4th-8th Grade Division Head

Rainbow Community School, a Holistic School in, Asheville, NC Seeks Division Head for 4th-8th grades

Rainbow Community School, a holistic independent school in Asheville, NC, serving Preschool through Eighth Grade, is accepting applications for 4-8 Grade Division Head for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Division Head role at Rainbow Community School oversees operations and supports admissions for the 4-8 Division and contributes to developing and maintaining a safe, inclusive, and dynamic culture, school-wide.

Some aspects of the division job description include:

• Coordination of holistic curriculum development and implementation.
• Hiring, training, supporting, and evaluating talented teachers
• Proactively communicating with parents and supporting families through conflict
• Designing and overseeing the implementation of systems and policies in an equitable manner that matches Rainbow’s values
• Overseeing safety protocols
• Supporting the admissions process
• Teaching and guiding students to be accomplished, confident, and creative changemakers
• Supporting students and families through joy and suffering
• Shaping and maintaining an inclusive school climate and a compassionate and dynamic culture of learning
• Facilitation of various meetings during and after school

Skills and Dispositions

The Division Head should:

• Be self-aware and authentic, while maintaining attention to the needs of others
• Collaborate and communicate with diverse stakeholders
• Be culturally responsive and consistently maintain the dignity of all humans
• Have written and verbal communication that is clear, compassionate, and inspirational
• Be a strong school community member, who is able to attend evening and weekend events
• Be a skillful and dynamic facilitator of meetings and trainings
• Have extensive technological skills and experience
• Be a fantastic logistical and financial manager
• Always be able to see the larger vision and maintain higher ground, while implementing details and navigating conflict
• Have an enthusiastic commitment to holistic education and to Rainbow
• Be healthy, energetic, and maintain self-care, to balance long hours, often under stress
• Be highly self-disciplined and organized with diligent time-management
• Be intuitive, creatively inclined, and an innovative problem-solver

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Education or Related Field
• School leadership experience, including teacher leadership
• Exemplary teaching experience within the K-8 spectrum

Preferable Education and Experience

• Masters Degree in Educational Leadership/Policy Administration
• Experience in a full-time school administrative position

School Environment:

Rainbow Community School is a holistic educational institution approaching our 50 year legacy of teaching to awaken and foster the authentic beauty, compassion and wisdom of children. We engage our mission through designing and implementing a Seven Domains Model of teaching and learning that seeks to create a diverse, comprehensive and thoughtful learning environment. We intentionally create space for strong family involvement and relationships with faculty and staff. We highly value faculty development, thus building in time each week for faculty members to participate in a professional and personal learning journey.

The mission of Rainbow Community School is to develop accomplished, confident, and creative learners who are prepared to be compassionate leaders in building a socially just, spiritually connected, and environmentally sustainable world.

Commitment to Equity:

As an educational institution and community school, we are committed to building an equitable approach to education and an inclusive school environment. We seek to build our students’, family, and staff’s understanding of systemic and structural barriers to equity within and beyond our school among students, family, and staff. We center our exploration around race, as it provides a critical lens that informs and enhances all other factors associated with building an equitable and inclusive environment.

How to Apply:

All applicants should send in their cover letter, resume, and references to susie.fahrer@rainbowlearning.org attn: Susie Fahrer. Finalists will be asked to visit Rainbow for an interview, several meetings, and a teaching demonstration.

Compensation:

$70,000-75,000 Commensurate with experience.

$3900 Health Stipend

Tuition Benefit if appropriate

Tuition Benefit if appropriate

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