Convent of the Sacred Heart

Convent of the Sacred Heart is New York City's oldest independent school for girls, educating Pre-K through grade 12 students on its Manhattan campus. The school serves 700–1,000 students as a day school rooted in Catholic tradition and the international Sacred Heart network. Each school in this network follows shared educational principles called the Goals and Criteria, which center on identifying and developing each student's individual strengths rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Teaching at Convent of the Sacred Heart means working within that coherent mission across all grade levels. The single-sex environment creates particular conditions: faculty report that girls in this setting tend to speak more freely in class, take intellectual risks without performance anxiety, and develop leadership voice earlier than peers in coeducational settings. That shift changes how you teach and what you see students become.

The school maintains robust language programs in Mandarin Chinese, French, Latin, and Spanish, integrated throughout the curriculum. This reflects a global outlook that shapes hiring across departments. Faculty in languages, core academics, arts, and specialist roles find colleagues grounded in deep subject expertise and the school's unified values framework.

Convent of the Sacred Heart hires year-round for classroom teachers, language specialists, arts staff, and support roles across Pre-K through grade 12. Most openings cluster before the academic year begins, though mid-year positions arise periodically.

For educators drawn to values-driven independent school work in New York City, the single-sex environment and long-established mission offer a chance to teach within a stable, purposeful community.