Current Openings

Sun Valley Community School has positions open in our After School Program for the 2024-2025 school year. Successful candidates will enjoy working with children ages two - seven years, and have a positive, flexible disposition. These are hourly positions that do not include benefits. Hours vary from 16-20 hours/week in the afternoons between 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Interested candidates will be required to pass a background check. Please provide a letter of interest and resume electronically to:

Janet Salvoni
Elementary School Head
Sun Valley Community School
jsalvoni@communityschool.org

Sun Valley Community School is seeking an enthusiastic Dance Teacher who can inspire the dancer in every student. Additional duties will include developing and teaching choreography as part of a performing arts team for various musical productions during the year (K-12), as well as supervising recess and lunch blocks. This is a part-time position beginning on August 14, 2024. The hours can be flexible and can accommodate responsibilities outside of this position.

QUALITIES
Candidates should understand and embrace the unique Sun Valley Community School culture of a small independent school in a mountain resort town. The successful candidate will be an experienced educator with at least a bachelor’s degree, possess a deep understanding of the developmental range within the Elementary School population (ages 2-11 years). Candidates should have a healthy sense of humor and find joy in this work. They need to be organized and creative with a commitment to motivate and inspire students to achieve their personal best. Candidates should also work collaboratively with faculty and communicate clearly with parents.

Candidates should also be able to:

• provide a variety of learning opportunities, methods, and materials, which support the diversity of abilities within the classroom;
• practice thoughtful, respectful, and effective classroom management techniques, which support active learning and promote responsibility and self-management; 
• actively follow the Responsive Classroom approach; training can be provided

Candidates should demonstrate the ability and desire to work within an inquiry-based educational program, which empowers students to think critically and engage confidently. Above all, the successful candidate must love dance and demonstrate an energetic and passionate approach to students and teaching.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to:

Janet Salvoni
Elementary School Head
jsalvoni@communityschool.org

Fill out an application here. 

About Sun Valley Community School: 
Our philosophy? Build community. Take risks. Grow your curiosities. Pursue your passions. Aim for personal bests. We are a preK-12 day and boarding college prep school of 435 students set in the iconic mountain resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho. Our faculty and staff are passionate about the outdoors, the arts, innovation, athletics, adventure, and the work they do with students. They are engaged and encouraging and believe in our student-centered approach. 
Our students are open to new experiences, take advantage of the natural environment, thrive in a small-town community but have a solid sense of the broader world. A Sun Valley Community School experience balances intellectual inquiry with adventure. We ask students and faculty alike to push comfort zones and seek understanding. We value inclusivity, authenticity, and critical thinking. 

A Sun Valley Community School Elementary education is a child-led journey of discovery, fueled by the energy of a dedicated faculty on campus and in the natural surroundings we explore. Starting at the age of two in our Reggio Emilia-inspired program, we encourage our students to follow their passions and explore their creativity while building a strong academic foundation. Throughout our Elementary program, we use authentic challenges and situations—in the classroom, in the lab, on the stage, in the art studio, or in the wilderness—to teach students to work together and build skills while developing essential character strengths. Students learn to value setbacks as well as successes and approach both with optimism and perseverance. Small group discussion, hands-on projects, and teamwork are hallmarks of our learning process. When our students complete their elementary education, they have the independence, confidence, and ability to thrive in Middle School. 

Please see our website for further details about our school’s guiding principles as well as our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion work.

Sun Valley Community School is an equal opportunity employer. The school encourages, seeks, and will employ applicants the school deems qualified for the position sought, regardless of age, ethnic background, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, or physical ability, with reasonable accommodation to fulfill the responsibilities of the position. 

Sun Valley Community School es una escuela que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. La escuela alienta, busca y contratará a los solicitantes que la escuela considere calificados para el puesto buscado, independientemente de su edad, origen étnico, nacionalidad, raza, religión, orientación sexual, identificación de género o capacidad física, con ajustes razonables para cumplir con las responsabilidades del puesto.