Careers At CRMS
Employment Opportunities
Working at CRMS is a powerful and rewarding opportunity. Current faculty, teaching fellow, and staff openings are posted on this page as they occur, but applicants are encouraged to submit a resumé and cover letter to employment@crms.org at any time. When applying for a job at CRMS, the CRMS Application for Employment is required in addition to submitting your resumé.
If we have an opening, the job description will be posted below. Click on the job titles below for a full description and how to apply.
Colorado Rocky Mountain School is looking for a highly qualified, full-time, upper-school silversmithing teacher. Fine arts educators at CRMS cultivate creativity, effective art studio habits, and an ethos of excellence. Our visual arts curriculum includes a focus on craftsmanship, art history, diverse genres, and art critical analysis. This teacher will also maintain our gallery spaces with student art displays.
CRMS faculty employ a student-centered approach to teaching, meeting individual students' needs in developing an academically vibrant and skilled level of scholarship. Faculty also participate in our active program (including outdoor, sports, arts, and community service curricula) and contribute to our residential and advisory programs.
Specific Responsibilities Include:
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Teach three to four visual arts courses-Silversmithing, Ceramics, and other courses as needed
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Manage silversmithing and Ceramics studio and budget
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Support boarding students as a dorm parent in the evening and weekend residential program
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Mentor a group of students as an advisor
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Instruct active program curriculum including trips, mountain sports, arts, or service work
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Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues
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Foster inclusion and social justice, ensuring all students’ sense of belonging
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Take on other duties as needed
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Execute all duties in a timely and professional manner
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in visual arts required; advanced degree and/or teaching credential preferred
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Visual arts teaching experience
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Expertise silversmithing or ceramic arts
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Plan to expand professional learning as needed
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Demonstrated experience in the use of technology, and in integrating technological applications in the classroom
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Organization/time-management skills
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Cultural competencies required to promote inclusion, equity, and belonging within a diverse cultural and social framework
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Ability to effectively engage with students as a dorm parent and advisor
CRMS is a college-preparatory independent boarding school located in the mountains of western Colorado. We provide students with a transformative education through an inclusive community on our campus, a rigorous academic program in our classrooms, and experiential learning on our public lands.
CRMS seeks to be a learning environment where diverse students and faculty can challenge their intellect, hone life skills, share a respect for the outdoors, and develop character. We are a community that welcomes and values differences so that we may understand, grow, and support each other in our quest for a culture of inclusion, equity, and belonging. Faculty dedicated to promoting these values, and those from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, are strongly encouraged to apply.
Compensation package: Salary and benefits are commensurate with other Colorado boarding schools. Housing included. Salary range: $25,000-$30,000 plus benefits.
To apply: Please complete the CRMS Employment Application. Send this along with a resume, a digital portfolio with examples of student and personal artwork, and a cover letter via email to employment@crms.org. CRMS is an equal opportunity employer.
Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) is a college-preparatory independent boarding school located in the mountains of western Colorado. CRMS’s average enrollment is 175 students in grades 9-12 from a variety of countries around the world. We provide students with a transformative education through an inclusive community on our 300-acre campus, a rigorous academic program in our classrooms, and experiential learning on our public lands.
CRMS seeks to be a learning environment where students and faculty with diverse lived experiences and backgrounds and a respect for the outdoors can challenge their intellect, hone life skills, while developing skills and character. It is our goal to provide access to all youth to the transformative powers of the outdoors. We are a community that welcomes and values differences so that we may understand, grow, and support each other in our quest for a culture of inclusivity, equity, and belonging.
The CRMS Fellow Program offers recent college graduates the opportunity to gain teaching skills in our Active and Residential programs while sharing their unique gifts with CRMS students. Additionally, Fellows assist as substitute teachers, provide study support in the Learning Center, and may opt-in to classroom observation and participation in coordination with CRMS faculty members.
Residential: Living and working in a residential dormitory, Fellows gain practical training in residential education. Fellows serve on a weekend duty team nine weekends per year, facilitate a weekly restriction work crew, and participate in evening dorm duties averaging two to three nights a week. Fellows also assist with several Weekend Rendezvous, which provide overnight weekend adventures for our students.
Active: Involvement in our Active program including:
- The Sports Program (kayaking, climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, numerous types of skiing and snowboarding activities, running, soccer etc.);
- The Service Program (ex. ceramics, bike shop, recycling and sustainability, outdoor trip logistics, etc.);
- The Outdoor Program, including Outdoor Orientation, Fall Trip, and Spring Trip, which include backpacking as well as expeditions linked to our Sports Program.
- Interim, a two-week immersive course of study
Academic: Diverse experiential teaching opportunities available through the Active and Residential programs as well as self-motivated classroom observation and participation in coordination with CRMS faculty members in a specific subject area (History, Math, Literature, Modern Languages, Science, Art, Technology, College Counseling).
The Fellow Program is a one-year appointment. Employment begins early August 2024, and extends through early June 2025. While at CRMS, fellows will receive room and board, a season ski pass to the four areas of Aspen, a $18,000 stipend, and benefits.
Who Should Apply: Individuals with a college degree who are interested in experiential education, working with teenagers, and gaining firsthand experience working with students from across the globe in an inclusive independent board school setting. Individuals who work well collaboratively as well as independently. Candidates dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and individuals from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, are strongly encouraged to apply. Strong personal experience in kayaking, rock climbing, horseback riding and/or skiing/snowboarding preferred.
If interested, please send a cover letter, resume, and CRMS Application to: employment@crms.org
For more information, please contact the school at 970-963-2562.
Position open until filled.
Location: Colorado Rocky Mountain School, an independent day and boarding high school,
has an organic garden program with vegetable gardens, a young orchard, a small nursery, a large scale composting system, and a water efficient public demonstration garden. CRMS is located on a 350 acre ranch in Carbondale in western Colorado between Glenwood Springs and Aspen at an elevation of 6200 feet.
Job Responsibilities: The Garden Interns participate in all activities of the garden as needed.
This includes soil preparation, planting, watering, weeding, fertilizing, planning, harvesting, cleaning produce, preparing produce for storage, maintaining tools, minor repairs on buildings and equipment and cleaning of the buildings and work areas. There also exist opportunities to tour other farms, operate machinery, participate in construction projects, and dabble in flower arranging. At times, the Intern may be called upon to work in/on the campus landscape. In addition, interns may be given responsibility over a specific project or ongoing task.
Housing: On campus (most likely a dorm room).
Stipend: $200/week paid every two weeks
Meals: Three meals daily provided when school kitchen is open. The kitchen will be open for most of the term of the internship apart from a few intermittent weeks. The interns will also have access to produce from the school garden and dry goods from the kitchen.
Time commitment: Duration and dates are flexible. 10-12 weeks at 35-40 hours a week from Early June until Mid to late August, depending on the CRMS school calendar and the intern’s availability. The interns will be required to work some weekends (on a rotating schedule with other interns and assistant- expect 1-2 weekends per month- mostly watering and light work). Due to the nature of agricultural work, typical holidays (such as Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day) will be regularly scheduled work days. Expect a heavy work load (35-40 hours/week) most weeks.
Qualifications:
- The Garden Interns should have the ability to thrive under challenging environmental conditions.
- An ability to be flexible and respond to changes that arise because of the school calendar, weather and other logistics
- A strong interest in organic agriculture and a strong work ethic are required
- An ability to work and live together cooperatively is essential.
- The internship is an experiential ‘learning while doing’ opportunity and applicants must express a desire to engage in the work at hand every day.
- A well-developed, efficient, and energetic work ethic
- The ability to use observance to initiate tasks
- At least 18 years of age
- Due to the presence of students on campus, all employees are required to pass a background check. This requirement poses a barrier for international applicants.
- Must provide own transportation to and from CRMS in Carbondale, Colorado
- Ability to work in an efficient and thorough manner
- Due to the housing available to interns/assistant, no pets are allowed.
To apply: Contact Heather McDermott, Director of the Garden Program - hmcdermott@crms.org. Application deadline: March 31, 2024