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Excel Academy is a public charter school of choice serving 450 students in kindergarten through 8th grade within Jeffco Public Schools. Our custom-built 21st-century facility and campus is located in beautiful northwest Arvada, Colorado, just one block south of Standley Lake Regional Park and bordered by the Michael Northey Park.

Founded in 1995, Excel Academy exists to nurture student success through rigorous academics, hands-on enrichment, and a caring K-8 community. We offer real-world learning, deep relationships, and a place where students are known, challenged, and celebrated. Our school utilizes a variety of intentionally-adopted curricula and flexible instructional strategies to differentiate and support each student in becoming an increasingly self-directed learner within a respectful learning environment. Strong parental involvement, small class sizes, character education, and restorative practices help our students exemplify our core SOAR values of Self Discipline, Outstanding Effort, Acceptance of Others, and Resilience. We deliver academic results while maintaining a strong, values-driven school culture. Please see our program overview for more information.

Excel Academy is a collaborative, caring community where you can advance your career and make an impact. We are committed to supporting our staff in their professional goals and personal wellness. In addition to our access to the Jeffco Public Schools robust benefits program, we provide additional flex dollar contributions toward health, dental, and vision insurance as well as a monthly wellness stipend program. We have a generous leave program that includes personal and sick time in addition to one floating paid flex/personal/holiday annually. Students are dismissed at 2:15 p.m. every Friday, enabling us to hold our staff meetings and professional development during regular work hours rather than after hours. Our school calendar prioritizes balance, and includes full weeks off for Fall Break in October, Thanksgiving Break in November, and Spring Break in March and of course two full weeks off for Winter Break in December/January.

We seek educational professionals who embrace these ideals to join our growing community. Our school is in a phase of mission-based transformational growth and development of our school's vision for the future. If you feel alignment with these principles, excitement about being part of shaping the school's future, and passion for inspiring students and contributing to Excel Academy's pursuit of excellence, we invite you to apply.  

Upcoming 2026-27 School Year Opportunities:

• School Counselor: Part Time/27.5 hours per week, 184 Days, Starting August 5. We seek a rock star School Counselor to join our School Social Worker and Social Emotional Learning Specialist to round out our amazing Mental and Behavioral Support Team. The School Counselor is responsible for providing a range of services for students to support learning, academic achievement, social/emotional functioning, and behavior. The School Counselor delivers a comprehensive school counseling program that is data driven and aligns to school priorities. They lead, advocate, and collaborate to promote equity and access for all and provide universal, targeted, and intensive support that match student needs and promote academic, and social-emotional, and career development. Click HERE for Job Description. Anticipated schedule will be 9:00 - 3:00 Monday through Thursday, 10:00 - 4:00 on Friday, and 8:00 - 2:00 on Professional Development Days. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The posting will remain active until the position is filled. 
   
• Executive Assistant: Full Time, 196 Days, Starting late July. Application coming soon!
   
• Paraprofessional Substitute: Click HERE for the Job Description. We seek to build our bench of As-Needed Substitutes to cover when our Paraprofessionals are out. Some days are pre-planned, others are on-call. Paraprofessional Substitutes have the ability to identify their general availability, and to accept or decline when contacted about a coverage need. Hours vary but generally fall between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday during school days. NOTE: This posting is for 2026-27 school year.

General Interest

If you are interested in working at Excel Academy K-8 Charter School but do not see a position matching your skills and career goals posted, please complete our general interest application. We review these as positions become available and invite those whose qualifications and interests match the opening to apply.

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If you are interested in any of the positions listed, please click the Apply Online button to complete our online application. Once you create your account, you can upload a letter of introduction, resume and any other supporting documents.

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All of our other positions are filled with vibrant, passionate, professional educators and support personnel. Watch this page for position descriptions and application links for vacancies.

Questions about working at Excel Academy?

Please email hr@excel-academy.org or call the school at 303-467-2295.