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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 seventh 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.

Open Positions

The Speyer Legacy School, a K-8 school serving gifted learners, seeks a dynamic, innovative, and passionate Security Guard. They will be responsible for the security and safety of the school’s faculty, staff, and students, as well as all visitors. The ideal candidate should possess a positive work ethic, be able to collaborate effectively with others, and the ability to interact and communicate effectively with students. The Security Guard reports directly to the Security & Safety Manager. 

Duties & Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not be limited to:

  • Serve as front entrance security presence and maintain high visibility.
  • Secure identification and manage visitor sign-in and sign-out protocols.
  • Distribute late passes to Lower School students.
  • Answer incoming calls during arrival and dismissal.
  • Report any facility issues.
  • Patrol and monitor school indoor and outdoor spaces to ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff and the security of the facility.
  • Notify of any emergency, potentially dangerous, or unusual situations.
  • Monitor, respond, and investigate all alarm conditions fire/life/safety.
  • Take a role in the Fire, Life, Safety Emergency Response team and assist during fire and lockdown drills.  Will be expected to obtain S95 and F07 certifications within the first year of employment, as applicable.
  • Adhere to school policies, procedures, and rules.
  • Perform any duties and responsibilities that are within the scope of employment, as assigned by their supervisor, and not otherwise prohibited by law or regulation.

Qualifications

  • NY State security guard license.
  • NY certification for S95 a plus; will reimburse for examination certification.

Salary Range

  • $21-$25 per hour

Application Information 

To apply please send your resume and the contact information of three references to employment@speyerlegacyschool.org. Please indicate “Substitute Security Guard” in the subject line.

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 background.

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.