Innovation Associate, Impact Studios

Kent Denver School, Englewood, CO 

Start Date: August 1st, 2022

Kent Denver’s Office of Innovation has an opening for a full-time Innovation Associate specializing in rapid prototyping equipment, fabrication, and maker-space management to join our team. Reporting directly to the Chief Innovation Officer, this position, supports, manages, and nurtures extraordinary experiences for students and faculty as they mentor and teach students, coach and partner with faculty in the Kent Denver Impact Studios.

• Staff the two Kent Denver Impact Studios (our fabrication labs) as a part of an instructional support team that provides active and passive supervision and class partnership
• Teach a Middle School Elective an area of fabrication, engineering, or related field
• Develop and manage a repair and maintenance cycle for Impact Studio equipment
• Contribute to the construction of a network of professional advisors and a database of community opportunities for Kent Denver students
• Supervise pass/fail Innovation Workshops and Independent Studies in Innovation Area
• Contribute expertise and passion to Office of Innovation and institutional projects as assigned

The successful candidate will have qualifications that include: a bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Design Technology, or related field (required), ability to articulate the value of and advocate for the role of rapid-prototyping, engineering, and design education at the middle and high school level, comfort using rapid prototyping tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, commitment to the belief that a diversity of perspectives is fundamental to the health, sustainability and effectiveness of a community, ability to meaningfully receive, reflect on and apply feedback to one’s professional growth, experience working in a maker space, an ability to thrive working as a member of a team, previous work in a school environment, ability to teach and mentor teenage students, excitement around collaborating with other teaching professionals, a growth mindset, demonstrated ability to manage and execute projects.

Work hours for this position are 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday through Friday with occasional evening, night, and/or weekend work. In addition to a generous benefits package including retirement, health, dental, and professional development, this position receives 5 weeks vacation (taken in late June and July), 2 weeks over the school’s winter break, 1 week spring break, all school holidays, and 2 personal days. The salary range for this position is $50,000-$60,000.

Kent Denver School is a college preparatory day school of 700 students in grades 6-12 located on 220 acres in suburban Denver. Kent Denver has been recognized for our leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to fostering a culturally diverse faculty and student body and we are eager to consider applications from candidates who believe in the critical importance of diversity in the life of a school. We encourage diverse candidates to apply. 

The Office of Innovation is an in-house educational innovation hub that increases Kent Denver’s capacity for innovation both institutionally and in its broader communities. Made up of librarians, technologists, designers, entrepreneurs, change-agents, and futurists, we have the privilege and responsibility of empowering our students, faculty, and community to thrive in a rapidly-changing, hyper-connected future.

Innovation is one of five strategic initiatives adopted by our Board of Trustees. Our aspirations for this initiative are guided by a promise, and three goals prioritize our work:

Our Promise | We will lead in educational innovation, preparing students, faculty and staff to effectively engage the future by increasing their ability to navigate change and growing their capacity for curiosity, creativity and collaboration. We will apply our intellectual capital in the broader community, sharing ideas and knowledge to advance education, enrich student educational experiences and serve the greater good.

Goal 1 | Ensure the long-term sustainability of programming to support student innovation and agency

Goal 2 | Support a culture of ongoing educational innovation and continuous learning, including collaborating and sharing with other educational professionals. 

Goal 3 | Expand and support Kent Denver’s portfolio of institutes and partnerships to strengthen connections across the broader community.