Working at Asheville School is like no other experience. Faculty and staff members are fully a part of our small community—most Asheville School employees live on campus alongside colleagues and students and lead or participate in school events.
Every action undertaken by the faculty and staff at Asheville School supports our mission and upholds our core values: to prepare our students for college and for life and to provide an atmosphere in which all members of a diverse, engaged, and purposefully small school community appreciate and strive for excellence—an atmosphere that nurtures character and fosters the development of mind, body and spirit.
Our core values are those of perseverance, integrity, respect and compassion. Asheville School employees work to demonstrate, uphold and teach those values to our students.
Asheville School hires faculty and staff positions. All teaching positions are designated as faculty positions.
Faculty Information
Faculty members at Asheville School serve a purpose that is better described as a “calling” than as a “job.” They hold many roles and responsibilities beyond those of classroom teaching.
Most Asheville School faculty members live on campus and have responsibilities in our residential life program, either by working as a hall parent or serving dorm and study hall duties throughout the week. They also coach a sport or lead non-athletic afternoon activities.
Faculty members who thrive at Asheville School are passionate about their class subject, afternoon activities, and the growth and development of the adolescents under their care.
Asheville School teachers typically teach three to four sections of their class subject, coach or lead two seasons of a sport or afternoon activity during the school year, serve as advisors to a small group of students to monitor their progress and help them succeed, participate in our service program by leading community service projects on and off campus, are required to be present for school events and family-style seated meals for weekday lunches and Thursday dinners, sponsor and chaperone weekend activities, and take on weekly dorm or study hall duties.
It is a busy and rewarding schedule. In addition to receiving a competitive salary and benefits package, many faculty members live in housing on campus at no cost. Asheville School also offers tuition support for advanced degrees and supports professional development opportunities for faculty members throughout the year.
Staff Information
Staff positions at Asheville School are typically in our administrative offices and have a more classic daily schedule than those of our faculty members. While staff members do not have the residential or advisory responsibilities of faculty members, they are an integral part of our community and are invited to take part in all aspects of life at Asheville School.
If there are no openings currently available you can send a letter of interest along with your résumé to the Director of Human Resources at HR@ashevilleschool.org.
Current Openings
Annual Giving Officer (Advancement Office)
Asheville School is a coed 9-12 boarding school nestled on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Asheville, North Carolina. Surrounded by woods, our historic campus offers 350,000 total square feet of academic, athletic, residential, and specialty activity facilities along with athletic fields, outdoor learning areas, and hiking trails. Our full-time regular employees enjoy a competitive compensation package, which includes benefits, a generous leave program, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match and contribution.
Asheville School is currently seeking an Annual Giving Officer to join our Philanthropy Team. The Annual Giving Officer is responsible for cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship for annual gifts of $1,000 - $25,000. This position prospects, plans, and conducts face-to-face visits and coordinates online Giving Days.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Identifies and prioritizes prospects for annual gift donors of $1,000 - $25,000.
- Plans and conducts face-to-face visits to cultivate and steward annual gifts, focusing on one anchor visit per trip, with two or more secondary visits per trip.
- Visits 90-100 prospects each year to solicit gifts and steward annual donations with a focus on next-generation donor cultivation.
- Collaborates with major gift officers through the arc of cultivation to build a pipeline of major gift donors.
- Educates and informs donors on ways to support the school that are aligned with their philanthropic goals.
- Coordinates online Giving Days to engage annual fund donors and build network of volunteer peer influencers to support the work of the Department of Philanthropy.
- Collaborates to create and implement annual giving strategy through multichannel efforts such as direct mail, email campaigns, and off and on-campus engagement opportunities.
Secondary Duties
The Annual Giving Officer also supports the Philanthropy Department in events, meetings, and any other opportunities to engage with the school’s diverse constituents.
Minimum Qualifications Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field.
- Three years of experience in annual gift fundraising.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively cultivate and solicit donations from individuals.
- Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office.
- Understands psychology of giving, donor cultivation, types of gifts (cash, securities, properties, bequests/trusts/legacies)
- Superior oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries from employees, donors, or other members of the school community.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated maturity and good judgment to handle confidential information with discretion.
- Good conversationalist with innate ability to connect with donors and build rapport.
- Organized with high attention to detail.
- Personal qualities include resilience, approachability, and kindness.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Blackbaud’s Raisers Edge.
- Experience working in an independent school.
Conditions of Employment
Successful candidate must submit to pre-employment and on-going background checks.
Work Setting & Environmental Factors
In addition to 50% travel, position will include attendance for staffing several evening and/or weekend events each year. While on campus, work is typically performed in an office setting with comfortable temperatures and moderate noise level.
Typical 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Application Information/Applicant Notice
Applicants should email a cover letter and resume to HR@AshevilleSchool.org.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified applicants with disabilities to apply for this position and/or for qualified employees to perform the essential duties. To request a confidential application process or job accommodation evaluation, contact the Director of Human Resources at 828-254-6346 ext. 4097.
Asheville School is committed to enhancing workplace diversity and fostering a climate of equity and inclusion. In addition, the School makes employment decision based on objective criteria and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Driver (Health Center Department)
Asheville School is a coed 9-12 boarding school nestled on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Asheville, North Carolina. Surrounded by woods, our historic campus offers 350,000 total square feet of academic, athletic, residential, and specialty activity facilities along with athletic fields, outdoor learning areas, and hiking trails.
We are currently seeking drivers to take students to appointments, wait for the duration of the appointment, and return them back to campus. Reporting to the Head Nurse, Drivers will transport students in a manner that ensures they safety arrive at their destination on time. Drivers are paid on an hourly basis for hours worked. Drivers are not typically scheduled to work during School breaks.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties
Drivers performs the following duties:
- Safely drive students to their appointments, ensuring they arrive on time.
- At times serve as the adult representative and advocate for the student by attending the appointment with the student.
- Convey information to designated School employees as expected.
- Take appropriate steps to protect student confidentiality.
- Work a flexible schedule that aligns with student appointment needs.
Secondary Responsibilities
- Perform other duties as needed to assist students who need to attend off-campus appointments.
Minimum Qualifications Required
- Ten years of driving experience, with no reckless driving citation and no incident that resulted in having the driver’s license suspended or revoked.
- At least five years without any moving violation.
- Current NC basic (class C) driver’s license.
- Able to safely operate the School’s passenger vehicles.
- Able to work independently, with strong time management skills.
- Demonstrate a pleasant and calm demeanor.
- Effectively communicate with students and adults.
- Work effectively with a wide range of individuals in a diverse community.
Preferred Qualification
Experience with high school age students.
Conditions of Employment
The successful candidate must submit to a post-offer background check.
Working Setting/Environmental Factors
The driver frequently spends time in a passenger vehicle and indoors waiting for students.
Typical 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:
- Sit, stand, and get in and out of a vehicle.
- Talk and hear.
- Use close, far, and peripheral vision.
- Operate a vehicle, including opening and closing vehicle doors.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move between locations in the same building, to other buildings, and around campus.
Application Information/Applicant Notice
Email cover letter and resume to HR@AshevilleSchool.org. These positions are open until filled.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified applicants with disabilities to apply for this position and/or for qualified employees to perform the essential duties. To request a confidential application process or job accommodation evaluation, contact the Director of Human Resources at 828-254-6345 ext. 4097.
Asheville School is committed to enhancing workplace diversity and fostering a climate of equity and inclusion. In addition, the School makes employment decisions based on objective criteria and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
“To people considering a job in a boarding school, especially a job that has a residential life component, I offer an analogy: when I was growing up, I saw my parents every day, not just one night a week for three hours. Working at Asheville School is a way of life. One has to jump all in!”
Burt Gordon '86, Asheville School Faculty Member