[Priority Listing] 7th Grade Lead Teacher - IMMEDIATE OPENING

Running River School; Sedona (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary scale

Relocation support

4-day week

Health stipend

PD stipend

Small class sizes

Beautiful location

Field trips

Waldorf cert support

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Running River School in Sedona, Arizona, invites a Waldorf-certified lead grades teacher to start immediately with our 7th grade class. Nestled in the red rocks, we are a small, independent, non-profit school with a collaborative faculty and a child-centered approach.

You'll join a community that values anthroposophy, hands-on field trips, and outdoor learning. We offer a 4-day school week, a supportive leadership team, and opportunities for professional growth in Waldorf certification within a

Qualifications

• Waldorf-trained or actively pursuing Waldorf certification.
• Experience leading grades in a Waldorf setting preferred.
• Strong commitment to child-centered, holistic education.

Responsibilities

• Teach 7th grade using Waldorf pedagogy.
• Collaborate with a small faculty and engage families.
• Plan and participate in meaningful field trips and outdoor learning.

Skills

Waldorf training

Lead grades teaching

Anthroposophy

Student-centered approach

Team collaboration

Education

Waldorf teacher certification

Job description

Running River School is seeking an exceptional teacher to join our faculty in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. If you're looking for your next school community, we'd love to hear from you.

Nestled in the awe-inspiring red rocks of Sedona, Arizona, we are seeking a Waldorf-certified lead grades teacher to start immediately with our 7th grade class.

We are a small, independent, non-profit school inspired by Waldorf education. Here, you'll find a collaborative faculty, engaged families, a close knit community, supportive leadership, and a child-centered approach.

What Makes Us Who We Are

• A faculty body with a strong foundation in anthroposophy that values creativity, flexibility, and collaboration
• A dynamic school culture rooted in respect, direct communication, and grounded spirituality
• A 4-day school week honoring work/life balance (with some Fridays for festivals, hikes, in-service, or outings)
• Regular teacher-led hikes in the surrounding red rock wilderness for bonding time in nature (fitness required for hiking rated ‘moderate’ or ‘intermediate’)
• A welcoming parent community that values warmth and connection
• High importance held for enriching field trips and local adventures using the world around us as an extension of the classroom (school van to use with good driving record)
• A safe and health-conscious small town environment, an outdoor wonderland statewide to explore, high desert climate with hardly a day you can’t be outside
• An independently-minded school community that honors and respects diverse viewpoints, while staying rooted in human development and anthroposophy rather than institutional trends and politicization.

Who You Might Be

• You see teaching as a calling of the heart, not just a career
• You are Waldorf-trained (or experienced and eager to pursue certification)
• You are drawn to the wide high desert skies, warm community, and deep sense of place we offer
• You are steady and warm, organized and imaginative, with loving boundaries and consistent form
• You see each child as a unique individual and bring presence, objective observation, and inner quiet to support their unfolding
• You thrive in a close-knit school, small community, intimate class sizes, and appreciate team life
• You may be seeking a shared new path with a partner or family who values meaningful work and quality of life in a slower-paced setting

What We Offer

• Designed to sustain joyful teaching and a meaningful pace of life our compensation model offers a locally-competitive salary scale, relocation support, a 4-day school week, a flexible health/wellness stipend, summer professional development support, small class sizes, a beautiful location, time outside of the classroom on meaningful field trips, locally competitive salary, and wonderful students!
• A 4-day school week with space for rhythm, planning, and life outside the classroom
• A flexible reimbursement benefit to support your well being that you can use toward the care and coverage that best supports you: from health insurance to traditional or holistic modalities
• Professional development stipend for a summer course in your upcoming grade
• Class sizes that allow teachers to truly see and meet each student while building the kind of relationships that make teaching feel purposeful and alive
• Financial support for Waldorf grades certification (for the right candidate)
• Strong collegial support and a collaborative faculty culture
• A creative teaching environment that honors the full integrity of the Waldorf curriculum and the individuality of the class and students
• For teachers eager to initiate meaningful learning beyond the classroom and make field trips and outdoor learning part of their lived curriculum, we offer support, flexibility, and encouragement
• A lifestyle change opportunity ideal for those seeking a slower-paced life, simplicity, beauty, and purpose
• A high-desert wonderland in Northern Arizona offering small-town living, mild winters, sunny skies, fresh air, wide-open skies, creekside afternoons, year-round access to trails, the beloved red rocks, mountains, and outdoor living
• A soul-rooted school where teaching is seen as a path of service, growth, and real human connection

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