About this opportunity
WALDORF SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF BOULDER INC lists this Campus Operations Director opportunity in boulder, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Shining Mountain Waldorf School
Shining Mountain Waldorf School, founded in 1983, is an accredited Pre‑K‑12 nonprofit Waldorf 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 place‑based, innovative 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.
Position Summary
This position is a highly visible position in our community, and oversees all policies, practices and communication related to campus operations and health and safety. This position manages and represents the operations of our school community, working closely with the faculty and staff, parents, students, visitors, and volunteers. The Campus Operations Director facilitates daily school life on and off campus in accordance with established policies and in response to immediate needs and situations. The Campus Operations Director will supervise the lower school office staff to receive students and support parents with health incidents and campus information. Additionally, this position will work directly with teachers to facilitate field trips, manage faculty substitution needs, and oversee internal and external calendaring.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Manage all safety compliance, campus visitor background checks, campus safety, weather procedures, first aid, emergency procedures, drill checklists, school closure procedures, and chair risk and safety committee meetings
Manage process to update safety manuals and handbooks
Update various school and student forms - including back to school forms
Communicate and monitor safety practices, along with School Director
Represent the school in community and professional meetings as required, and other agencies and the government
Receive and manage parent issues and direct parents to appropriate individuals
Interface with vendors for the school:
Coordinate space rentals
Point of contact for service providers
Point of contact for health and facilities issues
Ensure development and implementation of administrative policies, procedures and programs focused on school operations
In coordination with the School Director and Business Director, participate in budget planning
As supervisor of the office staff, be responsible for the selection, hiring, training, daily work and timesheet approval, and annual evaluation of staff
Supervise the facility and grounds department and support prioritizing projects.
Coordinate with our athletic director and program managers around facilities use and safety compliance
Ensure compliance with applicable regulations of the State Board of Education and other private school and day care regulators
Ensure compliance with the Health department; legal requirements for Colorado immunization policy, interface for Boulder County Department of Health, Colorado Department of Health and the Environment
Coordinate on technology needs and case resolution with consulting tech team
Organize substitution when teachers are ill or have planned absences.
Oversee scheduling for all school parent teacher conference days
Point of contact and liaison with neighborhood residents as needed
Work collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Administration Team
Participate in school functions
Manage school vehicle usage, including proper driver credentials and insurance
Education and Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree preferred
Proven data management, database utility, and tracking/reporting skills - familiarity withVeracross, Google platform, School Pass and similar programs
Familiar with or interested in working with a Waldorf School culture which values each human being and strives for respectful engagement in community life
Understand and contribute to clear organizational practices and proper function of health and safety practices consistent with the duty of care held by a school
Well-organized; capable of managing the office through seasonal demands and familiar with platforms and software which support data management and communication for organizations and facilities
Clear and effective communication
Works well with people; able to interface with various constituencies
Supervises others in a professional manner
Ability to create solutions for administrative matters and develop workable administrative structures to support school
Professional experience with emphasis in school safety procedures, operational procedures and data management
Work Setting
General office environment
Active outdoor presence - communicating with school community, visiting classrooms and campus buildings, walking
Occasional weekend and evening hours
Hours
This is a full time salary, twelve month position
Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 to 4:00
Occasional weekend and evening hours will be needed
Salary and Benefits
Full Time Salary - starting at $60,000/yr
This is a year round full time Administrative position
Personal Time off - up to 3 weeks per year
Sick Time - up to 48 hours per calendar year
Staff Holidays - up to 15 days per school year
Employee benefits - medical, dental, vision, life, and long term disability insurance, FSA
401(k) - (SMWS offers a match (determined annually) when 1,000 hours are worked in a fiscal year)
Tuition remission offered
Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the Essential Duties and Responsibilities of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to perform:
Lift 25 pounds, bending, stretching
Mobility to move boxes
Work within an office setting
Walk around campus sidewalks and grassy areas in all types of weather
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Shining Mountain Waldorf School is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.
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Worksite address
boulder, CO, 80301, US
Who can apply
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