Lead Kindergarten Teacher

About the role

The Waldorf School of Mendocino County warmly invites applications for a Lead Kindergarten Teacher to join our Early Childhood faculty. This engaging and nurturing educator will lead our Kindergarten class and play a meaningful role in our school community.

About

The Waldorf School of Mendocino County offers an authentic Waldorf program: a dedicated and experienced faculty, a helpful staff, a supportive Board, and a committed parent community. We are located near the rich offerings in the greater San Francisco Bay, including the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Training (BACWTT).

Mendocino County maintains its rural flavor yet offers a culturally progressive experience, as only Northern California can. Mendocino College, for example, brings together a rich mixture of performance and visual arts, and organic and bio-dynamic agriculture. Farmers markets, organic restaurants, boutique shopping, wine tasting, the redwoods, and the nearby Pacific Coast also make our area a great place to raise a family.

Essential Job Duties

The Early Childhood Lead Teacher works out of a deepening understanding of the developing child, informed by the spiritual insight of Anthroposophy.

• This role recognizes each child as a developing spiritual being with individual destiny and unlimited potential, educating them with active interest, joy, and enthusiasm.
• The teacher presents learning artistically and imaginatively, grounded in the threefold nature of the child, in support of the child’s physical, emotional, and spiritual development.
• The role seeks to enrich the children’s inner life, support healthy will forces, and gently connect will with emerging thinking capacities.
• The teacher is committed to ongoing inner development, striving to strengthen personal talents and capacities, and relates to the school community—parents, students, colleagues, and alumni—in a healthy, life-supporting, and responsible manner.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications:
• Waldorf teacher training
• Prior teaching experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Commitment to Anthroposophy, Waldorf pedagogy, and the social ideals of the Waldorf education movement
• Strong communication skills with both children and adults
• Flexibility, sense of humor, warmth of soul and spirit
• Physical and emotional stamina

Requirements

• This position is within a licensed Early Childhood facility. All Community Care Licensing (CCL) requirements apply, including a minimum of 12 core semester units in Child Development.

Employment Details

• Benefits include annual salary increments for experience, additional compensation for completed Waldorf training, ongoing mentoring and professional development, and tuition remission for qualified children.

To Apply

Submit cover letter and resume to admin@mendocinowaldorf.org.