Grades Teacher

The Waldorf School of Atlanta; Decatur (GA); In loco; USD 45.000 - 56.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Tuition remission

Mentoring

Professional development support

Descrizione del lavoro

The Waldorf School of Atlanta is seeking a Class Teacher for the 2027-28 school year to guide a single grade and foster its academic and social growth with continuity across years. The teacher leads the main lesson and collaborates with colleagues, leadership, student support staff, and parents.

Our program emphasizes storytelling, music, movement, and artistic work within Waldorf pedagogy. The ideal candidate connects warmly with families and is committed to ongoing professional growth and

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree required; Waldorf teacher training preferred.
• Experience with Waldorf pedagogy and collaborating with families.
• Strong commitment to professional growth and teamwork.

Mansioni

• Teach main lesson curriculum to a single grade daily.
• Guide transitions and skills classes throughout the day.
• Collaborate with colleagues, leadership, student support staff, and parents to support student development.

Conoscenze

Classroom management

Waldorf pedagogy

Storytelling & arts integration

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree

Waldorf teacher training

Descrizione del lavoro

The Waldorf School of Atlanta is seeking a Class Teacher for the 2027-28 school year. The class teacher works with a single grade in our grade school, ideally teaching the same group of students over multiple years. They teach the main lesson curriculum each day and hold the class through transitions and various skills classes throughout the day and week. They are the primary steward of the class’s academic and social development, working in close collaboration with colleagues, school leadership, student support staff, and parents in the class. Waldorf education offers its teachers the creative opportunity to bring the curriculum to life for their class through storytelling, music, movement, and artistic work. Our ideal candidate connects warmly with students, their families, and colleagues; engages creatively with Waldorf pedagogy to meet the students of today; and embodies a commitment to personal and professional growth.

Our School and Community

Founded in 1986, the Waldorf School of Atlanta offers a Waldorf education to approximately 200 students, in a parent/child program for infants and toddlers, mixed age preschool and kindergarten classes, and grades 1-8. Our program includes a robust complement of weekly specialty classes in the grades, including Spanish, Eurythmy, Movement Education, Choral Music, Strings/Orchestra, Handwork, Woodwork, and Gardening. The school is fully accredited by regional and national accrediting bodies and is a full member of AWSNA WECAN, NAIS, and SAIS. Academe of the Oaks, our sister Waldorf High School, is just five minutes from our campus.

Our experienced and creative faculty work closely with an active and dedicated Board of Trustees and a committed and talented parent community. An established Core Faculty with years of Waldorf experience share a strong commitment to studying and working with anthroposophy. Other anthroposophical initiatives in Atlanta include a branch of the Anthroposophical Society, a Christian Community congregation, and an Anthroposophical clinic that offers integrative health care. Atlanta is a vibrant city and a cultural beacon of the southeast region.

To learn more about our school, please visit www.waldorfatlanta.org.

Qualifications and Benefits

A Bachelor’s degree is required, with Waldorf teacher training and classroom experience strongly preferred. We are seeking individuals who are committed to excellence in teaching, healthy parent/teacher relationships, self development, and collegial collaboration. Full-time teachers enjoy a suite of benefits that include health, dental, vision, life and long term disability insurance, tuition remission, mentoring, and financial support for teacher training and professional development. Salary is $45K - $56K depending on experience and credentials.