Handwork class Teacher Assistant

Mountain Sunrise Academy; Saratoga Springs (UT); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Eye insurance

Job summary

Mountain Sunrise Academy is a Waldorf-inspired Kindergarten - 6th grade charter school located in Utah County, near Saratoga Springs and Lehi. The school emphasizes a whole-child education integrating arts, experiential learning, and nature.

The Handwork Teacher Assistant role (35 hrs per week) offers a chance to engage students in practical fiber arts skills and to contribute to a unique Waldorf-based educational environment, with collaboration with families and colleagues in a supportive

Qualifications

• Experience in and knowledge of a variety of fiber arts
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with children
• Regularly able to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift up to 10 pounds

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, pedagogy, and methods of Waldorf education
• Assist in the teaching of students in grades 1-6 fiber arts techniques such as knitting, crochet, cross stitch, and sewing
• The successful candidate will meet students at their current capacities while teaching practical life skills and aesthetics leading towards a well rounded education
• Good communication and collaboration with all stakeholders
• Show effective classroom management
• Work with individual children who need guidance
• Facilitate daily/weekly rhythms through intentional lesson planning and provide a safe and healthy classroom environment.
• Care for the physical and emotional well-being of the children
• Care for the physical environment which includes maintaining a beautiful classroom that is clean and orderly.

Skills

Fiber arts experience

Experience with children

Job description

• Position Type: Elementary School Teaching
• Date Posted: 7/30/2026
• Location: Mountain Sunrise Academy
• Date Available: 08/05/2026
• Closing Date: 8/04/2026

Title: Handwork Teacher Assistantm 35 hrs per week

$15-19/hr, dependent on experience and education

Benefits:

• Low cost excellent health, vision, and eye insurance.

Mountain Sunrise is a Waldorf-inspired Kindergarten - 6th grade charter school in Utah County. We are located on the border of Saratoga Springs and Lehi, on the banks of beautiful Utah lake, surrounded by the majestic Wasatch mountain range. We offer a whole-child education model that strives to develop the head, heart and hands of each child. We value arts-integration, experiential learning, and nature.

Description: Mountain Sunrise teachers are expected to create and maintain a professional program true to the ideals of Waldorf pedagogy.

We are seeking candidates who are innovative, creative and flexible and ready to join us wholeheartedly in continuing to develop a unique Waldorf-based educational environment. Our ideal candidate will strive for excellence in teaching and be committed to dialogue with parents and colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, pedagogy, and methods of Waldorf education
• Assist in the teaching of students in grades 1-6fiber arts techniques such as knitting, crochet, cross stitch, and sewing
• The successful candidate will meet students at their current capacities while teaching practical life skills and aesthetics leading towards a well rounded education
• Good communication and collaboration with all stakeholders
• Show effective classroom management
• Work with individual children who need guidance
• Facilitate daily/weekly rhythms through intentional lesson planning and provide a safe and healthy classroom environment.
• Care for the physical and emotional well-being of the children
• Care for the physical environment which includes maintaining a beautiful classroom that is clean and orderly.

Qualifications:

• Experience in and knowledge of a variety of fiber arts
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with children
• Regularly able to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift up to 10 pounds

Postings current as of 8/3/2026 7:54:15 AM CST.