Middle & High School Math Teacher – 2025/26
Middle & High School Math Teacher – 2025/26
Job Category: High School: Grades 9-12 and Middle School: Grades 6-8
Opening Statement
Shining Mountain Waldorf School is seeking a part time Middle School and High School Math Teacher for 2025-2026.
The Middle School & High School Math Teacher works in collaboration with the Middle and High School Faculty, the High School Math Teacher, and School Director. This position includes instruction in a variety of math subjects, including pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, rates, ratios, percentages. Shining Mountain Waldorf School is a highly collaborative environment and encourages strong relationships, inclusivity, input, and innovation within the teaching and student community.
Teaching Schedule Details (August – June)
- Grade 6 Mathematics
- Grade 7 Mathematics
- Grade 9 Mathematics
- Opportunities for block teaching
About
Shining Mountain Waldorf School (SMWS) is at an exciting point in its 40-year history. We have recently opened 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 now seeking a dynamic, student-centered part-time Middle School & High School Math Teacher to begin in August 2025. We are searching for candidates who are interested in pioneering a new vision, those who thrive in environments of innovation and change. Educators who bring a record of success in the classroom in their given discipline and an interest in sharing their passions with adolescents are encouraged to apply. Ideal candidates will be creative team players, with diverse interests, and a willingness to engage in the life of our school community. Ultimately, we seek those who will inspire a love of learning and a love of life in future generations of SMWS 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.
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in education or specified subject area preferred
- A minimum of four years of teaching experience
- Waldorf teaching and and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
- A love of adolescents
- Demonstrated ability to work well with students and colleagues, and an interest in active community engagement
- A strong commitment to equity and inclusion
- Demonstrated teaching capacity in experiential and project-based learning
- A commitment to continued learning, i.e., Waldorf and general educational trends, research-based learning models, educational technology, curriculum development, learning standards, multicultural education, and current best practices
- Experience in planning and assessing students
- Familiarity with different middle school math curricula
- Experience and interest in differentiated instruction
- Experience and interest in developing program scope and sequences
- Ability to work in collaboration with the HS math teacher to vision a K-12 program and support our K-5 teachers as needed
- Interest in Waldorf approaches to teaching mathematics
- Organizational and computer skills essential
Employment Details
Work Setting
- General classroom, field trip, and outdoor environments
- Occasional weekend and evening hours
Salary, Hours, and Benefits
- SMWS offers a teaching base salary along with years of teaching experience; a comprehensive employee benefit program, professional development, and tuition remission for enrolled children
- 75% of full time salaried position during the school year (August – June)
- Waldorf-trained base salary of $46,217 (paid at 75%), along with years of experience
- Faculty members are paid monthly with annual Faculty Agreements each year
- SMWS provides a personalized benefit package including medical, dental, vision, long term disability, life insurance, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts
- Faculty receive 3 personal days and 7 sick days each school year
- Opportunities for a full time position based on candidate’s qualifications
To Apply
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest and intent, resume, brief biography, and three references to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org.