Do you want to change the world?

If your goal is to instill your love of learning in others while advancing your own professional growth, this is your chance to get in on the ground floor of one of the world’s most innovative schools.

position overview

This combined role oversees athletic programming, coaches multiple sports, and supports learners across various capacities. Responsibilities include:

• PE Guide (Preschool - Middle School)

• Head Coach (Basketball, Volleyball, Spring Sport)

• Athletic Director (Program oversight, scheduling, compliance)

• Substitute Guide/Admin (As needed)

• 1-on-1 Check-In Specialist (Learner support)

• Mastery Reviewer (Assessing learner work)

• Reporting (Regular updates to Johnny, COO)

• Salary $30-35K

Dispositions:

• Shares our passion for The Forest School’s Mission Statement and approach to learning

• Loves facilitating learning experiences with young people and nurturing their authentic interests and goals

• Works well with little direct guidance

• Likes to collaborate, experiment, evaluate and continually improve

• Has a deep respect for all children believing that each human has genius within

• Is a flexible problem solver

• Agile with education technology

Key Beliefs:

• Every child is a genius and can change the world

• Learning is better in a diverse environment

• When rightly supported and motivated learners can direct their own learning

• Self directed learners with strong character will be the leaders of the next generation

• We believe in Guides not teachers

Team Norms: 

Would you enjoy working on a high performing team that is shaping the future of learning? Here’s how we collaborate according to three norms…

• IMPROVE - Everyone identifies ambitious goals for their own development.

• SUPPORT - Everyone is authentic (be yourself!), present, welcoming, assuming positive intent, generous, and supportive of each other within our multiple communities. 

• GROOVE - Everyone strives to make their practice public and their thinking visible, lean into the experiences, give and receive feedback (ie “say the thing!” even if it isn’t fully baked or you feel vulnerable), share and steal ideas, build on others’ ideas (“yes and…”), reflect, and “try on” new ideas.

The Forest School Non-Discrimination Policy

The Forest School admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. The Forest School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship, and loan programs and athletic and other School-administered programs.