Employment
Massanutten takes great pride in our faculty, staff, and students. We live by our mission statement in an environment that focuses on collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. We celebrate diversity and teach our students to be global citizens who respect and value other backgrounds and cultures.
Our faculty and staff are actively involved in all aspects of student life and serve as mentors and guides for the care and development of our students.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of students in a structured and caring environment, Massanutten may be the right fit for you.
Open positions are listed on this page as they become available, so please check for updates regularly.
Benefits
Massanutten values employees and offers a competitive benefits package to include:
- Group medical including vision, life and ADD insurance to all full-time employees
- Voluntary life, dental, vision and other insurances through payroll deduction
- Vacation, Sick, family and medical leave
- Tuition reduction for employee children enrolled at Massanutten
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching program
Professional Development
We are always striving to improve. A large part of the improvement process is continuous professional development. Our faculty and staff are asked to participate in conferences and training.
Some examples of our PD are:
- In-service training and workshops for all employees
- On-site workshops
- VAIS and NAIS conferences
- Project Lead the Way workshops
- VCPE workshops and updates
Equal Opportunity Statement
Massanutten Military Academy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or other related conditions, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
Massanutten Military Academy expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or other related conditions, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Massanutten Military Academy employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Hiring Process
If you are selected as a possible candidate, you will be asked to sit through an interview with the academic dean, department chair and other members of administration.
You will be provided a tour of the campus to see what a day at Massanutten is like. You can visit a classroom and ask any questions you may have about the school.
We try to conduct interviews and follow-up in a timely manner.
If you are selected as a possible candidate, you will be asked to participate in a phone or Zoom initial interview. If you move forward in the process, you will be asked to come for an in-person interview and tour of campus.
We try to conduct interviews and follow-up in a timely manner.
Career Opportunities
MMA is looking for caring and energetic individuals to be substitute teachers. Responsibilities include monitoring classes, providing students work and instructions, and writing a summary of the time you are in the classroom while the teacher is out. A college degree is preferred.
If interested, please send resume, cover letter, and references to Kim Elshafie at: [email protected].
Dining Hall hours of Operation 6am to 8pm. Please email for information regarding details for an opportunity in the Dining Hall for cooking and meal prep. Fast-paced environment.
Kim Funkhouser: [email protected]
Cleaning and maintaining MMA's campus buildings to make sure that it meets any housekeeping sanitation requirements and provides a comfortable space for cadets, employees, and visitors. Example of job duties listed below:
- Dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures
- Cleaning and sanitising toilets, showers/bathtubs, countertops, and sinks
- Washing windows
- Vacuuming and cleaning carpets and rugs
- Sweeping/vacuuming, polishing, and mopping hard floors
- Keeping bathrooms stocked with clean linens, toiletries, and other supplies
- Cleaning mirrors and other glass surfaces
- Emptying trash receptacles and disposing of waste
- Using any cleaning equipment such as vacuums, mops, and other cleaning tools
Job Type: Part-time
- This position is hands-on and requires you to move through the buildings monitoring cadet behavior throughout the shift.
- You must be able to mentor cadets while ensuring their adherence to Academy rules.
- You must be able to complete a small amount of required paperwork and submit it in a timely manner.
- This position has alternating schedules and includes weekend/evening shifts.
- You must be a team player and undertake other duties as assigned.
- A valid background check is required for this position.
- Military background preferred, but not required
- Ability to recruit internationally
- Ability to speak several languages is very beneficial (ability to speak Spanish is highly desired)
- Markets programs and facilities by preparing and providing informational brochures; writing and placing advertisements; answering questions; conducting tours.
- Obtains applicant information by requesting completed applications and medical information; verifying and clarifying information ; meeting with family members; explaining admission criteria.
- Prepares admissions reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Protects organization reputation by keeping information confidential.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks.
- Skills: Multi-tasking, Listening, Verbal Communication, Energy Level, Teamwork, People Skills, Documentation Skills, PC Proficiency, Organization, Bedside Manner, Creating a Safe, Effective Environment
- Experience is preferred
Please send cover letter and resume to Kim Elshafie-Layman: [email protected]
Massanutten Military Academy’s mission is to prepare cadets for their success by delivering structure and a superior educational experience.
Our unique approach involves an environment built on collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. Together, we value cultural diversity and international mindedness as we prepare students to become tomorrow’s global citizens. We are currently seeking an Information Services Associate to support our MMA community.
Essential Functions:
- Liaison with third party IT vendor
- Consistent high-quality work with minimal supervision
- Manages technical budget, and orders new equipment
- Assist with research, and evaluation of any new hardware and software for school use
- Maintain current inventory of users, computer hardware, and software school-wide
- Troubleshoot software, desktop computers, laptops, printers, servers, and network equipment with IT vendor
- Minor repairs of desktop and laptop computers
- Provide technical support for administrators, faculty, staff, and students.
- Maintain and administer the phone and voicemail system
- Manages the administrative back-end of copiers with third party vendor
- Takes a leadership role in developing and implementing the school technology plan.
- Growth opportunity into other areas, if interested.
- Education and Experience:
- Strong technology literacy
- Extensive working knowledge of computer hardware, software, peripherals, and related technologies as they apply to K-12 education
- Experience administrating phone and voicemail systems (Cisco preferred)
- Experience with Mac and Windows integrated environments
- Experience maintaining and updating BlackBaud
- Strong knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, E-Mail, and internet software
- Experience working with children of all ages
- Experience working in an education environment
- Ability to communicate effectively with constituents from the entire school community.
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
- Previous budgetary experience preferred.
- Working Conditions:
- Must be able to work with multiple distractions and changing priorities
- Must be able to lift and carry 25-30 lbs
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
- Must be able to work occasionally during off-peak hours
- Must be able to crawl under or around furniture to install computer equipment.
- Must be able to climb ladders and reach to install computer wiring and perform other tasks.
- Works in standard office conditions and climate
Please send cover letter and resume to Kim Elshafie-Layman: [email protected]
Massanutten Military Academy’s mission is to prepare cadets for their success by delivering structure and a superior educational experience.
Our unique approach involves an environment built on collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. Together, we value cultural diversity and international mindedness as we prepare students to become tomorrow’s global citizens. We are currently seeking a Part Time Barber to support our MMA community.
Essential Functions:
- Consistent high-quality work with minimal supervision.
- Work directly with Commandant, TAC officers and students.
- Cut, trim, and shape hair into military style haircut.
- Utilize clippers, combs, brushes, and scissors to style and cut hair.
- Shave sideburns or back or neck.
- Use scissors to correct stray hair or sides that appear longer.
- Keep your station, tools, and equipment sanitized and in good condition
- Sweep up hair around station.
- Organizational and time-management abilities.
Communication:
- Effective, appropriate and timely communication with the Commandant
- Effective, appropriate and timely communication with MMA employees, and students
Professionalism:
- Completion of tasks and obligations in a timely manner
- Takes initiative
- Represent the school in a positive manner
- Appearance should reflect professional position during normal school term
- Actively participates in required in-service programs
Education and Experience:
- Experience working with children of all ages.
- High school diploma or GED.
- Ability to communicate effectively with constituents from the entire school community.
- Barber or hairstylist license preferred but not required.
Working Conditions:
- Must be able to walk, and stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to work during early evening hours.
- Works in a barber room with regular school conditions and climate.
- Barber chair provided.
Pays $10.00 per haircut. Needed every couple of weeks. Average earnings potential for academic year $2,000.
Job Type: Part-time
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
The Academy follows Virginia Covid-19 guidelines for education. Masks are currently worn indoors.
Massanutten Military Academy is currently seeking a Girls Dorm Parent to support our MMA community of staff and cadets grades 5-12.
Massanutten Military Academy’s mission is to prepare cadets for their success by delivering structure and a superior educational experience. Our unique approach involves an environment built on collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. Together, we value cultural diversity and international mindedness as we prepare students to become tomorrow’s global citizens.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible and accountable for providing leadership and direction for the organizational aspects of the Residence Hall with a primary responsibility for the students and operation of a single residence hall housing 5-16 residents.
- Responsible and accountable in supporting and encouraging a responsible and educational living environment.
- Duties include direct supervision of female cadets
- Works closely with the Quartermaster, Commandant and MMA Faculty and Administrative Staff.
- Ensures strict compliance with state and federal regulations, as it pertains to cadet safety and well-being.
- Must be able to work in a team environment with other employees of Massanutten Military Academy.
- Fluent and command of the English language
- Other duties assigned by the supervisor as needed.
- Must comply with Employee Handbook policies and procedures.
Communication:
- Effective, appropriate and timely communication with the Commandant
- Effective, appropriate and timely communication with MMA employees, and students
Professionalism:
- Takes initiative
- Completion of tasks and obligations in a timely manner
- Represent the school in a positive manner
- Appearance should reflect professional position during normal school term
- Actively participates in required in-service programs
Education, Skills and Experience:
- Experience working with children of all ages
- Experience with housing operations and facilities in residence life preferred
- High school diploma or GED
- Technology literacy
- First aid certification or able to complete within 1 month
- Ability to communicate effectively with constituents from the entire school community
- Problem solving abilities
- Organizational and self-management skills
- Dependability
- Readiness to go above and beyond when necessary to reach goals.
Working Conditions:
- Must be able to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 40 lbs.
- Ability to ascend and descend staircases multiple times per day.
- Activities include walking, standing, bending, kneeling, lifting, twisting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing and visual acuity in completing a variety of job duties
- Must be able to work during early evening hours.
This position is a 10-month, live-in position. Dorm Parents are provided 12-month housing if returning the following year. Summer employment opportunities may be available.
Please email Kim Elshafie-Layman: [email protected]
Massanutten Military Academy is currently seeking an Activities Director to support our MMA community of staff and cadets grades 5-12.
Massanutten Military Academy’s mission is to prepare cadets for their success by delivering structure and a superior educational experience. Our unique approach involves an environment built on collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. Together, we value cultural diversity and international mindedness as we prepare students to become tomorrow’s global citizens.
Essential Functions:
- Organize all on and off campus activities as directed by the Commandant of Cadets.
- Maintain the Hayes Activity Center and operate it 5 days a week.
- Organize at least one-off campus event each month except for December.
- Organize at least one on campus event each month except for December.
- Organize one community service event/opportunity each month.
- Run concessions at all home games as required by the Commandant of Cadets and Athletic Director.
- Assist as needed with campus security and facility supervision, including evening "lock-up checks."
- Share in supervision of cadet weekend activities.
- Mentor students informally and formally as assigned and in accordance with school guidelines.
- Attend Academy events -e.g., awards assemblies, cadet social functions, graduation, parades.
- Track all Cadet Community Service
- Never curse, touch inappropriately, yell at, or humiliate any cadet. ·
- Serve as a role model for cadets in conduct, personal appearance, and decorum.
- Treat all cadets, staff and faculty with kindness, courtesy, dignity, and respect.
- Agree to drug testing at the direction of the Head of School and/or as described in the Employee Handbook.
Communication:
- Effective, appropriate and timely communication with the Commandant
- Effective, appropriate and timely communication with MMA employees, and students
Professionalism:
- Takes initiative
- Completion of tasks and obligations in a timely manner
- Represent the school in a positive manner
- Appearance should reflect professional position during normal school term
- Actively participates in required in-service programs
Education, Skills and Experience:
- Experience working with children of all ages
- Experience with housing operations and facilities in residence life preferred
- High school diploma or GED
- Technology literacy
- Ability to communicate effectively with constituents from the entire school community
- Problem solving abilities
- Organizational and self-management skills
- Dependability
- Readiness to go above and beyond when necessary to reach goals.
Working Conditions:
- Must be able to walk and stand for extended periods of time.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 40 lbs.
- Activities include walking, standing, bending, kneeling, lifting, twisting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing and visual acuity in completing a variety of job duties
- Must be able to work evening hours.
Please email LTC Layman: [email protected]
Massanutten Military Academy is currently seeking a Math Teacher.
Massanutten Military Academy’s mission is to prepare cadets for their success by delivering structure and a superior educational experience. Our unique approach involves an environment built on collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation. Together, we value cultural diversity and international mindedness as we prepare students to become tomorrow’s global citizens.
Lower level math teacher, Pre-algebra, Algebra 1, and Geometry teaching experience preferred. Bachelor's degree required.Duties:-Teach Algebra, Algebra 1, and Geometry-Communicate effectively with colleagues, and parents.-Maintain a up-to date grade book.-Mentor cadets in weekly meetings.-Occasional weekend duties required.-Must adhere to the academy rules set forth in the employee handbook.-Help maintain and foster a structured and disciplined environment in classroom-A valid background check must be completed prior to employment
Resumes to be sent to [email protected]
Department: Business Office
Supervisor: Director of Finance & Administration
Percent of Time: Permanent/Full-Time
Description: Massanutten Military Academy is an independent, private 5-12/PG school located in Woodstock, Virginia seeking an accounts receivable coordinator to support the Controller in the Business Office. Please see our website at www.militaryschool.com for more school information.
Position Summary:
Administer every aspect of student billing functions, miscellaneous cash receipts, and other accounts
receivable duties as listed below.
Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare and mail monthly statements
- Run monthly reports and balance with general ledger
- Billings to accounts; regular school year, and summer programs
- Post payments and credits to accounts, including financial aid
- Enter and prepare deposits for payments
- Administer all payment plans
- Manage Cadet allowance and activity accounts
- Maintain customer relations and correspondence for overdue accounts
- Alert CFO to problem accounts, review all accounts, and prepare follow-up correspondence
- Run lists and reports for other departments, as requested
- Prepare background information for accounts to be turned over to collection agency/attorney and monitor those accounts for results
- Prepare and monitor payment and TILA schedules
- Set up of financial aid schedules in Blackbaud
- Assist with preparing and mailing re-enrollment materials
- Processing all enrollment contracts
- Enter payments and prepare deposits for all income other than students’ accounts and ensure credits to proper accounts, including all school-related trips and fund-raising activities
- Billings for charges other than students, including facility rentals
Other Responsibilities
- Prepare audit schedules, as they relate to Accounts Receivable
- Provide administrative support to the Finance, Investment and Facilities Committees of the Board of Trustees, as needed
- Assists in the administration and coordination of the School’s activities program
- Monthly annual fund and capital campaign (if any) reconciliations
- Act as receptionist for front office
- Assist in business office mail distribution
- Cross train on other business office duties to become backup person
- Other duties as assigned
Education and Background
- 3+ years of accounts receivable experience – all phases of A/R
- Knowledge of spreadsheet, database, e-mail and word processing software packages, Blackbaud experience preferred
- Strong data entry and 10-key skills
- Excellent skills in oral and written communications
- Customer-oriented with great people skills
- Ability to work with and get along well with others, including students
- Ability to balance multiple tasks and projects, and handle time deadlines
- Requires a high amount of professional confidentiality
Working Conditions:
- Must be able to work with multiple distractions and changing priorities
- Must be able to lift and carry 15-20 lbs.
- Must be able to walk and sit for extended periods of time
- Must be able to work occasionally during off-peak hours
- Must be able to climb stairs, and ladders, and reach
- Works in standard office conditions and climate and occasionally outside for events
Please email resume and cover letter to Brenda Fowler: [email protected]
Massanutten Military Academy is looking for a School Bus Driver with a current CDL. This position includes the following responsibilities: performs pre-trip inspection of the school bus; reports operating and equipment deficiencies; cleans bus inside; fuels bus; ensures passenger safety and transports students to special events and field trips, as necessary. Current CDL and S & P endorsement required.
If you are interested, please send your resume to LTC Lester Layman, the Commandant of Cadets, at [email protected].