Employment Opportunities

Available Positions

Early Childhood Assistant and After Care coordinator

Holy Child School at Rosemont is a Catholic, co-educational, independent school (Preschool-8th grade) located near the campuses of Villanova University and Rosemont College in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We strive to Nurture Excellence in a Joyful Catholic Community and seek applicants to help us enact that Vision Statement as an assistant teacher in our Falcons (3 year old) classroom and as coordinator of our Aftercare program .

This is an ideal opportunity for a recent college graduate who is beginning her/his career in Early Childhood education, or for someone who has much experience teaching young children, but does not want the responsibilities of a lead teacher.

The Assistant Teacher will work closely with two lead teachers, to help supervise and teach a classroom of 24 children. We seek candidates who:

Understand and appreciate our philosophy as a Holy Child school
Love children and understand their developmental needs
Are hardworking, responsible, and eager to learn
Have at least some informal experience (babysitting, Sunday School, camp counselor) with this age group

The ideal candidate will have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood education, or a related field. We will also consider those with an Associate’s degree.

In order to make this a full time position with benefits, we are combining the assistant teaching responsibilities with coordination of our aftercare program. That program serves approximately 50 children; 3-5 part time college students serve as its staff. The hours for this combined position are 8:00-5:30.

Interested candidates should forward a cover letter and résumé to Tom Lengel, Head of School, Holy Child School at Rosemont (tlengel@holychildrosemont.org) and Rita Smith, Director of the Early Childhood division (rsmith@holychildrosemont.org)

We will begin reviewing resumes immediately, and hope to have this search completed by mid-late April.

Kindergarten Assistant and After Care coordinator

Holy Child School at Rosemont is a Catholic, co-educational, independent school (Preschool-8th grade) located near the campuses of Villanova University and Rosemont College in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We strive to Nurture Excellence in a Joyful Catholic Community and seek applicants to help us enact that Vision Statement as an assistant teacher in our Kindergarten classrooms and as coordinator of our Aftercare program.

This is an ideal opportunity for a recent college graduate who is beginning her/his career in Early Childhood education, or for someone who has much experience teaching younger children, but does not want the responsibilities of a lead teacher.

We have two kindergarten classes, with 17-18 children in each room. The Assistant Teacher will work closely with the lead teacher in each room, primarily working with small groups for language arts and math, and thus helping us differentiate our curriculum. The Assistant will also be an extra set of eyes and hands throughout the day.

We seek candidates who:

Understand and appreciate our philosophy as a Holy Child school
Love children and understand their developmental needs
Are hardworking, responsible, and eager to learn
Have at least some teaching experience ( Sunday School, camp counselor) with this age group

The ideal candidate will have earned a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood education, or a related field.

We will begin reviewing resumes immediately, and hope to have this search completed by mid-late April.

Director of Admissions

Holy Child School at Rosemont is a Catholic, co-educational, independent school (3 year old-8th grade) of 325 students, located near the campuses of Villanova University and Rosemont College in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We strive to ‘Nurture excellence in a Joyful Catholic community’ and are seeking applicants to serve as the School’s Director of Admissions. This is a full time, 12 month position, beginning in July 2023.

The Director of Admissions is a key member of the Senior leadership team of the School and reports directly to the Head of School. The Director of Admissions is responsible for all aspects of enrollment management, recruiting, evaluating, enrolling and retaining candidates and students and works closely with the Manager of Marketing and Communications.

To fill this position, the School seeks an experienced, dynamic professional with demonstrated leadership, communication and sales skills who is committed to the fulfillment of the Holy Child mission and philosophy. We will also consider for this position non-traditional candidates, that is, people without an independent school admissions background, who have successful experience in marketing and sales and are willing to learn about the independent school world.

The ideal candidate will have a love of children and a minimum five years experience in independent school admissions, or ten plus years experience in sales and marketing.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and résumé to Thomas G. Lengel, Head of School tlengel@holychildrosemont.org and Brian McBride, Head of School Elect bmcbridegtsb1@gmail.com. We will begin reviewing resumes immediately and hope to have concluded this search by early March. Salary and benefits are competitive.

Extended Day Staff

Holy Child School at Rosemont is a Catholic, co-educational, independent school (early childhood - grade 8) located near the campuses of Villanova University and Rosemont College in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We strive to “Nurture Excellence in a Joyful Catholic Community” and seek applicants to help us live and implement that vision.

We are seeking applicants to staff our after school program called "Extended Day," Monday to Friday from 3:00 to 5:30.

This is an ideal opportunity for a current college student who is thinking about a career in elementary education, who has some experience tutoring young children or has summer camp experience with children between 3 and 12 years old. Our program serves approximately 45 to 50 children daily with 3-5 part time college students who work as staff members. The staff would report to the Extended Day coordinator for the program. The students would need to be at Holy Child by 2:50 to be ready to greet the children at 3:00. The afternoon schedule starts with attendance and snack, then followed by homework time for grades 1-4 and indoor/outdoor play for the younger children. This includes board games, crafts, playing with toys, watching movies, and/or going on the playground until they are picked up. This is an hourly position and staff members complete a weekly timesheet.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Jeanne Marie Blair, Director of Lower School or Katie Griffin, the Coordinator of Extended Day.

Substitute Teachers

Holy Child School at Rosemont is a Catholic, coeducational, independent school (Early Childhood to 8th grade) located near the campuses of Villanova University and Rosemont College in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. We strive to Nurture Excellence in a Joyful Catholic Community and seek qualified candidates to serve as substitute teachers in our Early Childhood, Lower School, and/or Middle School Divisions. The successful candidates will have, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree, and certification and experience in teaching is preferred. We expect our substitute teachers to implement lesson plans, manage with kindness classes of students, demonstrate enthusiasm for learning, and have a sense of humor, a cooperative spirit, and a dedication to teamwork.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Diane Hren, Associate Head of School, at dhren@holychildrosemont.org.

Holy Child School at Rosemont is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law.

We promise to provide an intellectually challenging and creative program of study, delivered in a loving and affirming environment.

We are a Holy Child School, a dynamic school in the Catholic religious tradition, the 21st century articulation of a vigorous and creative educational model developed by Sister Cornelia Connelly, educator and founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. She was a visionary whose educational philosophy celebrates the dignity and uniqueness of every person, places the arts at the center of the educational experience, and encourages the development of a joyous personal relationship with God.