Position: Faculty Member
When: August, 2022
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
The Tutorial School is seeking to hire a faculty-member who is self-motivated and self-directed and looking to become a stable fixture in growing a democratic education school together with the current faculty and students.
About The Tutorial School
The Tutorial School is an educational community dedicated to the development of independent, responsible students, prepared with life skills that encourage and sustain a thoughtful, successful, and meaningful life. We are an independent, alternative, democratic school for ages 10–19 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, offering an education based on freedom, trust, and self-governance. Since 1982, The Tutorial School has filled a vital need in the community, helping children become happy, effective, functional adults.
The mission of The Tutorial School is to nurture in children confident self-determination, independent creative thought, and affective self-knowledge. This is accomplished through the process of students being responsible for their own education while sharing power in the governing of the school as active members of the community.
About the position
The Tutorial School is looking for a motivated individual who is ready to become a stable fixture of the school and grow our small and dynamic community together. We are looking for individuals who have unparalleled passion for helping the students seek their own style of education, while modeling agency, healthy boundaries, and self-motivation. Most importantly the faculty member must be dependable and responsive to feedback from other faculty members and students.
School hours are normally Monday – Thursday, 9:00am – 5:00pm, but there is flexibility to the working hours. Occasionally faculty works outside of school hours, including nights and weekends.
The faculty members work together with students to carry out specific responsibilities to ensure that the school keeps running. The faculty do conduct traditional classes at the request of students, but much of their tasks involve engaging in collaborative projects with students — field trips, cooking, art projects, science demonstrations, fabrication and repairs, and games of all sorts. The primary focus of a faculty member is to actively listen to the students and provide mentoring. Faculty also support the operations of the school, including grounds maintenance, administration, and cleaning.
Essential:
- Some understanding and willingness to learn about the philosophy of the school
- Must be willing to learn to navigate a non-hierarchical organization, where students have an equal voice on important matters in regards to the running of the school, and the final say on hiring and firing
- Must have prosocial communication skills. This entails open, honest and supportive communication with students and faculty through active listening, self reflection, positive verbal/non-verbal body language. Use supportive, non-punitive language and active listening skills to promote mutual respect
- Must demonstrate respect, for themselves, their peers, colleagues and most importantly students and their process. This includes recognizing and showing understanding of each student’s learning history and current knowledge base without directing, preaching or otherwise overpowering the students natural abilities to acquire knowledge and expertise
- Must be committed to continuous personal growth, and open to be challenged to grow by students and other faculty
- Must be self-motivated and willing to seek and take on new tasks that positively contribute to the school, students and other faculty
- Must be organized, reliable and able to manage their own time while being attentive to ideas and beliefs that maintain the school’s positive learning environment
- Must have strong self-management skills, including the ability to manage and finalize projects with faculty and students while balancing and keeping in mind their availability and scheduling
- Must be able to consult with faculty and students regarding personal needs or actions that may impact the school community such as time off
- Must exhibit patience and unconditional positive regard for students without having an agenda for them. We work for the students
Beneficial Experience:
- Knowledge of Carl Rogers, Riane Eisler, Jiddu Krishnamurti
- Experience or background in client-centered therapy, at-risk children, or counseling
- Experience with non-hierarchical organizations
- Speak a foreign language
- Travel experience
Pay
Pay is modest but can include housing.
To apply
Please send an email to contact@tutorialschool.org with a brief description of yourself and your experiences. For those who the school and the applicant find is a good fit, there will be an interview and a trial period. The students will have the final say in hiring.
