Careers

Working at Watershed means being part of a creative, collaborative community of educators.

Working at Watershed

The words "I've always done it this way" don't work here. Teachers who want to shut the door and do their own thing aren't a good fit. When you teach at Watershed, you're expected to build on other's ideas and share the best lessons you've learned in the classroom. You'll teach in a team and offer feedback on every piece of curriculum in the school. At Watershed, we are always open to learning, and always open to growing through failure. We were founded on a commitment to best practices and we work to make it happen every day.

The school supports this relentless commitment to innovation with robust access to professional learning, structured collaboration, and time to prepare.

Our teachers have three weeks of paid work time - for professional development or simply for course prep - in the middle of the school year. While students are off on vacation or engaging in intensive courses led by outside organizations, our teachers are on-campus planning curriculum, providing feedback to each other, and learning new skills.

The Watershed Expedition to the Future of Learning generously funds professional development and travel to conferences, and your contract year will end with the national Traverse event, which brings national innovators in education right to Watershed's campus. Our teachers present at Traverse annually, and a commitment to sharing what you've learned is a core expectation for our faculty.

As an independent school, we do not need to adhere to Common Core or multiple choice standardized tests. We make our own decisions about curriculum, as a community of educators, based on research-based best practices.

If this excites you - in the heart-racing sense of the term - then we encourage you to apply. For the right teacher, there's nowhere else in the country they'd rather be.

salary and benefits

Salaries are competitive with other independent schools in Colorado. Full-time employees earn contributions to medical/dental/vision insurance, long-term disability insurance (LTD), and a 5% school match to a 403(b) retirement plan. Employees working 30+ hours/week are eligible for 50% tuition remission for children. Teachers receive standard vacations (9 weeks in summer plus 5 weeks during the year), while administrative employees receive generous annual vacation time plus standard holidays.

Our teachers enjoy a supportive and collegial work environment, dress comfortably, and enjoy close student relationships. Plus, if your dog plays well with others, they are welcome to come to work with you.

desired qualifications FOR FUll-time teachers

• Successful experience teaching a rigorous curriculum in a project-based classroom is a must.

• Advanced work (e.g. graduate school or research) in your discipline is highly desirable.

• Interdisciplinary teaching experience is highly desirable.

• International travel and/or trip leadership experience is highly desirable.

• Outdoor education experience is highly desirable.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively as part of a team.

• A proven track record of professional learning, willingness to try new things, demonstrate agility and empathy, and the ability to learn through failure.

• WFA certification will be required for full-time middle school educators before the first day of work. WFR certification will be required for full-time high school educators before the first day of work. The right candidate can earn this certification after an offer is accepted, before arriving to school.

Watershed educators must be available to travel during the school year, such as Orientation, May Term, and expedition trips during the trimester.

part-time and Temporary positions

Watershed is Now accepting resumes for our substitute Educator list

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to info@watershedschool.org. No phone calls please.

Full-time, year-round positions

Full-time educator and staff positions are posted on the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and NEMNET Diversity Recruiting websites as they become available.