The RMP Promise
Rocky Mountain Prep is a diverse and dynamic community of educators, families, scholars, and advocates committed to reimagining what excellent public education looks like in Colorado. We are a network of 12 rigorous and loving schools serving children from 12 weeks through 12th grade across the Denver metro area. Grounded in our PEAK values—Perseverance, Excellence, Adventure, and Kindness—we work relentlessly to ensure every student, especially those historically marginalized by systemic inequities, is prepared to thrive in college, career, and life. At RMP, we draw strength from the diversity of our racial, cultural, linguistic, and lived experiences, equity is our commitment, and inclusion is our daily practice. We believe that by combining high expectations with deep belonging, we can create joyful, affirming spaces where every child and adult can realize their full potential.
Our Approach to Health and Mental Wellness
The Managing Director of Health & Wellness is an RN-licensed, bilingual leader who will build and coordinate RMP's student health and whole-child wellness strategy across schools, families, and community partners. This role sits within Family and Community Engagement (FACE) and leads the systems that help students attend school consistently, access health supports, and arrive healthy and ready to learn. The Managing Director owns school health systems, clinic and community health partnerships, family health education, RN-guided compliance, and health-related attendance barriers, while partnering closely with Mental Health, Student Culture, Operations, Safety, and school leaders. This leader will also lead a cross-functional Student Wellness Working Group and help RMP strengthen its current clinic model, including the Fletcher clinic and external clinic partnerships through DPS, Denver Health, and other providers.
Managing Directors of Health and Mental Wellness at Rocky Mountain Prep will...
Lead RMP's health and whole-child wellness strategy
- Develop and implement a network-wide health and wellness strategy that connects physical health, prevention, family partnership, attendance, and student persistence.
- Lead a cross-functional Student Wellness Working Group that includes FACE, Mental Health/Student Services, Student Culture/Achievement, Operations, Safety, and school-based representatives.
- Use student health, attendance, incident, referral, and family engagement data to identify trends, clarify handoffs, and ensure students and families experience wellness supports as one coordinated system.
- Maintain clear coordination with Mental Health and Student Culture, with Health & Wellness leading physical health, access, family wellness, and clinical compliance while those teams retain their distinct ownership lanes.
Strengthen school health systems, clinic compliance, and RN-guided care
- Develop, review, and support consistent school health protocols, including immunizations, health screenings, chronic condition support, medication administration, emergency care plans, communicable disease response, and illness prevention.
- Provide RN-guided leadership, coaching, and support to school-based health staff and health-related workflows across campuses.
- Ensure health services and protocols align with applicable nurse practice, student privacy, FERPA, HIPAA, public health, and school compliance requirements.
- Support RMP's current Fletcher clinic as a learning site while helping define what strong clinical settings could look like as RMP's model evolves.
Expand health access, clinic partnerships, and community provider relationships
- Serve as the senior owner for strengthening health access partnerships with DPS, Denver Health, public health agencies, community clinics, dental and vision providers, and other trusted partners.
- Clarify referral pathways, service expectations, communication routines, and escalation processes so schools and families know how to access health resources.
- Rebuild and strengthen external clinic partnerships where relationships have been strained, with a focus on reliability, trust, and improved family experience.
- Explore opportunities to reduce reliance on external systems over time by developing phased recommendations for future RMP clinical settings, where feasible and aligned to organizational priorities.
Remove health-related barriers to attendance and student persistence
- Partner with school leaders, attendance teams, FACE leaders, Mental Health, and Student Culture to identify when health, chronic illness, access to care, or family health barriers are affecting attendance or engagement.
- Create proactive outreach and intervention routines for students whose health patterns signal attendance risk.
- Build family-facing tools and supports that make attendance, health access, and prevention feel connected rather than compliance-driven.
- Track wellness and health access metrics connected to student persistence and share clear updates with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
Lead family health education and culturally responsive wellness programming
- Design and deliver family-facing health education through workshops, newsletters, digital resources, events, and home-school communication.
- Build culturally and linguistically responsive resources that help caregivers support student wellness at home, including topics such as preventative care, sleep, nutrition, hygiene, chronic conditions, adolescent wellness, and access to care.
- Coordinate family-centered wellness events such as vaccination clinics, health fairs, mental health and substance use resource nights, and partner-led workshops.
- Use Spanish bilingual communication and trusted partnership practices to build stronger relationships with families and reduce barriers for uninsured and underinsured families.
Align grant-funded wellness initiatives and substance prevention work
- Oversee and align grant-funded student wellness initiatives, including RMP's Caring for Denver-funded substance prevention and intervention work.
- Partner with the Manager of Substance Prevention and Intervention, Mental Health/Student Services, external therapists, and community treatment providers to ensure SBIRT, Teen Intervene, family workshops, and treatment access efforts are coordinated and sustainable.
- Manage or support grant-related planning, implementation, reporting, family engagement, and provider coordination connected to student health and wellness.
- Ensure substance prevention and intervention work connects to broader health access and family education systems without duplicating the ownership of Mental Health or Student Services.
Build strong operations, communication, and continuous improvement systems
- Manage relevant budgets, vendor relationships, grant-funded workstreams, and partner agreements connected to health and wellness programming.
- Create clear operating rhythms, communication tools, and escalation pathways for schools, families, and cross-functional teams.
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to school leaders and senior leaders on the connection between health, family partnership, attendance, equity, and student outcomes.
- Translate clinical and public health concepts into clear, practical guidance for families, educators, leaders, and board-facing updates when needed.
Why RMP
At Rocky Mountain Prep, you won’t just find a workplace, you’ll find a movement grounded in love, excellence, and equity. We believe that every child deserves access to a world-class education and that every adult deserves the coaching, care, and opportunity to grow while delivering it. High expectations and deep belonging define our culture: we celebrate diversity as a source of strength and push one another to create classrooms and teams where everyone can thrive. You’ll be part of a joyful, mission-driven community that balances data with heart, rigor with grace, and ambition with humility. At RMP, we cultivate the curiosity, confidence, and character that fuel lifelong learning and meaningful leadership.
Job Requirements:
- Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) licensure required at time of application.
- Spanish bilingual proficiency required.
- Strong knowledge of preventative care, chronic disease management, pediatric or adolescent health, medication administration, public health protocols, and school or community health systems.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams, programs, partnerships, or systems-level health work.
- Strong data acumen, with the ability to translate health, attendance, referral, and program data into action.
- Experience building trusted relationships with families, community partners, healthcare providers, and cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate clinical and health concepts for non-clinical audiences.
- Deep commitment to educational equity and experience working with racially, culturally, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
Preferred:
- Experience in a charter school, district, public school, or K-12 educational setting.
- School Nurse credential or certification, such as Nationally Certified School Nurse (NCSN).
- Experience developing or managing family engagement, caregiver education, or community health navigation programs.
- Experience with clinic partnerships, school-based health centers, public health agencies, or community treatment providers.
- Familiarity with chronic absenteeism, MTSS, SBIRT, Teen Intervene, substance prevention, or student success models.
- Grant management, grant reporting, or grant-funded program implementation experience.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
- Master's degree in Public Health, Nursing, Health Administration, Education, Social Work, or related field preferred.
- Years of experience (total overall years of experience and years of directly relevant experience required):
- Minimum 5 years of nursing, healthcare, public health, school health, or directly relevant health leadership experience.
- Minimum 3 years of experience leading teams, managing programs, coordinating clinical or community health partnerships, or driving systems-level implementation.
Salary
This is a full-time position with a salary range of $120,000 to $170,000, based on experience and qualifications.
Benefits
At Rocky Mountain Prep, taking care of our team is essential to building joyful, academically excellent schools. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
- Paid Time Off – including vacation, personal, and sick days
- 5 Weeks of Paid Organizational Holidays – including Winter and Summer breaks
- Comprehensive Health Insurance – medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of medical coverage for employee-only plans.
- Retirement Through PERA – Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
- Paid Leave of Absence Options – including parental, medical, and disability leave
- Mental Health & Wellness Support – to help you thrive personally and professionally
- Pre-Tax Accounts – flexible spending accounts (FSA), dependent care accounts, and health savings accounts (HSA)
*A detailed list of benefits is here.
Why RMP?
At Rocky Mountain Prep, you're joining a movement to change what's possible for public education in Colorado. We believe every child’s brilliance deserves a world-class education, and we build schools where rigor and love are the foundation for that promise. Here, you’ll be developed, challenged, and championed as you grow into the educator you aspire to be. If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who believe deeply in kids, this is the place.
Demonstrate Eligibility to Work in the United States
All employees must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States at the time of hire. Rocky Mountain Prep does not sponsor visas at this time. RMP is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds.
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