Chinquapin Preparatory School is seeking a Part-time Teacher who will also serve as the Girls’ Dorm Parent. This is a live-in position starting August 2026, but the move-in can take place in July 2026.
A typical part-time teaching position involves teaching 1-2 classes, serving as an anchor/advising for a class, leading a daily chores group, taking on campus supervision duties, as well as opportunities for sponsoring a student organization or coaching a sport. Chinquapin Preparatory School is a Monday-Friday boarding school and thus many faculty members live on campus and participate in other duties as assigned.
The Dorm Parent is charged with developing a residential life community that promotes engagement, learning, respect for diversity, and student success, and plays an integral role in developing and implementing the residential life program. The Dorm Parent reports to the Residence Life Director who reports directly to the Head of School.
The school daily schedule is Monday through Thursday 8:00-5:20pm and Friday 8:00-2:30pm, with regular faculty meetings (generally once per month) on Friday afternoons at 2:30pm.
Work is performed under the supervision of the Head of School.
A Bachelor’s degree is required.
Mission-alignment, a passion for working with college bound students
Experience working with middle school and high school students
Experience with a residential life program
Strong communication and documentation skills, including communication with families and school leadership
Collaborative, team player, community builder
Experience with residential life and residential life best practices
Ability to establish a strong positive learning environment
Knowledge of school safety procedures
Ability to supervise and participate in daily dorm and chores cleaning procedures
Experience with safekeeping monies (food order and dorm events)
Ability to provide leadership and guidance to student dorm captains
Willingness to participate in community events and residential life activities as directed
Ability to perform other duties as assigned
Chinquapin Preparatory School is a private college-preparatory school for 6th-12th grade students located 25 miles east of downtown Houston. Since 1969, Chinquapin has prepared motivated students from Houston’s under-resourced communities and schools for college.
Our school’s unique mission provides students with seven years of high-quality education through small class sizes and intense preparation. College acceptance is a graduation requirement, and our alumni have a remarkable record of college completion.
To provide a high-quality college-preparatory education to Houston’s most able and motivated students from historically excluded communities and schools across the city.
Through a rigorous curriculum and an emphasis on community service and earning what one receives, we aim to produce responsible, well-educated citizens who will become constructive leaders in their communities.
Chinquapin is a non-profit college-preparatory school for grades six through twelve, primarily serving highly-motivated youth from Houston’s under-resourced communities and schools by providing a better future through education.
