Waldorf Elementary Fiber Arts 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

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