Friends School continuously screens applicants for teaching positions. If you are interested in a teaching position at Friends School, please submit your resume and letter of interest to jobs@friendsschoolboulder.org. Indicate all grades and/or subjects that you are interested in and qualified to teach. Salary is commensurate with experience, degree, and position. Friends School offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, life insurance benefits, 403b plan and generous paid leave. 

Friends School Boulder is a progressive co-educational Preschool – Grade 8 day school serving students from the Boulder area. Friends offers a challenging curriculum guided by strong values of collaboration & creativity, mindfulness and social & emotional learning, cross-curricular & project-based instruction, and diversity, social justice & service learning.  Faculty and staff are highly engaged and enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and a collaborative working environment.

Friends seeks a warm, highly motivated and dedicated Preschool Associate Teacher who possesses an interest in and knowledge of early child development and progressive pedagogy, appreciation for the importance of actively teaching social & emotional skills, a commitment to diversity and social justice, and a demonstration of cultural competency. The successful candidate is inspired by the School’s mission and program and possesses passion and imagination they will bring to our school community.

Summary: The Preschool Associate Teacher is responsible for partnering with the classroom Lead Teacher and Preschool Team.  This involves supporting our Lead Teachers in implementing and differentiating a comprehensive age-appropriate play-based curriculum and helping to  create a community of learners in the classroom who respect and care for one another. The Preschool Associate Teacher works collaboratively with the other classroom and specialist teachers and supports the cultivation of a community of learners in the classroom who respect and care for one another. The Preschool Associate Teacher participates fully in the life of the school and upholds the mission, vision and values of Friends School.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Creating meaningful relationships with children and families.
• Observing to understand, appreciate, and meet each child’s uniquenesses and needs. Promoting and advancing the cognitive, emotional, social and physical well-being of all students. 
• Providing appropriate challenges for children, taking into account individual learning styles.
• Maintaining the classroom and outdoor environments and materials attractively and in support of learning.
• Planning, setting up and facilitating student activities in the classroom including self-help routines.
• Partnering with lead teacher to prepare for and participate in family conferences and all communications with families
• Helping plan and participate in Preschool traditions and rituals.
• Understanding and complying  with all licensing and health department regulations.
• Maintaining required student:teacher ratios during the day.
• Completing, documenting, and maintaining all professional development and required trainings in the Colorado Professional Development Information System (PDIS) for Early Childhood Teacher qualifications, licensing, and health department compliance as needed for this role.

These general expectations represent the core responsibilities and set a high standard for all employees at Friends School: 

Alignment with Mission

•  In all ways, elevate and celebrate the school and contribute to its success by supporting communications, development, admissions and retention and the overall image of the school.
•  Consistently demonstrate commitment to maintaining congruence between the school’s mission and all professional activities.
• Demonstrate commitment to and experience with supporting an equitable and inclusive school culture.
•  Proactively foster diversity, equity, and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff.

Collaborate and Build Community

•  Actively promote and advance the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical well-being of all students, fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment.
• Communicate effectively with parents, ensuring that all correspondence and parent educational events reflect and educate about Friends School values and programs.
• Preserve and participate in school traditions and rituals.
• Support student learning by actively engaging with the community, events, and fostering connections that enhance the overall educational experience.
• Maintain common spaces and outdoor environment and materials attractively and in support of learning.
• Cover classes or responsibilities during absences of other teachers as appropriate/necessary.

Advancing Self and School

• Participate in regular meetings to address routine matters and stimulate an exchange of educational and philosophically-aligned ideas.
• Engage in ongoing professional development by setting yearly goals, participating in staff development opportunities, and contributing to the exchange of philosophically-aligned ideas in regular meetings.
• Set personal and professional yearly goals with the appropriate supervisor and complete the annual evaluation process in partnership with the supervisor.
• Attend all full-staff meetings and school events (unless excused by HOS).
• Participate in the school’s hiring processes as appropriate/necessary.

Other duties as assigned

Applicants must meet, or be willing to meet state qualifications for Early Childhood Teacher.

Compensation Range: $37,440 – $43,680/year

How to Apply: Send cover letter and resume to jobs@friendsschoolboulder.org. Please indicate Preschool Associate Teacher in the subject line.

Position:      Auxiliary Program Assistant
Reports to:  Auxiliary Program Manager

FTE: 100%
Start Date:   Jul 1, 2024

Friends School Boulder is a progressive, co-educational, preschool-8th Grade, day school serving students from the Boulder area. Friends offers a challenging curriculum guided by strong values of collaboration and creativity; mindfulness and social and emotional learning; cross-curricular and project-based instruction; and diversity, social justice and service learning. Faculty and staff are highly engaged and enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and a collaborative working environment.

Friends seeks an Auxiliary Program Assistant who possesses a deep passion for organization and attention to detail. The Auxiliary Program Assistant is responsible for support as detailed below and may also be requested to serve other roles as determined by the Auxiliary Program Manager. The successful candidate is devoted to the School’s mission and program and will have a commitment to diversity and cultural competency.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Auxiliary Program Manager with communications with faculty, staff, students and families as needed.
• Coordinate aftercare for preschool and elementary school.
• Support and assist the preschool staff.
• Maintain records and support planning for all work related to school accreditation.
• Consistently provide high levels of customer service in a positive and professional manner to internal and external members of the community.
• Foster collegiality and positive morale among staff.
• Work with the Preschool Team and Aftercare (ELM) Team to meet the needs of families as well as faculty and staff.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

These general expectations represent the core responsibilities and set a high standard for all employees at Friends School: 

Alignment with Mission

• In all ways, elevate and celebrate the school and contribute to its success by supporting communications, development, admissions and retention and the overall image of the school.
• Consistently demonstrate commitment to maintaining congruence between the school’s mission and all professional activities.
• Demonstrate commitment to and experience with supporting an equitable and inclusive school culture.
• Proactively foster diversity, equity, and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff.

Collaborate and Build Community

• Actively promote and advance the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical well-being of all students, fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment.
• Communicate effectively with parents, ensuring that all correspondence and parent educational events reflect and educate about Friends School values and programs.
• Preserve and participate in school traditions and rituals.
• Support student learning by actively engaging with the community, events, and fostering connections that enhance the overall educational experience.
• Maintain common spaces and outdoor environment and materials attractively and in support of learning.
• Cover classes or responsibilities during absences of other teachers as appropriate/necessary.

Advancing Self and School:

• Participate in regular meetings to address routine matters and stimulate an exchange of educational and philosophically-aligned ideas.
• Engage in ongoing professional development by setting yearly goals, participating in staff development opportunities, and contributing to the exchange of philosophically-aligned ideas in regular meetings.
• Set personal and professional yearly goals with the appropriate supervisor and complete the annual evaluation process in partnership with the supervisor.
• Attend all full-staff meetings and school events (unless excused by HOS).
• Participate in the school’s hiring processes as appropriate/necessary.

Other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements:

Education and qualifications should include the following:

• Exceptional customer service skills
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills 
• Possess joy, a growth mindset, and a sense of humor and commitment to working collaboratively
• Associate and 2+ years experience in support roles or similar preferred
• Early Childhood Professional Credential Level 2 or above preferred, or willingness to pursue
• Oversee and prioritize health and safety for all after school students.
• Ability to use a range of technical tools: email, calendars, communications platforms, database systems, word processing and spreadsheets.
• Must take initiative, and have the ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Able to meet an occasional flexible work schedule 
• High level of professionalism and integrity, including discretion, confidentiality

Compensation: Salary range is $19/hr – $21.50/hr and pay is commensurate with experience, degree, and position. Friends School offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, life insurance benefits, 403b plan and generous paid leave. 

Friends School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply:  If you possess the above skills and qualities, please send a cover letter outlining why you are interested in the position along with your resume to jobs@friendsschoolboulder.org. Please indicate Auxiliary Program Assistant in the subject line. No phone calls please.

Friends School Boulder is a progressive co-educational Preschool – Grade 8 day school serving students from the Boulder area. Friends offers a challenging curriculum guided by strong values of collaboration & creativity, mindfulness and social & emotional learning, cross-curricular & project-based instruction, and diversity, social justice & service learning. Faculty and staff are highly engaged and enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and a collaborative working environment.

Friends seeks an Elementary Lead Teacher who possesses a deep understanding of child development and progressive pedagogy, appreciation for the importance of practicing mindfulness and actively teaching social & emotional skills, and a commitment to diversity social justice & service learning and a demonstration of cultural competency. The successful candidate is devoted to the School’s mission and program and possesses passion and imagination they will bring to our school community.

The Elementary Lead Teacher reports to the Lower School Program Head and is a member of the Lower School team. The Elementary Lead teacher is responsible for their classroom in all areas. This involves developing, implementing, and differentiating a comprehensive age-appropriate curriculum for math, reading, writing, handwriting, spelling, science, history/social studies, and project-based learning. The Lead Teacher is responsible for cultivating a community of learners in the classroom who respect and care for one another. The Lead Teacher is responsive and works collaboratively with the other classroom and specialist teachers and administrators. The Lead Teacher participates fully in the life of the school.

Lead Teacher Responsibilities, including but not limited to:

• Maintain congruence between the school’s mission and all activities.
• Promote and advance the cognitive, emotional, social and physical well-being of all students.
• Stay current with research and practices related to child development, different learning styles, Mindfulness-based Social and Emotional Learning (MBSEL), DEIB, innovation, and progressive pedagogy.
• Develop, implement and document curricula that puts the above research into practice and challenges each student to realize their full potential.
• Maintain records of all taught curriculum including detailed planners of Gold Standard Project-Based Learning (PBL) units
• Implement classroom management strategies in alignment with our philosophy – informed by Responsive Classroom approaches, with an emphasis on intrinsic motivation.
• Support student learning through community connections, including but not limited to: inviting speakers to visit or planning and attending day or overnight trips.
• Regularly assess and provide evidence of student learning and growth as outlined in the handbook.
• Communicate with families as described in the handbook. Communications may include, but not limited to: Conferences, check-ins, newsletters, family visits.
• Educate parents about the Friends School values and program through all correspondence and parent educational events.
• Connect and work with outside professionals (therapists, tutors, etc.) to meet student needs.
• Mentor and meet regularly with a Teacher Candidate as outlined in TPP Guidelines

Alignment with Mission:

• In all ways, elevate and celebrate the school and contribute to its success by supporting communications, development, admissions and retention and the overall image of the school.
• Consistently demonstrate commitment to maintaining congruence between the school’s mission and all professional activities.
• Demonstrate commitment to and experience with supporting an equitable and inclusive school culture.
• Proactively foster diversity, equity, and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff.

Collaborate and Build Community:

• Actively promote and advance the cognitive, emotional, social, and physical well-being of all students, fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment.
• Communicate effectively with parents, ensuring that all correspondence and parent educational events reflect and educate about Friends School values and programs.
• Preserve and participate in school traditions and rituals.
• Support student learning by actively engaging with the community, events, and fostering connections that enhance the overall educational experience.
• Maintain common spaces and outdoor environment and materials attractively and in support of learning.
• Cover classes or responsibilities during absences of other teachers as appropriate/necessary.

Advancing Self and School:

• Participate in regular meetings to address routine matters and stimulate an exchange of educational and philosophically-aligned ideas.
• Engage in ongoing professional development by setting yearly goals, participating in staff development opportunities, and contributing to the exchange of philosophically-aligned ideas in regular meetings.
• Set personal and professional yearly goals with the appropriate supervisor and complete the annual evaluation process in partnership with the supervisor.
• Attend all full-staff meetings and school events (unless excused by HOS).
  Participate in the school’s hiring processes as appropriate/necessary.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements:

• Possess joy, a growth mindset, and a sense of humor and commitment to working collaboratively
• Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree in education preferred
• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a lead teacher preferred
• Proven success at working collaboratively
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills
• Technologically knowledgeable and skilled

Compensation:
Salary range for this 100% FTE position is $49,000-$65,000 and pay is commensurate with experience, degree, and position. Friends School offers a competitive compensation package including medical, dental, life insurance benefits, 403b plan and generous paid leave.

Friends School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply:
If you possess the above skills and qualities, please send a cover letter outlining why you are interested in the position along with your resume to jobs@friendsschoolboulder.org. Please indicate Elementary Lead Teacher in the subject line. Final candidates are subject to background check. We will contact top candidates for an interview. No phone calls please.

Friends seeks AfterCare Teachers for our AfterCare program that provides after school care for students, ages 3-12. It begins after the regular school day and ends promptly at 5:30 PM. Time in AfterCare is structured with an after school snack, playtime either outdoors or in the Great Room, and a choice time. The AfterCare Teacher supervises students in the AfterCare program and performs the following duties: 

• AfterCare hours: Monday-Thursday 3:00-5:30 pm, Fridays 1:00 – 5:30 pm.
• Report for duty hours: Monday-Thursday 2:45pm, Friday 12:45pm
• Prepare attendance sheets for classroom teachers
• Take attendance every 1/2 hour
• Plan and implement appropriate games and activities
• Keep attendance sheets accurate and current
• Prepare and supervise snack according to snack procedures
• Record billing in database
• Keep Director notified of problems and concerns occurring 
during AC
• Clean up and lock all AC areas at the end of each day 
according to written closing procedures
• Attend annual health training classes.
• AfterCare teachers must have current training in CPR/AED, First Aid, and Universal Precautions.
• Candidates must be able to pass a background check and meet the physical requirements of the position.

Compensation: Starting at $16/hr based on experience

How to Apply: Please complete an application and email or call Veronica Soto at auxprograms@friendsschoolboulder.org or 303-499-1999 x250

Friends School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Friends School is looking for fun, energetic, and responsible people who would like to be on our substitute teacher list. We are in need of half-day and full-day substitutes from Preschool through 8th grade. Elementary and middle school subs must have teaching experience and/or a teaching degree. Preschool, Kindergarten and PE subs may be working alongside another teacher and while they are not required to have teaching experience and/or a teaching degree, experience with children is required. A flexible schedule is required with the ability to provide coverage for both planned and short-notice absences of our lead teachers from preschool through grade 8.

Salary Range: Our sub pay is $75 for a half day, $150 for a full day.

How to Apply: Please email your resume, letter of interest, references, academic disciplines and age levels for which you can provide substitute coverage to substitute@friendsschoolboulder.org.  We will contact you for a brief interview and tour. Following an interview and background check, successful applicants will be added to our substitute teacher list.

Friends School is currently accepting applications for Teacher Preparation Program Candidates. We offer a one-year program in a residency model leading to Colorado teacher licensure. We offer programs for both Elementary and Early Childhood Certification. Learn more and apply here.