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Job Title:     Lower School Office Manager

Program:     Administration 

Reports to:     Campus Operations Director

FLSA Status:     Non-Exempt – 75% of full time

Date:     September 2024

Position Summary 

The Lower School Office Manager (Grades Pre K through 8) manages the front desk in the Lower School Office. This is a highly visible position, often being the first point of contact for the Shining Mountain Waldorf School Community. The Lower School Office Manager is friendly, organized, and professional in phone, email and in-person communications. Master of working to multitask and manage multiple requests and responsibilities in a busy school office environment. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Greet and welcome students, parents, faculty, staff, and visitors to the SMWS campus, creating a friendly and welcoming environment. 
• Record student attendance, tardies, and absences through Schoolpass and contact parents when necessary to follow up on absences, illness, or early dismissals.
• Attend to students sent to the office for injuries by providing appropriate minor first aid.
• Ensure the safety and security of the school at all times, logging all visitors, student teachers, substitutes, service personnel, and background checks for campus visitors through the Schoolpass system
• Support the Campus Operations Director with school safety policy and procedures; assist in the execution of drills; maintain knowledge about all school emergency  procedures. 
• Organize and maintain the Lower School office with supplies 
• Knowledgeable of school campus activities – school events, school calendar, and class events
• Answer, screen, and forward telephone/voicemail/email messages
• Perform other clerical duties such as filing, photocopying, maintaining copier, scheduling maintenance and repairs, monitor phone system, updating scripted phone messages 
• Deliver messages to classrooms during the day 
• Monitor student sign-in and sign-out 

• Update and maintain information on campus bulletin boards schoolwide
• Maintain classroom emergency documents
• Assist with parent/teacher conference scheduling and registration for teacher professional development programs, such as the February conference
• Assist faculty with class trips and approval process, including permission forms, schoolpass and driver safety checks – obtain current driver’s license and proof of insurance
• Liaison with school database systems and point of contact for user questions
• Coordinate communication with technical support of IT issues 
• Manage bookstore and point of sale system 

Additional Responsibilities 

• Ensure the reception area, bookstore, and entire LS office is orderly and professional with current school year information and display of artwork 
• Distribute all incoming and outgoing mail; create and maintain mailroom organization 
• Receive, log and route deliveries 
• Manage lost items throughout campus, encourage pick up by displaying lost & found items throughout the school year 
• In accordance with the SMWS philosophy, the person filling this position may occasionally be required to carry out or assist with other tasks in accordance to the duties listed on this job description 

Qualifications 

• Experience in school office or similar environment preferred 
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree preferred 
• Experience working with electronic record management required 
• Proficiency with Google Suite and other cloud-based software required
• Knowledge of computers, internet, and customer relationship management platforms 
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Efficient and friendly demeanor to interact with students and adults  
• Professionalism in maintaining confidentiality 
• Works harmoniously with a diverse community
• Knowledge and familiarity with Waldorf education and child development 
• Current CPR, First Aid, and Medication Administration certification (offered through SMWS) 

Work Setting 

• Fast paced school office environment –  greeting, multitasking, and responding to requests
• Optimum School hours – Monday through Friday –  8:00 am to 4:00 pm 
• This is a ¾ of full time position with primary hours focused on SMWS academic school schedule 
• Daily hours follow our Lower School Class schedule – August through June
• This position is not expected to work during SMWS school calendar breaks: 

(Fall Break, Winter Break, February conference, and the month of July)

• Moving around the SMWS campus – indoor and outdoor walking 
• Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required 

Salary,  Benefits, Hours

• Hourly range $20.00- $22.00 per hour based on experience and qualifications 
• This is a 75% of full time position –  with full time daily hours during the SMWS academic school schedule
• Paid Holidays during working SMWS academic school schedule
• Personal Time off 
• Colorado Paid Sick Leave – 1 hour for each 30 hours worked – up to 48 hours per year 
• Employee benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance are offered for this position 
• Eligible to enroll in the SMWS 401(k) plan (School matches are determined each fiscal year by our Board of Trustees and require 1,000 work hours during  the fiscal year)

Physical Requirements 

The physical needs described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: 

• Repetitive motions with the wrists, hands, and fingers 
• Requires sitting and standing for extensive periods of time 
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range 
• Requires bending and twisting, reaching high and low 
• Talking, hearing, listening, and seeing 
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds 
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions 

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, familial status, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where employees are treated with respect and dignity.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and three references to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org.

Job Title: Blacksmith Teacher

Program: High School

Reports to: High School Director

FLSA: Part-time

Date: July 2024

School Year:  2024-2025

The Opportunity:

Shining Mountain Waldorf High School (SMWHS) is at an exciting point in its 40-year history. We have recently moved into a new state-of-the-art high school campus, which is adjacent to the existing lower school campus. As such, our school has been deeply engaged in a revisioning process to launch a unique, contemporary identity that includes several innovative program opportunities.

• We are seeking a dynamic, student-centered, part-time Blacksmithing Teacher to teach a four-week blacksmithing course with our Freshmen and Sophomore class.  
• Classes would be held M, T, W, F from 9/20/24-10/25/24 from  2-3:25pm, for a total of sixteen classes.
• Class size will be under fifteen students.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School, founded in 1983, is an accredited Pre-K-12 nonprofit independent school located in Boulder, Colorado on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. We are recognized for our academic depth, experiential learning, artistic integration, wilderness experiences, and strong athletic program. Our school is about an hour’s drive to Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park. We are close to world-class hiking, skiing, and outdoor recreation. A college town, Boulder is home to the University of Colorado and Naropa University, as well as numerous local organizations that provide a rich variety of arts, lectures, and workshops. Boulder is known for its natural beauty, environmental initiatives, sustainable agriculture, farm-to-table dining, and more than 300 days of sunshine each year.

Position Summary

The High School Blacksmithing Teacher will be in charge of preparing for class, teaching the hands-on studio class, and keeping an organized forge/studio. Educators and artists who bring a record of success teaching blacksmithing and an interest in sharing their passions with adolescents are encouraged to apply. 

This course consists of learning the art of blacksmithing through creating basic tools that are useful in daily life.  Learning through experience is a major component of this course,  blending art and functionality, while building confidence.

Essential Responsibilities

• Teach skills needed to forge a ladle, and a hook.
• Provide instruction by which students learn to bend, flatten, texture, and twist the steel bar. 
• Demonstrate and teach students to practice presence and conscious action. 
• Engage the students’ will and  intellect. 
• Instruct students in safety, and proper care and use of tools and equipment  
• Organize supplies in storage areas and care for materials, equipment, and tools 
• Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare reports at the conclusion of the course

Education and Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts

• A minimum of four years of teaching experience is preferred

• A love of adolescents

• Demonstrated ability to work well with students and colleagues
• A strong commitment to equity and inclusion

• Demonstrated teaching capacity in blacksmithing

• Waldorf teaching experience and and/or training, a plus

Work Setting

• High School outdoor blacksmithing forge

Salary, Hours, and Benefits

• This position will be a part time hourly position daily from  9/30/24-10/25/24
• Studio Classes – paid at hourly rate: $45 to $75 per hour 
• Colorado Paid Sick Leave – 1 hour for each 30 hours worked – up to 48 hours per year 
• This is a part time position – no additional benefits are offered at this time

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform:

• Sitting and standing for class presentations
• Lift 25 pounds, bending, stretching

• Mobility to move about the classroom and walking to buildings throughout our 12 acre campus 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, familial status, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law.  We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where employees are treated with respect and dignity.  

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and intent, resume, brief biography, and three references including current employer to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org.

Job Title: Stone Carving Teacher

Program: High School

Reports to: School Director

FLSA: Part-time

Date: July 2024

School Year:  2024-2025

The Opportunity:

Shining Mountain Waldorf High School (SMWHS) is at an exciting point in its 40-year history. We have recently moved into a new state-of-the-art high school campus, which is adjacent to the existing lower school campus. As such, our school has been deeply engaged in a revisioning process to launch a unique, contemporary identity that includes several innovative program opportunities.

• We are seeking a dynamic, student-centered, part-time Stone Carving Teacher to teach a four-week stone carving course with our Junior and Senior class.  
• Classes would be held daily from 3/31/25-4/25/25 from  8:20-9:30am, for a total of twenty classes.
• Class size will be under ten students.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School, founded in 1983, is an accredited Pre-K-12 nonprofit independent school located in Boulder, Colorado on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. We are recognized for our academic depth, experiential learning, artistic integration, wilderness experiences, and strong athletic program. Our school is about an hour’s drive to Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park. We are close to world-class hiking, skiing, and outdoor recreation. A college town, Boulder is home to the University of Colorado and Naropa University, as well as numerous local organizations that provide a rich variety of arts, lectures, and workshops. Boulder is known for its natural beauty, environmental initiatives, sustainable agriculture, farm-to-table dining, and more than 300 days of sunshine each year.

Position Summary

The High School Stone Carving Teacher will be in charge of preparing for class, teaching the hands-on studio class, and keeping an organized studio. Educators and artists who bring a record of success teaching alabaster carving and an interest in sharing their passions with adolescents are encouraged to apply. 

This course consists of sculpting a 25-pound piece of alabaster.  Each student will learn to form the stone by using hand chisels, rasps (files) and hammers. They will polish their piece by hand sanding, using rough to fine sandpaper. They will work directly with the shape of the stone to draw out their form.  The students will allow the form to emerge rather than imposing a preconceived idea. The students also experience resistance with the hard stone and learn how to meet it and form it into a work of art. 

Essential Responsibilities

• Teach skills needed to carve and chisel alabaster stone.
• Provide instruction by which students learn to create concave and convex surfaces. 
• Teach students to allow the form to emerge rather than imposing a preconceived idea.
• Lead students to find an intentional form in “one breath” rather than a six-sided form.
• Instruct students to finish their form by eliminating blemishes and polishing it to a shine.
• Demonstrate and teach students to practice presence and conscious action. 
• Engage the students’ will and  intellect. 
• Instruct students in safety, and proper care and use of tools and equipment  
• Organize supplies in storage areas and care for materials, equipment, and tools 
• Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare reports at the conclusion of the course.

Education and Qualifications 

• Education in Arts
• A minimum of four years of teaching experience is preferred

• A love of adolescents

• Demonstrated ability to work well with students and colleagues
• A strong commitment to equity and inclusion

• Demonstrated teaching capacity in blacksmithing

• Waldorf teaching experience and and/or training, a plus
•  

Work Setting

• High School art studio–inside/outside
•  

Salary, Hours, and Benefits

• This position will be a part time hourly position daily from  3/31/25-4/25/25
• Studio Classes – paid at hourly rate: $45 to $75 per hour 
• Colorado Paid Sick Leave – 1 hour for each 30 hours worked – up to 48 hours per year 
• This is a part time position – no additional benefits are offered at this time

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform:

• Sitting and standing for class presentations
• Lift 25 pounds, bending, stretching

• Mobility to move about the classroom and walking to buildings throughout our 12 acre campus 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, familial status, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law.  We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where employees are treated with respect and dignity.  

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and intent, resume, brief biography, and three references including current employer to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org.

Job Title: Clay Bust Sculpture Teacher

Program: High School

Reports to: School Director

FLSA: Part-time

Date: July 2024

School Year:  2024-2025

The Opportunity:

Shining Mountain Waldorf High School (SMWHS) is at an exciting point in its 40-year history. We have recently moved into a new state-of-the-art high school campus, which is adjacent to the existing lower school campus. As such, our school has been deeply engaged in a revisioning process to launch a unique, contemporary identity that includes several innovative program opportunities.

• We are seeking a dynamic, student-centered, part-time Clay Sculpture Teacher to teach a four-week clay bust sculpture course with our Junior and Senior class.  
• Classes would be held daily from 9/30/25-10/25/25 from  8:20-9:30am, for a total of twenty classes.
• Class size will be under ten students.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School, founded in 1983, is an accredited Pre-K-12 nonprofit independent school located in Boulder, Colorado on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. We are recognized for our academic depth, experiential learning, artistic integration, wilderness experiences, and strong athletic program. Our school is about an hour’s drive to Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park. We are close to world-class hiking, skiing, and outdoor recreation. A college town, Boulder is home to the University of Colorado and Naropa University, as well as numerous local organizations that provide a rich variety of arts, lectures, and workshops. Boulder is known for its natural beauty, environmental initiatives, sustainable agriculture, farm-to-table dining, and more than 300 days of sunshine each year.

Position Summary

The High School Pottery Teacher will be in charge of preparing for class, teaching the hands-on studio class, and keeping an organized studio. Educators and artists who bring a record of success teaching clay sculpture and an interest in sharing their passions with adolescents are encouraged to apply. 

In this course the students create a hollow human bust from low fired clay using their mirror image and their classmates as a reference. This course is an introduction to three-dimensional portrait sculpting. The students spend time observing their face and seeing their features. They also observe the proportions and relationships of the facial features. They sculpt a head by pushing out clay from within and adding clay. Through this project, they began to see how their facial features make them unique. It is an exercise in bringing the “I” into consciousness and helps develop their observational capacities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Teach skills needed to complete a life size bust with shoulders, neck, head, face, ears, and hair.
• Provide instruction by which students learn to create concave and convex surfaces in clay. 
• Teach students to keep the water content of the clay consistent and not crack.
• Instruct students to observe their likeness and recreate it in clay
• Demonstrate and teach students to practice presence and conscious action. 
• Engage the students’ will and  intellect. 
• Instruct students in organization and proper care and use of tools and equipment  
• Organize supplies in storage areas and care for materials, equipment, and tools 
• Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare reports at the conclusion of the course.

Education and Qualifications 

• Education in Arts
• A minimum of four years of teaching experience is preferred

• A love of adolescents

• Demonstrated ability to work well with students and colleagues
• A strong commitment to equity and inclusion

• Demonstrated teaching capacity in blacksmithing

• Waldorf teaching experience and and/or training, a plus

Work Setting

• High School art studio–inside/outside

Salary, Hours, and Benefits

• This position will be a part-time hourly position daily from  9/30/25-10/25/25
• Studio Classes – paid at hourly rate: $45 to $75 per hour 
• Colorado Paid Sick Leave – 1 hour for each 30 hours worked – up to 48 hours per year 
• This is a part-time position – no additional benefits are offered at this time

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform:

• Sitting and standing for class presentations
• Lift 25 pounds, bending, stretching

• Mobility to move about the classroom and walking to buildings throughout our 12 acre campus 

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, familial status, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law.  We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, where employees are treated with respect and dignity.  

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and intent, resume, brief biography, and three references including current employer to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org.

Position Summary

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is seeking substitute teachers. We are looking for individuals who have teaching experience, love the classroom environment, and are available (sometimes on very short notice) to work during the week. Knowledge of Waldorf education is a plus.

Applying

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, three references, and salary requirements to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org.

Please include your substitute availability, as well as if you have any interest in future teaching positions.