Porter-Gaud School

Porter-Gaud School is an Episcopal, coeducational independent school serving over 1,000 students across pre-school through high school in Charleston, South Carolina. As a day school rather than boarding operation, Porter-Gaud draws families from the Charleston area and builds its community through daily interaction rather than residential life. The school's Episcopal foundation shapes its approach to character development alongside rigorous academics, though day school faculty are not expected to live on campus.

The teaching environment at Porter-Gaud balances college preparation with breadth. The curriculum spans traditional disciplines while offering language instruction in Mandarin Chinese, French, Latin, and Spanish—an unusually comprehensive language portfolio for an American independent school. Faculty are expected to teach courses aligned to their expertise and to participate in school life through coaching, advising, or cocurricular leadership, but without the residential demands of boarding schools. This structure appeals to teachers who want meaningful institutional engagement without evening dorm duties.

Porter-Gaud hires across all divisions—lower school, middle school, and upper school—for classroom teaching roles in core subjects and languages, plus positions in athletics, arts, college counseling, and administrative functions. A school of Porter-Gaud's size generates steady hiring cycles as faculty retire or move, with the largest recruitment push typically preceding each academic year.

The Charleston location offers teachers a coastal city setting with a growing professional community, lower cost of living than many independent school markets, and proximity to cultural and recreational amenities. For educators seeking a college-preparatory environment with an Episcopal mission and day school flexibility, Porter-Gaud represents a substantial opportunity in the Southeast.