Colorado Rocky Mountain School: Upper School History Position

Colorado Rocky Mountain School is seeking an experienced Upper School History Teacher to join our team of dedicated faculty members starting in the fall of 2025. This teacher will implement a global history curriculum. History teachers at CRMS value a progressive, interdisciplinary pedagogy designed to meet individual student’s needs and help them attain an academically vibrant and skilled level of scholarship.  Faculty also participate in our active program and contribute to our residential and advisory programs.  

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Teach three to four academic courses 
• Collaborate with English and other relevant academic disciplines
• Support boarding students as a dorm parent in the evening and weekend residential program
• Mentor a group of students as an advisor
• Instruct active program curriculum (including mountain sports, theater arts, outdoor trips, or service work)
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues
• Foster inclusion and social justice, ensuring all students’ sense of belonging
• Take on other duties as needed
• Execute all duties in a timely and professional manner

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required; advanced degree and/or teaching credential preferred
• Humanities teaching experience (1-year minimum)
• World history and global studies experience preferred
• Experience teaching fundamental skill sets, such as reading comprehension and re-call, writing strategies and techniques, and organization skills 
• Demonstrated experience in the use of technology, and in integrating technological applications in the classroom 
• Organization/time-management skills
• Cultural competencies required to promote inclusion, equity, and belonging within a diverse cultural and social framework 
• 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-$50,000 plus benefits. 

To apply: Please complete the CRMS Employment Application. Send this along with a resume and a cover letter via email to employment@crms.org.

About Colorado Rocky Mountain School

The Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) is a college-preparatory independent high school located thirty miles northwest of Aspen in the mountains of western Colorado. CRMS’s average enrollment is 175 students in grades 9-12 from various countries. Key to the underpinnings of our progressive and experiential program is close faculty-student relationships and a skill-based academic curriculum balanced with outdoor activities that challenge young people to develop skills, judgment, responsibility, as well as a service ethic. Also significant are tasks related to daily life and the well being of the community. Our balanced curriculum of rigorous college-preparatory courses, wilderness education, and service learning, all in a residential setting, allows students to cultivate academic excellence, critical thinking, and community-mindedness.

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