Pre-K/Kinder Lead Teacher for 2025-2026

Waldorf School of Louisville; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established independent school is seeking a passionate Early Childhood Lead Teacher for the 2025-26 school year. This role involves implementing the Waldorf Early Childhood curriculum, fostering emotional intelligence, and creating a nurturing environment for children. The ideal candidate will have previous Waldorf teaching experience and a commitment to their own spiritual development. With support from a classroom assistant and the Early Childhood Team, you will inspire a love of learning and help children develop social skills through engaging activities. Join a community that values diversity and inclusion while making a meaningful impact on young lives.

Benefits

Rate of Base Pay: $38,325

Completed Waldorf Training: $2,000

Masters Degree in related field: $2,000

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a related field.
• Waldorf Early Childhood Training Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implement Waldorf Early Childhood curriculum with enthusiasm and integrity.
• Communicate regularly with parents and colleagues about children's progress.

Skills

Childcare experience

Classroom management skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Supervision of part-time staff

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Waldorf Early Childhood Training Certification

Job description

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About the Waldorf School of Louisville:

The Waldorf School of Louisville (WSL) is a privately funded, independent school in Jefferson County, Kentucky, serving children from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8. The School was established in 1992 and has been providing for more than thirty years a unique curriculum that blends the arts with rigorous academics. Waldorf education awakens a lifelong love of learning, inspires critical thinking, and fosters emotional intelligence in our students. We educate the whole child, guided by a deep understanding of human development. Waldorf is non-denominational and open to children of all cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds. The Waldorf School of Louisville strives to make Waldorf education available to all families, regardless of financial circumstances.

The Waldorf School of Louisville is seeking a full-time Early Childhood Lead teacher for the 2025-26 school year. The start date for this position is July 1, 2025. The ideal candidate has previous Waldorf teaching experience and/or a Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Certification. The Lead Teacher will have the support of a classroom assistant, the Early Childhood Team, Administration and the full faculty.

The task of the Early Childhood teacher at the Waldorf School of Louisville is to bring the Waldorf Early Childhood curriculum to the children with enthusiasm, imagination, and integrity.

About The Position

Child/Curriculum:

• The Early Childhood teacher works towards a deep understanding of the Waldorf Early Childhood curriculum, including child development, providing appropriate activities, and creating an optimal physical environment. The Early Childhood teacher works to implement the curriculum to best meet the particular group of children in their care.
• The Early Childhood teacher is committed to their own spiritual development and meditative work upon the children. This includes child study and a continued study of anthroposophy as it relates to the Waldorf curriculum and child development. Developmental concerns are documented via the child concerns process and brought to team meetings.
• The Early Childhood teacher provides guidelines and expectations through a consistent daily and weekly rhythm, including age-appropriate activities such as a movement circle, songs, games, story, artistic and practical activities, cooking, work with the festivals, and independent play.
• The Early Childhood teacher provides a model worthy of imitation that is imbued with clear gesture and movement. It is the teacher’s responsibility to hold the physical and emotional safety of the children as they develop their social skills.
• The Early Childhood teacher creates a classroom community in which the children learn to respect and understand themselves and one another. The teacher provides age-appropriate modeling to help the children work out their differences in a socially healthful way.
• The Early Childhood teacher is responsible for the physical well-being and safety of the children, including attention to outdoor activities and physically aggressive behavior.

Colleagues and Parents:

• The Early Childhood teacher is expected to communicate regularly with parents, the classroom assistant, and aftercare provider about the children in their care.
• The Early Childhood teacher participates in team meetings, faculty meetings, and committee meetings, as well as other designated administrative work.
• The Early Childhood teacher conducts ongoing observations of the children’s progress and provides a written evaluation at two parent/teacher conferences and the end of the year.
• The Early Childhood teacher holds parent education meetings and distributes a class newsletter, articles, and other relevant materials.

Administrative:

• The Early Childhood teacher interviews Early Childhood children and families to make a recommendation regarding the placement of the child.
• The Early Childhood kindergarten teacher completes assessments of first-grade-ready children within their own classroom and makes recommendations to the team, whole faculty, and parents regarding the placement of the child.
• The Early Childhood teacher is expected to be knowledgeable about and adhere to the policies and procedures set forth by the Board of Trustees and Faculty.
• The Early Childhood teacher is expected to be knowledgeable about and comply with state Daycare, Health Department, and fire regulations as they apply to children.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree (preferably in a related field).
• Waldorf Early Childhood Training Certification (preferred) or the ability and willingness to attend training is required for this position.
• Childcare experience and classroom management skills.
• Organizational and communication skills.
• Capacity to supervise part-time staff.

Location & Compensation:

When not subject to local workspace closure requirements, this position is on-site at WSL’s campus. Organization hours are 8:00-3:15, with additional hours as agreed upon by the team for meetings.

Summary Of Benefits For WSL Full Time Employees:

• Rate of Base Pay: $38,325
• Completed Waldorf Training: $2,000
• Masters Degree in related field: $2,000

WSL values the diversity of our students, families, faculty, and staff, and seeks to support the inclusion of people with diverse backgrounds. Our school does not discriminate, nor do we tolerate any discrimination, against anyone in our school community on the basis of race, class, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, or mental or physical ability. Furthermore, this applies to WSL’s hiring, admission, educational policies, scholarship, tuition adjustment, and other school-administered programs.

To Apply: Please send a letter of introduction, your resume, and contact information for three references to [e-mail].