FDS has been working with independent schools for over 25 years. We work closely with hiring teams and know whom they are looking for to join their community. Our candidates are placed at top independent schools.

Ideal candidates

• are committed to working with children and young people

• desire to work in an independent school

• have a strong academic background, including advanced degrees

• has prior teaching experience

• are committed to excellence, collaboration, and professional growth

• are dedicated to working towards diversity, equity, and inclusion in independent schools

• has strong written and verbal communication skills

• have a bachelor or advanced degrees

FDS Has Placed Candidates At:

Avenues: The World School
The Allen-Stevenson School
Bank Street School for Children
Bard Early College High School
Bedford Stuyvesant Charter School
The Berkeley Carroll School
The Birch Wathen Lenox School
The Brearley School
Brooklyn Friends School
Brooklyn Heights Montessori School
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School
The Browning School
The Buckley School
The Caedmon School
The Calhoun School
The Cathedral School
The Chapin School
The Children’s Storefront
Collegiate School
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
City and Country School
The Dalton School
East Harlem School at Exodus House
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Friends Seminary
The Gateway School of New York
Georgetown Day School
Grace Church School
Greenwich Academy (CT)

Harlem Children's Zone
The Hewitt School
Horace Mann School
Horace Mann School for Nursery Years
Little Red Schoolhouse and Elisabeth Irwin High School
Manhattan Country School
Marymount School
New Canaan Country Day School
The Nightingale-Bamford School
The Packer Collegiate Institute
Poly Prep Country Day School
Riverdale Country School
Saint Ann’s School
Speyer Legacy School
The Masters School
The School at Columbia University
The Spence School
St. Bernard's School
St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s
St. Luke’s School
Stephen Gaynor School
Summer Search New York City
The Town School
Trevor Day School
Trinity School
Village Community School
Washington Market School