Class Teacher, First Grade | 2025-2026 School Year

Class Teacher, First Grade | 2025-2026 School Year

River Valley Waldorf School is seeking an individual to join the faculty beginning the 2024-2025 school year. The position requires authentic warmth, good humor, joy, and enthusiasm for teaching. Our school has a strong faculty of dynamic teachers, growing enrollment, effective leadership, and committed parents. We seek colleagues who share a vision for social justice through Waldorf Education. Ideal candidates will have a passion for Waldorf education, be willing to commit to ongoing work of diversity, equity, and inclusion, experience in elementary education, and the inter- and intra-personal skills to partner with parents and collaborate with colleagues.

General Description

Join River Valley Waldorf School’s dedicated and vibrant faculty to teach first grade in beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Start the day with movement and singing and enjoy the ability to be a creative professional with the freedom to meet your students where they are as you artistically work with the curriculum.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a completed Bachelor’s degree, a commitment to Waldorf education, and proven capacities for teaching. Waldorf teaching certification is strongly preferred for this position. Those without Waldorf teaching certification must agree to begin training their first year of employment.

Hours and Compensation

Daily 8:00 am – 3:30 pm with weekly after-school faculty meetings and occasional special events on evenings and weekends.

Salary ranges from $33,000 – $52,000 based on education and experience.

River Valley Waldorf School offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being and professional growth of its faculty and staff. Benefits include competitive salaries, generous health insurance options, and student tuition remission. Employees also have access to professional development opportunities to deepen their understanding of Waldorf education and further their careers. Additionally, the school fosters a supportive and collaborative work environment that values work-life balance, community engagement, and personal fulfillment, aligning with the holistic values at the heart of Waldorf education.

Start Date & Timeline

Start Date: July 1, 2025

Inservice Training: Begins two weeks before the start of the school year

School Year: September 2, 2025 – June 11, 2026

Required training obtained during employment may include:

• CPR and First Aid
• Mandated Reporter Training
• Stewards of Children – Darkness to Light
• Anti-bias Training

The 7-acres of River Valley Waldorf School sits on forested hills that overlook the Delaware River on unceded Lenni-Lenape land. We are so grateful for the First Nations people’s reverent caretaking of the land we now call Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. Upper Black Eddy is located in Bucks County and only 40-60 minutes from major metropolitan areas. Our programs include a caretaker-child program, mixed-age early childhood classes, and grades one through eight. The River Valley Waldorf community strives to be supportive, and welcoming, and the school has recently deepened its commitment to diversity and equity initiatives. The school is a full member of the Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN) and is accredited by both the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and the Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS).

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resumé, and a short biographical sketch to either:

email: info@rivervalleyschool.org

mail: River Valley Waldorf School

1395 Bridgeton Hill Road

Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972

Join us in fostering a vibrant educational community where creativity, connection, and commitment to social justice are at the heart of our work.