanding of and commitment to the school’s mission is essential. We seek faculty who love Jesus and value diversity, equity, and inclusion in their Christian practice. We desire faculty who delight in the wonders of childhood, love to learn, and enjoy participating in a growing community of learners.
Applicants should have a strong understanding of Trinity’s missional framework of Christian faith; the classical tools of learning; a rich yet unhurried curriculum; and the communication of truth, goodness, and beauty, as well as the application of the mission in the classroom. The teachings of Charlotte Mason and the importance of hands-on experiences, being in nature, and play-based learning are central to the kindergarten curriculum. Having an understanding of early childhood development; possessing a strong foundation in readiness skills in reading, writing, and mathematics and an understanding of differentiated instruction in these skill areas are important for Trinity Lower School teachers.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses.
Kindergarten Teacher Assistant
Trinity School is searching for a part-time teacher assistant for a kindergarten class.
Teacher assistants work closely with the classroom teacher to plan and deliver a missional Christian education. Assistants provide supervision, support, and training of individual students or groups of students within the regular educational setting, and they assist with daily preparation, instruction, activities, and clean-up of materials as determined by the classroom teacher. Assistants are expected to exercise effective classroom management skills and to seek to establish a caring and supportive environment for pupils on a daily basis. Maintaining a safe learning environment for all students and communicating daily with the classroom teacher are important contributions of Trinity teacher assistants.
Middle School Learning Specialist
Trinity School is seeking a qualified Middle School Learning Specialist interested in joining a developing team that aims to strengthen the services available to our community. Ideal candidates would have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Special Education, one to three years’ teaching experience in the field, and an excellent understanding of tailoring learning plans to students' unique needs.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Understands a variety of learning challenges and instinctively responds to address those concerns.
- Serves as student Case Manager by developing and implementing student Accommodation Plans, running follow-up meetings, and tracking progress for grades 5-7.
- Runs Math, Humanities, and Executive Functioning intervention groups for grades 5-7.
- Teaches small groups of students who need curricular support.
- Has an understanding and passion for modifying and re-teaching content
- Develops natural and vibrant relationships with lower and middle school learners, approaching instruction with grace, flexibility, understanding, and empowerment.
- Collaborates and forms strong relationships with parents, faculty, and administration.
- Provides faculty with resources, strategies, and supports to accommodate and modify instruction for students with learning differences.
- Finds creative solutions that uphold positive learning environments.
- Provides on-going assessment to monitor and evaluate student growth.
- Be a flexible, collaborative, and driven worker: a team member who goes above and beyond to support the vision and mission of Trinity.
- Values inclusion, equity, and a person-first practice of support.
- Remains informed of current research and effective practices for students with learning and attention disabilities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Special Education
- Current Teacher’s License is desired.
- A mature Christian faith and believes that part of their Christian mission is to form, shape, and love struggling students.
- Easily connects with various age groups.
- Has an understanding and strong ability to convey material to struggling learners.
- Has the ability to create a safe and supportive learning environment that helps students feel successful.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses
Upper School Learning Specialist
Trinity School is seeking a qualified Upper School Learning Specialist interested in joining a developing team that aims to strengthen the services available to our community. Ideal candidates would have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Special Education, one to three years’ teaching experience in the field, and an excellent understanding of tailoring learning plans to students' unique needs.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Understands a variety of learning challenges and instinctively responds to address those concerns.
- Serves as student Case Manager by developing and implementing student Accommodation Plans, running follow-up meetings, and tracking progress for grades 8-10.
- Runs Math, Humanities, and Executive Functioning intervention groups.
- Teaches small groups of students who need curricular support.
- Has an understanding and passion for modifying and re-teaching content.
- Develops natural and vibrant relationships with lower and middle school learners, approaching instruction with grace, flexibility, understanding, and empowerment.
- Collaborates and forms strong relationships with parents, faculty, and administration.
- Provides faculty with resources, strategies, and supports to accommodate and modify instruction for students with learning differences.
- Helps organize, track, and apply for the ACT and SAT standardized accommodations.
- Finds creative solutions that uphold positive learning environments.
- Provides on-going assessment to monitor and evaluate student growth.
- Be a flexible, collaborative, and driven worker: a team member who goes above and beyond to support the vision and mission of Trinity.
- Values inclusion, equity, and a person-first practice of support.
- Remains informed of current research and effective practices for students with learning and attention disabilities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Special Education
- Current Teacher’s License is desired.
- A mature Christian faith and believes that part of their Christian mission is to form, shape, and love struggling students.
- Easily connects with various age groups.
- Has an understanding and strong ability to convey material to struggling learners.
- Has the ability to create a safe and supportive learning environment that helps students feel successful.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses
Upper School Math Teacher
Trinity has a need for a full-time Upper School math teacher for the 2021-22 school year. The successful candidate should possess the knowledge and experience to teach the full range of Upper School mathematics, from Algebra through Calculus and Statistics. Candidates should be knowledgeable in and value NCTM standards-based curricula and instruction and goals such as reasoning abstractly and quantitatively, modeling with mathematics, perseverance, and attending to precision.
In their teaching, candidates should emphasize not only the mastery of procedures, but also deep understanding through exploration of mathematical problems that require complex and creative thought. The ideal candidates also will possess knowledge of and interest in instructional technologies to enhance the study of math as well as skill at differentiating learning and assessment.
Trinity is a highly missional school, and an understanding of and commitment to the school’s mission is essential. We seek faculty who love Jesus and delight in being with and teaching teenagers who, at Trinity, range from academically average to exceptional.
Candidates should possess at minimum a bachelor's degree, preferably in mathematics. Certification as a grades 9-12 mathematics teacher and/or advanced study in mathematics is preferred, along with proven experience as a secondary-level math teacher. In Trinity's Upper School community, camaraderie, collaboration, showing up for student events, enthusiasm for Trinity's mission, and pitching in for the good of each other and our students are high values. Trinity also values faculty who are involved in school life beyond the classroom and, therefore, applicants who can coach, advise a club, or otherwise enrich our vibrant community.
Upper School Humanities Teacher
Trinity seeks a full-time teacher to teach in its US Humanities program. Over time, Trinity's Humanities teachers can expect to teach the full range of the Upper School's Humanities courses, including its senior-year semester-long English and history electives. For this coming year, the anticipated assignment is one section of 9th grade Ancient Civilizations and one section of 11th grade American Studies Humanities.
Trinity’s Humanities courses provide a fully integrated study of history, English, and the Bible for the freshman (Ancient Civilizations), sophomore (Western Studies), and junior years (American Studies), deep understandings of the interconnectedness of ideas, culture, and events, and a rich engagement as developing writers and thinkers. Primary and secondary historical sources and literature in the form of novels, plays, and poetry form the spine of the program’s study, and these are supplemented by study of music and art from within and beyond the relevant time periods. Humanities classes meet six 70-minute periods weekly— twice the amount of time allotted to most other disciplines—and students receive one credit in history and one in English for each Humanities course completed.
The courses’ literature, interwoven with the themes (1) God, Philosophy, and Truth, (2) Government and Politics, (3) Social Structure (4) the Impact of Technology and Science, and (5) Art and Aesthetics, includes a variety of novels, plays, and poetry, helps students interconnect and deepen their understandings of ideas and themes, and often serves as the focus of the courses’ frequent and varied writing assignments. The courses also include the study of grammar and vocabulary. The courses integrate the Bible into the five overarching themes, and students study it as a document written within specific historical contexts so that they can appreciate it as both a sacred text and as a primary source.
Humanities goals include deepened fluency in the interconnectedness of ideas and the events that shape them; a rich understanding of historical cultures and their impact on the present; the continued development of persuasive, compelling prose; the solidification of grammar skills; the continued development of a broad and sophisticated vocabulary; refined abilities to read texts closely and analytically; and deepened skill in critical and creative thinking.
Trinity is a highly missional school, and an understanding of and commitment to the school's mission is essential. We seek faculty who love Jesus, teach well, and delight in teenagers, who, at Trinity, range from academically average to exceptional.
Qualities sought for this position include successful experience as an English or history teacher; rich and broad knowledge of literature, history, and scripture; love for writing; superb writing skills; skill at facilitating seminar-style discussions and interconnected “big questions,” running writing workshops, and using instructional technologies; and skill at differentiating learning and assessments. Substantial study of the humanities at the undergraduate and graduate levels and an active life as a reader and writer are preferred. Candidates should possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree.
In Trinity's young but fast-growing Upper School community, camaraderie, collaboration, showing up for student events, enthusiasm for Trinity's mission, and pitching in for the good of each other and our students are high values. Trinity also values faculty who are involved in school life beyond the classroom and, therefore, applicants who can coach, advise a club, or otherwise enrich our vibrant community.
To apply for this position click here for the Trinity application. Please attach a cover letter and resume. Candidates may also include college transcripts, letter of recommendation, and certificates/licenses.
Substitute Teachers
Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill has an ongoing need for qualified substitute teachers.
DUTIES
Serving as a substitute teacher involves the instruction, supervision and training of individuals or groups of students in a regular education setting. Substitutes work closely with the division director and lead teacher to plan and deliver a Christian education. Substitutes are charged with delivering lessons, organizing student work, maintaining a safe learning environment for all students, and communicating daily with the division director and classroom teacher. Proficiency in maintaining efficient classroom management skills and establishing close and personal relationship with pupils on a daily basis are also expected.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 21 years of age or older
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, Associate’s degree acceptable
- Previous experience working with children in a structured setting
- North Carolina Professional Educator certification desired
SKILLS
- Ability to comply with written and or oral instructions
- Ability to create an efficient working relationship with other personnel
- Ability to multitask and be flexible
- Ability to provide a safe and secure learning environment
- Ability to encourage and inspire children
To apply, click on the “Apply for a position at Trinity" button below to access our Trinity Employment Application. Substitute teacher candidates do not need to complete the full application. (See the application for details.) Attaching a resume would be helpful but not required.
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Trinity's Mission and Doctrinal Statements
Applicants for positions are encouraged to review Trinity's Expanded Mission Statement and Doctrinal Commitments.
Trinity's Expanded Mission Statement and Doctrinal Commitments
Mission
The mission of Trinity School is to educate students in transitional kindergarten to grade twelve within the framework of Christian faith and conviction—teaching the classical tools of learning; providing a rich yet unhurried curriculum; and communicating truth, goodness, and beauty.
At Trinity School we seek to create a community in which there is delight in learning and an atmosphere that encourages the sort of intellectual, moral, and aesthetic development that is fitting for those who bear the image of God. We want to challenge our students in a way that stimulates their natural curiosity, guiding their discovery toward personal, intellectual, and spiritual growth.
We offer a more detailed explanation of some of the distinctives of our school here.
Education is primarily the responsibility and privilege of parents, and Trinity School seeks to enter into a partnership with our parents toward the goal of an excellent education. Our aim is to support families by bringing our special resources to bear to help them attain their educational and spiritual goals. To this end, we encourage each family to be actively involved in their child's life as a Trinity student, and we look forward to working together to develop this community of learning called Trinity School.
Read Trinity’s Expanded Mission Statement.
Doctrinal Commitments
Trinity School is a Christian school, dedicated to a vision of education that is rooted in the Triune God. As an independent school, without institutional ties to any church or denomination, we remain committed to what C.S. Lewis called “mere Christianity”: “no insipid inter-denominational transparency, but something positive, self-consistent, and inexhaustible.” We hold to those truths that have united Christians through the ages, across the boundaries of time, place, race, denomination, and tradition:
- The only true God, the almighty Creator of all things, existing eternally in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—full of love and glory.
- The unique divine inspiration, entire trustworthiness, and authority of the Bible.
- The value and dignity of all people: created in God’s image to live in love and holiness, but alienated from God and each other because of our sin and guilt, and justly subject to God’s wrath.
- Jesus Christ, fully human and fully divine, who lived as a perfect example, who assumed the judgment due sinners by dying in our place, and who was bodily raised from the dead and ascended as Savior and Lord.
- Justification by God’s grace to all who repent and put their faith in Jesus Christ alone for salvation.
- The indwelling presence and transforming power of the Holy Spirit, who gives to all believers a new life and new calling to obedient service.
- The unity of all believers in Jesus Christ, manifest in worshiping and witnessing churches making disciples throughout the world.
- The victorious reign and future personal return of Jesus Christ, who will judge all people with justice and mercy, giving over the unrepentant to eternal condemnation but receiving the redeemed into eternal life.
Full-Time Employment Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Matching retirement
- Immediately vested
- Tuition remission
- After-school program faculty discount
- Flex medical savings
- Professional development
- Weekly worship service
- Peer-to-peer mentoring
- iPad and/or laptop for faculty and staff
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