It is Michaelmas. Tara students have been working intensely with different faculty members to create the festival that Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Waldorf education, called on several occasions the most important festival for the future of humanity. The small and intimate Tara community includes students from Afghanistan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, Vienna – and, of course, the Boulder and other regional locations – all working together to form the festival in the creative spirit in which Tara was created.

It is Christmas. The rented church is lit by beeswax candles, the choir (which is comprised of the entire student body of approximately fifty students) enters singing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” which is followed by a rich two-hour offering of high-quality choral music, including a full Mozart mass with the Christmas stories told in eurythmy, a specialized movement art.

It is November, February, March, June. In our very own Nomad Playhouse, students are presenting semi-professional theatre. Tara was founded based on the knowledge of the transformative power of the performing arts for young people.

It is October … or April … or May. Tenth grade students are sitting in contemplative silence on top of a mesa in the Ute Tribal Park, listening to the prayer of a Ute elder as he plays a flute made by a Tara alum. Or the students are on an eleven-day river trip down the San Juan River studying geology under the mighty cliffs and canyon walls. Or the seniors are making their way cautiously through Merlin’s Cave at Tintagel in England, very aware of the elemental power of this magical place.

It's the Tara school year. Students are eagerly attending classes in subjects based on the still-wise curriculum developed by Rudolf Steiner and implemented in Waldorf schools around the globe. Students committed to a substance-free lifestyle during their high school years create lasting relationships with their teachers and their schoolmates across the grades. Real curiosity for learning in geometry, Spanish, physics, music history, or the literature of the great nineteenth century Russian poets pulses in this unique stand-alone Waldorf high school at the edge of the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.

Do you inspire confidence in people as a leader? Are you passionate about education and adolescents? Are you curious about how the performing arts, world travel, and inner development can support the growth of young people? Are you familiar with Waldorf/Steiner education and interested in learning about its unique application at Tara, the only school of its kind in the world? Are you comfortable advocating for a school that is serious about studying the foundational works of Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf education, and committed to maintaining the cosmic, Christ-centered
work of anthroposophy?

The Administrative and Faculty Coordinator at Tara will support the administrative staff (business, enrollment, development, registrar, and front offices/groups) of our small but complicated school. Basic office technology and computer facility, strong organizational and scheduling capacities, and excellent writing, editing and communication skills are required for regular internal communications as well as outgoing communications to our faculty, staff, parents, students, and community members. Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills with a commitment to compassionate and honest communication are also essential for this position’s support of students, parents, faculty, and staff – especially when human interaction becomes challenging. Calendar and schedule creation and maintenance, regular community communications, new employee onboarding and orientation, maintenance of multiple handbooks, editing regular student reports, guiding curriculum alignment, leading some student activities, and helping with
campus maintenance are all part of this job – along with the myriad strange and unforeseen things that arise in a busy, family-like high-school environment. Our outgoing Administrative Manager is committed to spending the fall semester
training someone into this position and will be on campus one day a week through the spring semester to continue support and make the transition as smooth as possible.

If the above interests you, and you have the skills indicated, we would love to meet you! To apply, please send 1) a letter of interest that includes a short biography highlighting your background with anthroposophy and/or Waldorf education, and an explanation of how your skill set matches the position described along with 2) your resume or CV. Applications will be accepted through May 10, 2024 with interviews taking place before June 30. We plan to hire for the position by the end of July so that training can begin August 1.

Starting salary is $55,000 with 100% tuition remission for dependents enrolled at Tara Performing Arts High School.