Early Childhood Pre-School Lead Teacher – 2026-2027

About the role

Shining Mountain Waldorf School is seeking an Early Childhood Preschool Lead Teacher for its expanding Meadowlark Preschool classroom. The ideal candidate will bring warmth, joy, and experience to the kindergarten classroom, playground, and surrounding open spaces.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement age-appropriate curriculum to nurture and stimulate all domains of children's development in their care
• Provide parent education and hold parent evenings
• Plan, communicate, and document periodic parent/teacher conferences to discuss children's developmental progress, needs, and interests
• Coordinate daily preparations of classroom, playground, and all materials
• Provide and maintain a developmentally appropriate and aesthetically pleasing classroom environment
• Work directly with and supervise Early Childhood Assistant; providing open communication to keep them updated on all matters concerning the classroom, program, procedures, class behavior, and expectations
• Foster strong partnerships with class families and maintain clear communication about upcoming events and student behavior
• Ensure age-appropriate classroom management and supervision of class activities
• Coordinate and participate in curricular activities such as circle time, story, birthday celebrations, festivals, their cleanup
• Coordinate weekly hikes, outdoor activities, and outdoor play
• Guide and support children with self-care such as toileting, dressing, and social behavior
• Maintain confidentiality in all student situations
• Develop and maintain collegial relationships through communication and support with faculty members
• Participate in interviews and admission events as needed including open houses and summer enrollment
• Participate in weekly ECE sectional meetings as well as attend Plenum, beginning and end of the year in-services and as well as the February conference
• Complete daily attendance sheets
• Provide first aid as necessary
• Complete incident reports as necessary
• Actively participate in assigned committee work
• Coordinate preparation, serving, and cleanup of daily snacks
• Oversee orderly storage area in the Early Childhood classroom and storage sheds
• Prepare classroom at the beginning of the school year and end of school year
• Ability to implement the SMWS Campus Emergency Plan
• Uphold State of Colorado Rules and Regulations for Childcare Centers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Waldorf Early Childhood Teacher Training Certificate from an accredited Waldorf training program (or currently attending a training program) required
• Early Childhood teaching experience required
• Complete requirements for Colorado ECE regulations of Colorado Department of Human Services such as CPR, First Aid, Standard Precautions, Physical, Background Check, fingerprinting, mandatory licensing classes, registration in Colorado
• Must be an ECT (early childhood teacher) designated by the state of Colorado
• Submit records for ongoing training and 15 hours of ECE classes per year

Qualifications

• Education and Qualifications/Regulations

Employment Details

• Salary and Benefits
• Salary
• Faculty are paid monthly with annual Agreements – July – June each year
• SMWS provides a personalized benefit package including medical, dental, vision, long term disability, life insurance, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts
• Faculty receive 3 personal days that must be pre-approved by the Governance Council
• Faculty receive 7 sick days each school year and are expected to follow the Substitution Policy
• To Apply
• Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and three references to hrmgr@smwaldorf.org
• This job is contingent upon completing a successful background check.