Founding Teacher

VIVO COLORADO

At Vivo Colorado, we are building something different. Vivo Colorado is a nonprofit, public charter school network building innovative, recovery-focused high schools designed for young people desiring a substance-free lifestyle and ready to define success on their own terms. Our students are bright, capable, and resilient. They deserve schools built on deep relationships, meaningful work, and real-world learning.

At Vivo Colorado – a small innovative high school in partnership with the Big Picture Learning network – learning is personal, project-based, and rooted in internships, mentorship, and purpose. We hold high expectations and believe transformation happens when students are known well. Our schools align to Big Picture Learning’s Ten Distinguishers, and our core values for Vivo staff and students are collective impact, unique autonomy, learning together, and transparent insight.

We are seeking high-energy, insightful, and relationship-driven educators who are excited to build something meaningful and ready to rethink what “school” can look like. If you believe rigor and humanity belong in the same classroom, we’d love to meet you.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

This is a full-time, exempt, at-will position. Advisors report directly to the School Leader.

POSITION OVERVIEW

At Vivo, Humanities teachers at Vivo are called “Advisors” – because your role goes beyond content delivery. Each Advisor serves a small group of approximately 15-20 students. You are their teacher, advocate, project manager, academic counselor, and steady adult presence. You stay with your advisory across the year, building trust and helping students design individualized pathways grounded in their interests and strengths.

In addition to designing learning experiences in the Humanities (English and Social Sciences), you will work with your group of students to identify their interests and passions, help them secure internship opportunities in those areas, and build their individualized learning plan around those experiences. We seek educators who value 'rigor, relevance, and relationships' in their professional practice, and who can engage families and community members as partners in the education of Vivo students.

This is not a traditional teaching role. It is relational, entrepreneurial, and deeply impactful.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan an individualized program of instruction that is challenging and meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of each student, centered around authentic, project-based learning experiences
• Articulate each student’s progress, educationally and socially, through marking period narratives, phone calls and meetings with parents, and weekly student meetings
• Facilitate the creation of and monitor meaningful internships using phone calls, shadow days, information interviews, site visits, and other available means
• Establish clear objectives for each student and employ a variety of educational techniques in pursuit of rigorous, integrated academic experiences and habits of work
• Collaborate with a group of passionate educators in creating and nurturing a school that meets the needs of students looking for a more individualized program
• Build strong relationships within the school community and support restorative justice practices
• Maintain patience and a sense of humor, and celebrate the successes of students and the school