Employment Opportunities
At The Speyer Legacy School, students are inspired to be intellectually curious and passionate. They realize their full potential as accelerated learners in a collaborative community that is committed to ethical values and action. Speyer students learn with like-minded classmates and are guided by academically fearless teachers who share and nourish their enthusiasm for knowledge and inquiry.
Founded in 2009, Speyer is an independent school that serves gifted students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. It began with 26 students in a two-classroom space on West 61st Street and has grown to more than 300 students in a modern, 85,000-square-foot campus on West 59th Street in Midtown Manhattan.
Now in its sixteenth year, Speyer has developed an interdisciplinary curriculum with an innovative approach that encourages and inspires a passion for learning and questioning in each of its students. We carry on the mission established by The Speyer School in New York City in the 1930s, an experimental public school with a curriculum designed to meet the educational and social-emotional needs of gifted children founded by Dr. Leta Hollingworth. Hence the “Legacy” portion of our school’s name.
Speyer’s central principle is that accelerated learners are happier and achieve more when offered a curriculum tailored to their specific abilities and when surrounded by other high-achieving children. This insight was first introduced in the pioneering research of Dr. Hollingworth, and her premise has been re-confirmed by recent studies. Today, at Speyer, we proudly carry her work forward.
Speyer strives to provide a responsive and rigorous academic program for each and every student – and to do so by embracing diversity, practicing equity, ensuring inclusion, and promoting community. Our curriculum is culturally aware and intentionally designed to incorporate a broad range of perspectives and traditions.
Speyer continually seeks new members of our school community from diverse backgrounds and with wide ranging experiences. If you are interested in joining our community, please see our employment listings below. For more information about employment opportunities at Speyer, please email employment@speyerlegacyschool.org.
The Speyer Legacy School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity among our faculty and staff.
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Speyer Legacy School seeks a Director of Institutional Advancement to begin as soon as possible. The school has retained Big Back Pack to execute a national search for this key position. For more information, contact Paul Baly at paul@bigbackpack.org. Please do not email the school directly regarding this position.
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The Position:
The Director of Institutional Advancement plays an integral role on the senior leadership team and is responsible for managing fundraising and all advancement related activities for the school. This role reports directly to the Head of School and works closely with the senior leadership team and the Board of Trustees. The Director of Institutional Advancement oversees a staff of two and is charged with the opportunity to build upon a strong philanthropic culture at the school.
To Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should submit electronically in one email and as separate individual pdf documents, the following materials:
A cover letter expressing their interest in this particular position
A current résumé
An annotated list of five professional references with name, phone number, and email address (references will be contacted only with prior candidate approval).
All materials should be sent via email to:
Paul Baly
Senior Search Associate
Big Back Pack, LLC
paul@bigbackpack.org
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The Speyer Legacy School is seeking qualified coaches for the 2025-2026 school year. Sports include Middle School Girls Basketball and Middle School Boys Basketball.
The candidate hired will join a dedicated coaching staff and report to the Athletic Director. They will be responsible for collaborating with faculty and staff to coach in support of the school’s mission and support of the athletic program. The ideal candidate possesses creative problem-solving skills, a sense of humor, a positive attitude toward change, and strong interpersonal skills that allow them to cooperate and collaborate effectively with others.
These positions are part-time, stipend positions that run for the fall and winter seasons.
Duties & Responsibilities
Planning, organizing, and delivering age-appropriate practices.
Availability from approximately 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM on days when practice and/or games are held. Teams practice two times a week.
Attend all afterschool events including practices and games.
Manage equipment for the specific team.
Develop a quality program that includes teaching relevant skills, strategies, and tactics.
Communicate regularly with parents and athletes in regards to schedule, sportsmanship, and team needs.
Attend coaches meetings.
All candidates must possess, or be able to obtain, First Aid/CPR/AED certifications before the start of the season.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge of sport specific related skills.
Demonstrates an understanding of best practices as related to coaching.
Previous playing or coaching is encouraged but not required.
Creativity, flexibility, and innovation.
Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
Provide student-athletes with quality instruction throughout the season.
Assist students with gameplay feedback and instruction.
Application Information
To apply, please send your resume, cover letter, a one-page coaching philosophy statement, and the contact information of three references to employment@speyerlegacyschool.org. Please indicate “Part-Time Middle School Coach Position” in the subject line and indicate in your email which sport(s) you have an interest in coaching (Girls or Boys Basketball).
The Speyer Legacy School welcomes candidates who will add to the diversity of our community and who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their teaching and learning.
The Speyer Legacy School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or family composition or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its employment, education, admission, financial aid, and other policies and programs.