St. Mary’s Academy, located in Englewood, Colorado, is Metro Denver’s premier Catholic, Independent school offering rigorous academics in its co-ed PreK-Grade 8, and all-girls High School. SMA offers a safe, yet innovative program that embraces students of all backgrounds and fosters character and moral development from Pre-Kindergarten through graduation.
SMA is a close community where faculty and staff serve as role models for students with a mission to foster excellence in each child through academic achievement, spiritual development, and service. The qualities of a strong work ethic, a desire for personal growth, and a commitment to lifelong learning that St. Mary’s Academy expects of students are likewise expected of faculty and staff. Each day, too, is an opportunity to live the Loretto School Values of faith, community, justice, and respect.
SMA is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff dedicated to their profession and the well-being and life of the St. Mary’s Academy community. St. Mary's Academy does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, disability, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, sexual orientation, or religion. This policy applies to all areas of student concerns: educational policies, admission policies (historically, high school admission is open to women only), scholarship, and grant-in-aid programs, athletic and other school-administered programs, as well as employee/personnel concerns. St. Mary's Academy is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Description:
St. Mary’s Academy is seeking a professional, organized, and service-oriented Administrative Assistant to serve as the primary receptionist for Sanders House, the school’s central administrative building. This position is the first point of contact for prospective families, guests, faculty, staff, and students and plays an important role in creating a warm, welcoming, and efficient office environment.
The ideal candidate demonstrates a friendly and approachable demeanor while also possessing the ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities, and maintain professionalism in a fast-paced independent school setting. This role provides executive administrative support to the Chief Operations Officer, administrative support to the Admissions Team, and project support to the Director of Human Resources.
The successful candidate demonstrates sound judgment, initiative, professionalism, and the ability to anticipate needs and manage competing priorities with minimal supervision. Strong hospitality, communication, organizational, and technical skills are essential, along with advanced proficiency in Google Workspace and the ability to quickly learn school information systems and administrative platforms.
This is a full-time, 12-month, non-exempt position reporting to the Chief Operations Officer.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
? Serves as the first point of contact for prospective families, guests, faculty, staff, and students, providing a warm, professional, and welcoming presence at Sanders House;
? Answers and directs phone calls, greets visitors, and manages front desk operations with exceptional hospitality and customer service;
? Provides administrative and operational support to the Admissions Team, including scheduling, communications, event support, and prospective family engagement;
? Manages and oversees the Chief Operations Officer’s calendar, scheduling meetings, coordinating logistics, and supporting daily operations;
? Prepares Board and committee meeting materials, including agendas, packets, presentations, and supporting documentation;
? Supports Human Resources with position postings, interview coordination, onboarding logistics, and special projects;
? Leverages advanced technical skills and proficiency in Google Workspace to prepare correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, and shared documents;
? Maintain confidential records and handles sensitive information with discretion and professionalism;
? Assists with office coordination, operational projects, and process improvements to support efficiency and organization;
? Collaborate effectively with school leadership and departments across campus; and
? Performs other duties as assigned in support of the mission and operations of St. Mary’s Academy.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education and qualifications should include the following:
? Bachelor’s degree required
? Proficient in Google Suite
? Strong ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and confidentiality
? Proven track record of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
? Excellent organizational skills with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail, and
? A sense of resonance with the St. Mary’s Academy mission
Salary/Benefits:
The salary range for this full-time, 12-month, non-exempt position is $25 per - $28 per hour dependent upon experience. St. Mary’s Academy provides excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and life insurance, retirement, paid time off, tuition remission, and opportunities for professional development.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Lyndal Brookhart, Director of Human Resources at [email protected]. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may begin as soon as qualified candidates are identified. This position may close early, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
St. Mary’s Academy Overview:
St. Mary’s Academy, located in Englewood, Colorado, is Metro Denver’s premier Catholic, Independent school offering rigorous academics in its co-ed PreK-Grade 8, and all-girls High School. SMA offers a safe, yet innovative program that embraces students of all backgrounds and fosters character and moral development from Pre-Kindergarten through graduation.
SMA is a close community where faculty and staff serve as role models for students with a mission to foster excellence in each child through academic achievement, spiritual development, and service. The qualities of a strong work ethic, a desire for personal growth, and a commitment to lifelong learning that St. Mary’s Academy expects of students are likewise expected of faculty and staff. Each day, too, is an opportunity to live the Loretto School Values of faith, community, justice, and respect.
SMA is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff dedicated to their profession and the well-being and life of the St. Mary’s Academy community. St. Mary's Academy does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, sex, disability, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, sexual orientation, or religion. This policy applies to all areas of student concerns: educational policies, admission policies (historically, high school admission is open to women only), scholarship, and grant-in-aid programs, athletic and other school-administered programs, as well as employee/personnel concerns. St. Mary's Academy is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Description:
St. Mary’s Academy is seeking a professional, organized, and service-oriented Administrative Assistant to serve as the primary receptionist for Sanders House, the school’s central administrative building. This position is the first point of contact for prospective families, guests, faculty, staff, and students and plays an important role in creating a warm, welcoming, and efficient office environment.
The ideal candidate demonstrates a friendly and approachable demeanor while also possessing the ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities, and maintain professionalism in a fast-paced independent school setting. This role provides executive administrative support to the Chief Operations Officer, administrative support to the Admissions Team, and project support to the Director of Human Resources.
The successful candidate demonstrates sound judgment, initiative, professionalism, and the ability to anticipate needs and manage competing priorities with minimal supervision. Strong hospitality, communication, organizational, and technical skills are essential, along with advanced proficiency in Google Workspace and the ability to quickly learn school information systems and administrative platforms.
This is a full-time, 12-month, non-exempt position reporting to the Chief Operations Officer.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
? Serves as the first point of contact for prospective families, guests, faculty, staff, and students, providing a warm, professional, and welcoming presence at Sanders House;
? Answers and directs phone calls, greets visitors, and manages front desk operations with exceptional hospitality and customer service;
? Provides administrative and operational support to the Admissions Team, including scheduling, communications, event support, and prospective family engagement;
? Manages and oversees the Chief Operations Officer’s calendar, scheduling meetings, coordinating logistics, and supporting daily operations;
? Prepares Board and committee meeting materials, including agendas, packets, presentations, and supporting documentation;
? Supports Human Resources with position postings, interview coordination, onboarding logistics, and special projects;
? Leverages advanced technical skills and proficiency in Google Workspace to prepare correspondence, reports, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, and shared documents;
? Maintain confidential records and handles sensitive information with discretion and professionalism;
? Assists with office coordination, operational projects, and process improvements to support efficiency and organization;
? Collaborate effectively with school leadership and departments across campus; and
? Performs other duties as assigned in support of the mission and operations of St. Mary’s Academy.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education and qualifications should include the following:
? Bachelor’s degree required
? Proficient in Google Suite
? Strong ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and confidentiality
? Proven track record of managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
? Excellent organizational skills with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail, and
? A sense of resonance with the St. Mary’s Academy mission
Salary/Benefits:
The salary range for this full-time, 12-month, non-exempt position is $25 per - $28 per hour dependent upon experience. St. Mary’s Academy provides excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and life insurance, retirement, paid time off, tuition remission, and opportunities for professional development.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Lyndal Brookhart, Director of Human Resources at [email protected]. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and interviews may begin as soon as qualified candidates are identified. This position may close early, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Lower School Drama Teacher
Aspen Country Day School
Full Time, Exempt
Aspen Country Day School seeks a creative and energetic Lower School Drama Teacher for the 2026/2027 academic year. The ideal candidate fosters a love of storytelling, performance, and collaboration while supporting students’ social-emotional growth and confidence. This position plays a vital role in the artistic life of the school and in nurturing joyful, developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children in Kindergarten through Fourth grade.
This PreK-Eighth Grade school is known for its intentional approach to challenging and nurturing children as they build confidence, resilience, and joy in learning. Vibrant academic, arts, and outdoor programs give students a solid foundation for lives of meaning and purpose. At its newly redeveloped campus in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the school welcomes approximately 300 students from throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. It is accredited by the Association of Colorado Independent Schools and a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.
Salary
The wage rate for this position will include a salary range of $60,000-$70,000 and will be commensurate with experience.
This is a full-time position with health, dental, vision, disability insurance and retirement plan offerings.
Essential Functions
Teach performing arts in Kindergarten through Fourth Grade
Implement drama curriculum to build skills, foster confidence, and provide exposure to the performing arts in public speaking, dance, movement, improvisation, stage performance
Organize, instruct, and direct the annual Shakespeare Festival, age-appropriate adaptations of Shakespeare’s well-known plays
Attend faculty meetings
Supervise children outside the classroom, eg. lunch duty, recess, etc.
Collaborate with theater arts faculty to create student musicals and other innovative performances
Collaborate with classroom teachers to develop interdisciplinary lessons
Engage students in traditional and non-traditional performances
Collaborate and work with both co-curricular teachers and homeroom teachers to integrate arts into the project-based curriculum
Fulfill all other faculty responsibilities that may occur outside the school day, including writing reports and curriculum planning
Successful candidates will have:
Ability to work in a collegial and highly collaborative environment
A love of elementary children and early childhood education
A growth mindset, active sense of humor, warm personality, creative approach, and excellent organizational and communication skills
Teaching experience, preferably in drama
Bachelor’s degree
Expectations
This is a full-time position that begins in mid-August 2026.. The standard schedule is 7:45am to 3:45pm, with 2 faculty meetings per month until 4:30, although team planning meetings may require additional time. Additionally, all faculty members share daily supervision duties at the school. Occasional evening and weekend commitments are required throughout the school year.
NOTE: This position requires a pre-employment criminal background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Physical Demands
? Visual Acuity: Ability to bring objects into focus.
? Balancing: Maintaining equilibrium.
? Bending: Bending or position oneself to move an object from one level to another.
? Carrying: transporting or moving an object.
? Crouching: Bending body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
? Climbing: Ascending or descending stationary objects.
? Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination: Performing work through using two or more body parts or other devices.
? Gripping/Grasping: Ability to apply pressure with fingers and palm.
? Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, through use of hands, fingers, or other means.
? Hearing: Perceiving and comprehending the nature and direction of sounds.
? Kneeling: Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees
? Lifting: Moving objects weighing no more than 10 pounds from one level to another.
? Pushing/Pulling: Ability to use upper extremities to exert force in order to press, draw, drag or haul objects in a sustained motion.
? Reaching: Extending the hands and arms or other device in any direction.
? Repetitive motions: Making frequent or continuous movements.
? Sitting: Remaining in a stationary position.
? Standing: Ability to sustain position for a period of time.
? Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
? Talking: Communicating ideas or exchanging information.
? Walking: Ability to move to traverse from one location to another.
To apply, submit cover letter and resume to [email protected]
