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First Grade Assistant Teacher
$58k-89k (estimate)
Part Time
6 Months Ago
Waldorf School of Lexington is Hiring a First Grade Assistant Teacher Near Lexington, MA
Waldorf School of Lexington (WSL) is currently accepting applications for a First Grade Assistant Teacher for the 2023-24 school year. In addition to supporting the lead teacher and children, the assistant’s duties include:
- Setting up and arranging the classroom each morning; helping with cleanup.
- Assisting and supporting the Lead Teacher when children arrive each morning, during class, snack, and recess.
- Supporting children during transitions, classroom activities, bookwork, etc. This may involve correcting pencil grip, sitting posture, etc.
- Participating in some classroom activities, speech work, flute work, etc.
- Serving as another set of “eyes” for the Lead Teacher, observing children on all levels – academically, physically, socially, etc.
- Working with students individually who need extra help as directed by the Lead Teacher
- Assist in classroom management as needed, including resolving behavioral/social conflicts.
- Supervising recess duty, learning how the Lead Teacher works with the class during free play and then assuming more leadership responsibilities during the course of the year.
- Taking over leadership of the class when the Lead Teacher is absent.
This is an hourly, part-time, non-benefited position for the 2023-24 school year. The schedule for this position is 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Qualifications
- The ideal candidate will have a B.A. degree; demonstrated interest in the philosophy and methods of Waldorf education; elementary teaching experience; energy, commitment, and vitality for working with elementary-aged children; and the ability to take direction from, and work closely with, flexibly and collaboratively with the Lead Teacher, colleagues and administration. Waldorf training and/or teaching experience is preferred.
To Apply: Please email a cover letter, resume, and three references (written or provide contact information) to communications@thewaldorfschool.org.
Setting
WSL is situated 12 miles west of Boston in historic Lexington, Massachusetts—an area rich with culture, historical significance, and natural beauty. Abutting our campus is a 185-acre nature preserve that features a sports field, several play gardens, a vegetable garden, and beehives.
Setting
WSL is situated 12 miles west of Boston in historic Lexington, Massachusetts—an area rich with culture, historical significance, and natural beauty. Abutting our campus is a 185-acre nature preserve that features a sports field, several play gardens, a vegetable garden, and beehives.
Pedagogy and Program
WSL provides an arts-integrated academic education. We offer a curriculum rich in the humanities and sciences as well as practical and fine arts, grounded in the pedagogical principles and methods of Rudolf Steiner. Cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and perseverance in our students, we strive to instill an enthusiasm for learning, skills in collaboration, and the confidence to engage in a changing world.
WSL provides an arts-integrated academic education. We offer a curriculum rich in the humanities and sciences as well as practical and fine arts, grounded in the pedagogical principles and methods of Rudolf Steiner. Cultivating critical thinking, creativity, and perseverance in our students, we strive to instill an enthusiasm for learning, skills in collaboration, and the confidence to engage in a changing world.
WSL serves nearly 200 students from preschool through grade 8. The school offers a challenging academic program, provided by faculty who understand students' cognitive, emotional, and physical developmental stages. Our educational philosophy and culture instill in students respect for themselves, for each other, and the living world around them. WSL prepares students for a lifetime of engaged, self-directed learning.
Diversity
Waldorf School of Lexington is committed to an ongoing process of learning, listening and deepening our understanding of equity, inclusion, and justice. With reverence, we strive to create, embrace and support a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just community where everyone is respected, connected and valued. We welcome students, families, faculty, and staff of all races, ethnicities, cultural and religious heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, geographic origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, and family structures. We reject discrimination in all forms and embrace the principles of common humanity expressed by the founder of Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner. WSL has adopted the position statement of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).
Waldorf School of Lexington is committed to an ongoing process of learning, listening and deepening our understanding of equity, inclusion, and justice. With reverence, we strive to create, embrace and support a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just community where everyone is respected, connected and valued. We welcome students, families, faculty, and staff of all races, ethnicities, cultural and religious heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, geographic origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, and family structures. We reject discrimination in all forms and embrace the principles of common humanity expressed by the founder of Waldorf education, Rudolf Steiner. WSL has adopted the position statement of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).
Accreditation
The Waldorf School of Lexington is accredited by AWSNA and NEASC (the New England Association of Schools and Colleges), and are members of AISNE (Association of Independent Schools of New England), and NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).
The Waldorf School of Lexington is accredited by AWSNA and NEASC (the New England Association of Schools and Colleges), and are members of AISNE (Association of Independent Schools of New England), and NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools).
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Part Time
SALARY
$58k-89k (estimate)
POST DATE
12/15/2023
EXPIRATION DATE
06/30/2024
WEBSITE
thewaldorfschool.org
HEADQUARTERS
Lexington, TX
SIZE
100 - 200
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