Working at Pingry

Pingry's outstanding faculty and staff are the foundation of our excellence. If you are interested in joining us for a career at an independent school, please take a look at our profile and current open positions.  

 

Job Listings

         
Associate Director of the Parent Fund

The Associate Director of the Parent Fund reports to the Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving, is part of a six-person professional team, and is responsible for helping to implement an integrated parent relations and annual giving program. Responsibilities include: managing and implementing all aspects of the Parent Fund; soliciting Annual Fund prospects; serving as liaison to the Parents’ Association; and managing all fundraising related events and activities for parent, past parent, grandparent, and faculty/staff donors. This is a full-time, twelve-month position, renewable annually.

A minimum of three years of direct experience in constituent relations, volunteer management, and fundraising is required. We seek detail-oriented individuals with enthusiasm and creativity, excellent written, oral, interpersonal and computer skills are required. Salary is commensurate with experience; bachelor's degree required. Direct all inquiries, letters, and resumes to:  Jackie Sullivan, Director of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving, at jsullivan@pingry.org. No phone calls please.

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Part-Time Athletics Coaches

Current openings include Girls' Ice Hockey Assistant Coach. Contact Gerry Vanasse, Director of Athletics, at 908-647-5555 ext. 1357, email gvanasse@pingry.org.

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Employee Benefits

Healthcare
The Pingry School provides medical and prescription insurance coverage to all full-time employees through a plan administered by Meritain Health. This Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plan offers a choice of provider networks: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) or Magnacare. In-network services require a $20 co-pay. Out-of-network services are covered after the annual deductible at 70% of usual and customary. The annual deductibles are $1,000 per individual and $2,000 per family. The out-of-pocket annual maximum amount is $1500 per individual or $3000 per family. A vision care discount program through Vision Service Plan (VSP) is also a benefit of the plan. The prescription plan is administered through Scrip World. Co-pays range from $5.00 for generic, $15.00 for formulary, to $30.00 for non-formulary brands. Mail order service offers a 90-day supply at a cost of two co-pays. Employee per paycheck costs for health and prescription coverage for 2009-2010 are: $37.50 (employee only), $75.00 (employee and spouse), $75.00 (employee and child(ren)), $112.50 (family).  

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Dental Plan
The Pingry School provides dental insurance coverage to all full-time employees through Horizon BlueCross/Blue Shield of New Jersey. Employees may select from two plans: The Horizon Dental Choice (HDC) plan, specifies a Primary Care Dentist, with 100% coverage for basic coverage, and referrals for specialty services. The Horizon Dental Option Plan (DPO) covers both participating and non-participating providers with an annual deductible of $50 per individual and $150 per family. Coverage for the employee under either plan is free of charge. Additional family members may be covered at a cost of $24 per paycheck.

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Retirement
A TIAA-CREF 403(b) Defined Contribution Plan is offered to all full-time employees after one year of service at The Pingry School. New employees already established in a TIAA-CREF 403(b) plan at their former place of employment may waive this one-year waiting period and will receive credit for their prior years of participation with appropriate documentation. Participation is mandatory after two years of service. The School makes a matching contribution based on the following schedule: 5.0% for 1-5 years of service, 7.5% for 6-12 years of service, 8.5% for 13-20 years of service, and 9.5% for 21+ years of service. Additionally, Pingry maintains a Tax Deferred Annuity Plan with TIAA-CREF which gives all employees, including new hires, the opportunity to tax-shelter retirement savings in a Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity (GSRA) on an unmatched basis.

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Life Insurance
Each full-time employee is covered by two life insurance plans. Pingry’s group life policy underwritten by UnumProvident provides the beneficiary an amount equal to the annual salary of the employee as a death benefit. Employees are also covered by Meritain Health for an additional $30,000 death benefit. Supplementary life insurance may also be purchased through Principal Mutual Group Universal Life.  

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Training
Personal growth opportunity requests are encouraged and approved by Department Heads and the Administrative Council for appropriateness and reimbursement costs.

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Pingry Tuition Remission
The Pingry School recognizes the value of having the children of employees enrolled in the school. Children (i.e., natural born or adopted) and stepchildren of full-time employees, who are accepted for admission and enroll in The Pingry School, will receive 25% tuition remission after the employee has completed one year of service. Need-based financial aid is available for eligible applicants. Financial aid forms can be obtained from the Business Office or the Admission Office.

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Meal Plan
All employees are welcome to eat lunch in the school dining room at no cost during the academic school year.  

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Vacation and Leaves
Regular full-time, year-round employees are eligible for a paid vacation after completion of six months of continuous service. Vacation time is determined as follows dependent on length of service: 2 weeks for 1-10 years of service, 3 weeks for 10-15 years service, 4 weeks for 15 or more years of service. Regular part-time staff receives a pro-rated benefit. Regular full-time, 10 month staff do not receive any vacation time other than school holidays, but vacation during the months of July and August when they are not actively working with The Pingry School. Administrators vacation time is provided by contract and taken with the approval of the Headmaster. The school also provides paid sick leave of 10 days per academic year, personal leave of 2 days per year, death in the family leave of 3 consecutive days, family & medical leave, and leave for jury duty.  

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Holidays
Faculty receive the following holidays which The Pingry School recognizes during the year: Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving (Wed-Fri), Winter Break (two weeks), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Spring Break (two weeks), Good Friday, Memorial Day.