Second Grade Class Teacher '26-27

Charlottesville Waldorf School; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charlottesville Waldorf School in Virginia is seeking a dedicated second grade teacher for the 2026-27 school year. The position emphasizes a holistic teaching approach, focusing on both academic and community engagement.

Ideal candidates should have experience in education and be prepared to foster a nurturing and inclusive environment. The school provides support through mentoring and professional development opportunities for its teachers.

Interested candidates should email their cover letter and resume to [e-mail].

Responsibilities

• Teach students in subjects like painting, language arts, and math practice.
• Instruct in specialty subjects including handwork, music, and Spanish.
• Oversee the Community Class program focusing on community respect.

Job description

Position Overview

The Charlottesville Waldorf School is seeking a second grade teacher for the 2026‑27 school year, with the intention of looping 1st‑3rd into the future. Experienced teachers are encouraged to apply. We provide mentoring and help facilitate professional development programs for our teachers.

Responsibilities and Curriculum

In second grade the students are taught by a specialty teacher for handwork, music, Spanish, movement, and nature study. The class teacher is the instructor for painting, language arts, math practice, and the Community Class program, which involves community service and teaches how we interact with and respect each other in community.

About The School

The Charlottesville Waldorf School exists to offer education based on an anthroposophical understanding of the human being as developed by Rudolf Steiner and as nurtured through the active self‑development and child observation of our faculty. We seek to provide each child with the physical environment and stimulation of the imagination needed at each stage of his or her growth in order to awaken the new capacities required to reach his or her full adult potential.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

The Charlottesville Waldorf School values the humanity of all people in their individuality and embraces their race, ethnicity, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, culture, religion or spirituality, and socio‑economic experience. We commit to actively engaging in the essential and ongoing process of accessing the intended potential and strength of the Waldorf Curriculum by moving beyond its European roots, fostering an environment of inclusivity, and holding each other accountable for growth. We are actively working together, while acknowledging the history of our location, to bring social responsibility to the forefront of our mission as a center for education.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume to [e-mail]. A job description can be sent upon request. Salary information is based on each person’s educational and professional background and can also be sent once a resume is received. Learn more about our school and program on our website cwaldorf.org and through social media on Facebook and Instagram @cvillewaldorf.