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Riverstone School is looking for a full-time creative, dynamic, and passionate lead teacher/educator for the 2019/2020 school year. The Riverstone School Lead Teacher is in charge of presenting Riverstones experiential and holistic curriculum for a group of 8-12 mixed-aged students in Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science. Students range in ages 5-18 years old.
The Lead Teacher is in charge of presenting Riverstones experiential and holistic curriculum for a group of 8-12 mixed-aged students in Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science. Students range in ages 5-18 years old. The teacher must be open to the integration of holistic tools within the daily education model, such as meditation and yoga practice, essential oils, crystals and herbal teas. Expertise in these areas is not required. A teachers assistant will be provided for all contact hours.
Job Responsibilities:
- Create a holistic environment that embraces the love of learning and the childs individual needs
- Nurture meaningful relationships with each child to foster their social and emotional growth
- Be adept in understanding developmental growth, age appropriate learning experiences and the daily needs of each student
- A strong drive for excellence, creativity, community, and inquiry both within the classroom and as a springboard for personal development
- Implement project-based lesson plans in the curriculum that creatively engage students interest, exploration, investigation and experimentation
- Encourage and support the relationship between students and their families
- Encourage the familys involvement
- Facilitate scheduled family-teacher conversations
- Maintain compliance with Riverstone Staff Handbook and pass a pre-employment federal fingerprint background check
Skills:
- Passionate about kinesthetic, experiential student-centric teaching styles
- Allow for the direction of learning to be partially child-driven
- Compassionate awareness of various developmental stages
- Have an innovative spirit
- Experience delivering age-appropriate, experiential and/or kinesthetic learning projects and tracking student progress in a story-based format
- Excellent classroom management skills
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Team player who welcomes collaboration with the curriculum designers and school staff
- Fluency in another language is not required but is a plus
Teaching Certification is not necessary for this position but teaching experience with multiple age ranges is necessary
Compensation:
Position Starts June 1, 2019 (start date is flexible within the first 2 weeks of June)
$48,000/year
Vacations: 2 days for Thanksgiving, 3 wks in December, 2 wks Spring Break, 4 wks off in the summer after school is out
About Riverstone School:
Riverstone School is an independent, experiential school for children ages 5-18 located on a permaculture farm in Hamilton, MT. Riverstone is unique in its holistic approach to education. Students and staff participate in a daily meditation and yoga practice, and crystals, essential oils, GF/DF Non-GMO meals, and herbal tea are all part of the environment at Riverstone.
To Apply:
Interested applicants please send cover letter, resume, and 3 references.
