Careers

The Ancona School (Ancona) is an independent school located in Chicago's historic Hyde Park Kenwood community, educating students 3 years old through 8th grade. Since our founding in 1962, Ancona has been dedicated to diversity in both our community and our curriculum, which draws upon the Montessori and Progressive Education models. Social justice education is the cornerstone of Ancona’s mission as a school; it informs what we teach and how we teach it. At every grade level,  Ancona students learn to identify inequality and are empowered to address injustice in the world.  

At Ancona, we seek diversity in our faculty and staff to broaden students’ academic experience and to enrich our school community. Ancona is looking for a leader who will contribute to our social justice mission and who embraces the rich diversity of our school and city as we prepare our students for an increasingly complex world. Candidates must be sensitive to the needs of, and possess an interest in, working in a school community that is diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and disability status. 

Ancona's Assistant Head will report to the Head of School and be responsible for the school’s multiple constituencies: faculty, parents, and students. Ancona’s Assistant Head of School will collaborate with the leadership team and have curricular and supervisory responsibilities as one of the school’s educational leaders.

The ideal candidate is an individual who is passionate about the school’s mission and vision; is respectful of Ancona’s tradition of teacher autonomy while proactive in ensuring outstanding teaching; and is committed to fostering relationships with and among Ancona's various stakeholders.