Employment
Job Opportunities at Hood River New School
Thank you for considering employment at Hood River New School. Here you will find a supportive, dedicated community of professionals. Our hiring process is designed to foster a thorough understanding of our candidates, just as it allows you to get to know our school. We welcome your interest in New School.
We encourage interested candidates to submit a job application for current openings. If your interest lies outside our current openings, or if you’d like to be considered for our substitute teacher pool, please email your resume and cover letter to Eliza Eaton. As a small school, there are many opportunities for leadership and advancement. We welcome applicants of all levels of professional experience, interests and career goals. Salary and benefits are reflective of roles, responsibilities, and experience.
Current Openings
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Join a team of deeply intentional educators at Hood River New School, where you’ll help craft a learning landscape that sparks curiosity and challenges the middle school brain. Teaching here is hands-on, community-rooted, genuinely collaborative, and we're looking for a Middle School Teacher who's ready to work alongside colleagues energized by the opportunity to invest in students’ lives and empower them to become the world-changing leaders of tomorrow.
The Role
You'll teach a mixed-age class of 6th–8th graders, integrating core subjects, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies through an interdisciplinary, project-based curriculum. You'll work alongside two other Core teachers, adapting a strong pre-built curriculum to the needs of your students.
Monday–Thursday: Core Teaching
• Build a warm, inclusive classroom where students feel safe taking intellectual and personal risks
• Differentiate instruction across a wide range of learning styles and abilities
• Guide hands-on projects that connect academic content to real-world questions
• Teach core subjects using a structured curriculum as your starting point, adapting as needed
Fridays: Collaboration & Outdoor Ed
• Plan, reflect, and refine curriculum alongside fellow Core teachers
• Co-lead outdoor education, fieldwork, or community service experiences that extend learning beyond the classroom
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Are you an enthusiastic educator with a passion for hands-on learning, outdoor adventures, and fostering student growth? Do you thrive in a dynamic school environment and enjoy building connections with students and colleagues? If so, we invite you to apply for the Part-Time role at Hood River New School!
About the Role
In this unique teaching position, you’ll guide and teach mixed-age classes of 6th - 8th grade students through a variety of engaging learning experiences, including:Outdoor Education: Co-lead challenging, fun, and engaging outdoor afternoons for students on Fridays at New School’s beautiful Mitchell Point campus and other Gorge locations. On these days, you’ll assist in teaching students to problem-solve, create, and collaborate through hands-on lessons, activities, and games.
Academic Support: Guide and support students during their academic study sessions on Fridays and collaborate closely with other teachers to ensure a cohesive learning experience. You'll supervise break and lunch periods.
Elective Class: Plan and teach engaging lessons beyond the core subjects.
As part of our dynamic teaching team, you’ll help cultivate a warm and joyful learning environment, working collaboratively to inspire students as they build skills, gain confidence, and develop a passion for learning.
Click this link to learn more about the role and apply.
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Hood River New School is seeking substitute teachers to support our 6th–8th grade students in both traditional and non-traditional learning environments. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on building positive relationships with middle schoolers and possesses a genuine passion for interdisciplinary education inside and outside of a standard classroom setting. You will join an excellent, responsive staff dedicated to fostering a creative and flexible space where students can thrive. If you are a mentor at heart who enjoys a collaborative and agile workplace culture, we encourage you to apply.
Click this link to send a resume and cover letter to Executive Director, Eliza Eaton.
“No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.”
“I've worked in a number of different schools, and I’ve found joy in working with students at each one. However, this school is, hands down, the best teaching environment I've ever worked in.
One of the biggest advantages for me is the supportive atmosphere for teacher development. Here, I’m not siloed in my classroom; I have 4-5 hours of prep each week where I sit down and plan and reflect with my teaching partners, including our literacy specialist and other members of the support crew. As a core teacher, I also teach some of the lessons together with the other teacher, which allows me to see how a different teacher approaches the material.
The variety built into our schedule makes each week engaging and meaningful. With a four-day academic week, we build in so many opportunities to play outdoors, volunteer, and interact with students in settings outside the classroom. I get to see my students in so many different environments that I have a very deep sense of who they are and what drives them.
Most importantly, the efficacy of our model—working with the same students for three years in small classes—allows me to truly understand their unique needs, strengths, and capacities. I can push them to be their individual best because I have the time to develop deep knowledge of how they learn and what they need to succeed.
Ultimately, this job allows me to be an integral part of a positive learning community, and that's an incredibly rewarding experience.”
-Claire Gilchrist, former Core Teacher, Head of School
Hood River New School is committed to employing the best-qualified individuals from our pool of applicants, ensuring equal opportunity without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or any other status protected under local, state, or federal laws. We encourage you to explore our website and discover what makes our school a unique and inclusive environment.