Waldorf Teachers.com - Waldorf Employment in Waldorf Schools

Base Salary:  $33,000 annually
$3000 Health Care Stipend/year
Tuition Remission: 90% for one child and 95% for each additional child.

The Charlottesville Waldorf School is celebrating 40 years of providing Waldorf education to the Charlottesville area.  Our school serves children from 2 years old up to 8th grade, and also offers Parent-Child classes for children 18 months to 6 years old.  Having recently shifted to a mixed aged learning model in our elementary and middle schools, we are invigorating our curriculum to fully integrate the pedagogy’s innate wisdom with the unique needs of the 21st century.  

Overview: Grades Class Teachers are a fundamental element of the Charlottesville Waldorf School’s (CWS) mixed-aged learning model and are distinctive from the traditional practice of a class teacher receiving a class in 1st grade as the beginning of an 8-year journey with the class.  At CWS, grades class teachers teach (and stay with) combined classes in the lower grades loop (2nd, 2/3, 3/4, and 4/5) or in the upper grades loop (5/6, 6/7, 7/8, and 8th). As such, this position requires creativity, flexibility, and the ability to innovate and reimagine the traditional Waldorf curriculum to meet students in combined classes. Strong classroom management skills are important for this position as are strong communication skills with parents.  

Areas of Responsibility: 

Teaching Responsibilities

Plan and carry out all areas of curriculum according to Waldorf pedagogy.

Keep classroom supplies in good working condition.  Order supplies as needed.

Create and maintain a clean and orderly classroom space, including seasonal changes

Keep a daily record of attendance. 

Review and keep a notebook of children's emergency and dismissal forms, as well as the list of children who have health concerns (allergies, medical conditions etc.)

Communicate all student and parent concerns in a timely and professional manner.

Attend faculty meetings and workdays according to the school calendar.

Administrative Responsibilities

Work with the enrollment coordinator to facilitate new enrollments into our program

Write midterm and end-of-year reports according to CWS guidelines

Meeting Responsibilities

Weekly full faculty and Grade School department meetings after school

Mentor meetings


Training: 

Red Cross/CPR First Aid certification/Medicine Administration training (classes are usually offered during Faculty Work Days)

Maintain a working knowledge of school policies and procedures:

fire, shelter in place, and evacuation procedures

proper documentation of children's injuries

location and use of first aid kit

Playground rules


Periodic evaluations and observations:

Annual observations and periodic evaluations are part of professional development. 


Guidelines for faculty conduct and responsibility: 

These are described in the CWS Faculty Handbook.  They should be reviewed by applicants before employment is accepted.


Background required:
Education: 

Bachelor's degree, in education preferred

Waldorf certification


Skills, etc.: 

Works well with children

Good communication skills

Calm, gentle manner

Well-organized, efficient

Works well with colleagues

Reliability and punctuality are a MUST

Willingness to work out of Anthroposophy

Acknowledging the inherent eurocentric bias and the social justice intentions of the Waldorf curriculum, have the ability to work toward consciously decolonizing the curriculum

Willingness to pursue further Waldorf training

Charlottesville Waldorf School does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, color, national or ethnic origin in its hiring practices.

Interested applicants should submit a resume, a letter of interest and 3 references to hiring@cwaldorf.org.