The dedicated faculty of the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork is deeply engaged in co-creating a robust Waldorf curriculum that addresses the needs of today’s children in the light of shared understanding of anthroposophy. Our teachers and staff are a hard-working, fun-loving group of individuals, each of whom brings his or her education, training and experience to enrich the lives or our school community. Please explore more about our school and community at the bottom of this page.
WSRF is seeking applicants for the following positions:
About Our School
Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork is a full-member AWSNA school located on the Western Slope of the Rocky Mountains near Aspen, Colorado. We are celebrating our twenty-sixth year with a supportive parent body and a dynamic faculty. Our teachers enjoy a balanced workload, with a recently increased salary. Our school is set in the beautiful Roaring Fork valley, along the wild and scenic Roaring Fork River, where our community enjoys a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities year-round.
Our school has Parent Child programs, a Toddler Program, two preschools, two kindergartens and grades one through eight with a total student body of approximately 185 students. We have an on-site mentor to support teachers. Our specialty programs include Eurythmy, handwork, movement, music, woodwork and Spanish.
Our campus is all straw bale construction – designed and based upon Steiner’s architectural indications. Thus, the buildings them themselves provide a beautiful space in which our faculty and children may thrive. Our faculty works cooperatively and collaboratively within the greater community of the Roaring Fork valley. Carbondale has a vibrant arts community, it has a small town feel, while benefiting from the multi-faceted cultural and recreational opportunities of Aspen.
WSRF is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, religious affiliation or sexual orientation.
About the Roaring Fork Valley (Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Snowmass Village):
• World-class recreation and cultural activities
• Four beautiful seasons with lots of sunshine
• Surrounded by White River National Forest and BLM
About our school:
• 13 acre eco-campus with wetlands and river access
• Nationally recognized, anthroposophically-inspired strawbale buildings
• Incredible performance facility
• Strong community with active parent body
• Commitment to independent rather than private schooling
About our faculty:
• Cohesive and supportive
• Gifted men and women that includes both very experienced and young faculty members
• Trained subject teachers – eurythmy, Spanish, handwork, movement, practical arts
• On-going mentoring and support for professional development
• Committed to pedagogical and anthroposophical studies
• Hard-working and growing
WSRF embraces the opportunity to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, marital status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by applicable law.
Non-discriminatory practices apply to all employees and applicants for employment. Likewise, the administration of personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, transfers, reductions in the staff or faculty, training/education and social/recreation activities are free from discriminatory practices. Personnel decisions shall comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.
Any complaints of unlawful discrimination or sex-based harassment, abuse, and violence shall be investigated by the school’s Business Administrator. All investigations will be conducted in accordance with Title IX investigation guidelines.
“A healthy social life is found only when, in the mirror of each soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when, in the whole community, the virtue of each one is living.”