Careers

The San Francisco Waldorf Grade School is looking for a 7th Grade Boys Basketball Coach to start in November 2022.

Fall Season:        Mid-November 2022 to Mid-February 2023

Practice:               Afterschool between 3:30 – 6:30 (exact days TBD)

Games:                 Weekend

Stipend:               $2200 - $2500 depending on experience

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Plan practices, emphasizing the development of fundamental skills through positive feedback.
• Must commit to all weekday practices and weekend games
• Provide consistent communication with students, parents, fellow coaches, and supervisors.
• Attend coaching clinics and meetings as required
• Provide active direction to team during games.
• Prepare starting lineup and substitutions.
• Create and institute age-appropriate game strategy.
• Learn and comply with CYO league rules and procedures.
• Additional duties as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

• One year of Basketball Coaching or teaching Physical Education
• Previous experience working with middle school or high school students
• Excellent communication skills
• Interest in Waldorf education
• TB Assessment
• Livescan fingerprinting required for both SFWS and CYO

Please email coaching resume and references to Bryan Anderson, Athletic Director: banderson@sfwaldorf.org 

 

This is a .75 FTE exempt faculty position starting August 2022 (likely expanding to full time in future years)

Summary:

San Francisco Waldorf High School seeks an enthusiastic teacher for a position teaching High School Mathematics.

We are looking for an individual with a deep knowledge of and passion for mathematics to teach three year-long classes that could include Algebra, Geometry, Computer Science, Statistics or Calculus. The ideal candidate is comfortable teaching all grade levels (9 - 12).

A sense of humor, a belief in the capacities of all students, the ability to differentiate instruction according to student need and experience, and sound classroom management skills are essential for the job as is a desire to engage in the life of the Waldorf faculty and to work in a highly collaborative environment. New teachers at SFWHS are supported via participation in an observation and mentoring process.

Qualifications

●    Bachelor’s degree required

●    Graduate degree highly recommended

●    Active interest in exploring Waldorf education

●    High school teaching and experience working with teens is a plus but not required

Benefits and Compensation: 

This is a .75 FTE position on track to become a full time position in future years. Benefits include medical, dental, flexible spending plans, retirement plan (employer contributions after one year of employment), and tuition remission (prorated by FTE) for eligible dependents.  Salaries are paid on a 12-month schedule.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

● Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.

● Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold

● Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours

FLSA Classification:               Faculty; Exempt from overtime

Reports to:                            High School Chair

Hired by:                               High School Steering Committee

Date Modified:                     April 2022

Please send a resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org

This is a .5FTE - 1 FTE exempt faculty position.

Start Date: Immediately

Summary:

San Francisco Waldorf High School seeks an enthusiastic and experienced Humanities Teacher with a background in history and social science and the ability to teach Anti-racism, World Literature, Cultural Studies and high-level reading and writing skills, depending on the candidate’s strengths.

Our ideal candidate is comfortable teaching all high school grade levels (9-12), excels at teaching to a wide range of student abilities, is highly organized and has sound classroom management and teaching strategies.

We are looking for someone who wants to join a Waldorf faculty and work in a highly collaborative environment.  We are interested to learn what ideas the candidate might like to bring to the high school curriculum. Waldorf teacher training is preferred, but a strong candidate need only bring the willingness to learn about our approach and attend a training program within the first two years of employment.

Waldorf Education is the fastest growing independent school movement in the world.  This dynamic, 100-year-old approach to child development and education—based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner—is continually reinventing itself to meet the needs of current students. Waldorf education inspires life-long learning in students and enables them to fully develop their unique capacities.

San Francisco Waldorf School (SFWS) was founded in 1979 and serves more than 450 students across a parent-child program, a nursery program, kindergarten, and the first through twelfth grades. The high school campus is in the West Portal neighborhood. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Graduate degree preferrable
• Waldorf Teacher Training completed or in progress or willingness to begin a Waldorf Teacher Training program by the second year of employment with SFWS.
• Significant high school teaching and/or experience working with adolescents

Benefits and Compensation: 

Based on FTE. 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Be able to occasionally lift to 30 lbs.
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold
• Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours
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FLSA Classification:                Faculty; Exempt from overtime

Reports to:                             High School Chair

Hired by:                                 High School Steering Committee

Date Modified:                       June 2022

San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We recognize that the range of ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance the school’s learning environment, and we are committed to fostering equity and inclusion.

Please send resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org

 

San Francisco Waldorf School is looking for a part-time piano accompanist for its eurythmy lessons staring in September 2023.

Eurythmy is a form of expressive movement in connection to live music and the spoken word. Eurythmy classes are taught to children at the elementary and middle school age and are an integral part of Waldorf Education. Lessons are taught in a dedicated space with a Baldwin baby grand piano.

The tentatively schedule includes 20 eurythmy sessions per week (this includes one prep session with the teacher).  Sessions are approximately 50 minutes.

Exact schedule to be determined.

Location: San Francisco Waldorf School, 2938 Washington Street

Requirements:

• Proficiency at playing the piano, the repertoire is strictly classical (no show tunes or popular music)
• Sight reading skills are a plus as is being able to improvise simple tunes for younger children
• An interest in working in the presence of children is a main requirement of the work
• Not all the lesson time is dedicated to the musical element so some unoccupied time during the lesson is to be expected.
• We are a cell phone free campus, which includes all contact hours with the students.
• We encourage observation of and interaction with the students

Please come prepared to play something at an interview.

FLSA Classification:                Hourly; not exempt from overtime

Reports to:                             Grade School Chair

Hired by:                                 Grade School Steering Committee

Date Modified:                       May 2022

This position carries no benefits other than those mandated by San Francisco.

San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We recognize that the range of ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance the school’s learning environment, and we are committed to fostering equity and inclusion.

Please send resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org

 

 

The Grade School Mathematics Teacher will teach eighteen mathematics lessons per week to grades 6 through 8, delivered through the methods and sequenced content of the Waldorf curriculum.  

Teaching Responsibilities

• Preparation of the syllabus before the school year begins. 
• Preparation of classes, including preparation/clean-up of the classroom
• Consistent, scheduled evaluation of student progress
• Possess and use effective classroom management techniques
• Provide discipline during class
• Provide a narrative evaluation for each student at the end of the year and in November for parent conferences.  
• Attend parent conferences during the November conference week and as requested during the school year
• Attend weekly Faculty meeting
• Participate in weekly Subject Teacher’s meetings as needed
• Be present on campus five days a week, consistent with 1 FTE
• Additional duties as assigned, including recess supervision, meeting attendance

Other Responsibilities

• Substitution - Substitute during main lesson as requested on teaching days (short term). Teachers are expected to be available for more duties when teaching fewer periods.
• Observations - Attend and observe at least two main lesson classes per year in grades 6-8
• Mentoring - Meet with mentor teacher weekly throughout the year.   The Math Teacher should also meet with the Mentor Teacher before the school year begins to clearly define and discuss goals, expectations, workload, responsibilities, and performance evaluation. In addition, the Math Teacher should share course syllabi, relevant materials, and information pertaining to the curriculum. 
• Street Duties and Recess Duties - Supervise up to nine dismissal or recesses.
• Budget - Manage budget and supplies for the Math program.
• Maintain Classroom/Office/Workspace - Maintain all materials and equipment for the Math program and store equipment in an organized manner.
• Mid-Year and End of Year Reports - The Math Teacher writes reports semi-annually for all grades classes.  This report is a characterization of the student’s thinking, feeling and willing.  The approach that is used to address these three aspects of the child’s development changes as the child goes through the grades. Student reports contain a course description and the student’s performance in the class.  Narrative evaluations and grades are to be turned into the office one week after the end of the year.
• Parent Education and Admission Events (Weekend / Evening)

 Schedule

8:00am-3:45pm on Teaching Days.  Weekend and evening days as scheduled.

School Year:  Faculty members are expected to be available to work on assigned teaching days from the start of the school year until the end as defined by the all-school calendar.  Faculty members are expected to be in town and available for meetings, starting mid-August with the all-school faculty meetings and to be in town and available for end of year meetings, the week after 8^th grade graduation.

Qualifications

• Waldorf Teacher Training desired
• Bachelor’s Degree or Single Subject Credential for Mathematics
• Enthusiasm and flexibility
• Professional attire

Compensation

This is a full-time position (1FTE).  Benefits include medical, dental, voluntary vision, flexible spending plans, retirement plan (employer contributions after one year of employment), and tuition remission for eligible dependents. Salaries are paid on a 12-month schedule.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold
• Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours

FLSA Classification:               Faculty; Exempt from overtime

Reports to:                            Grade School Chair

Hired by:                               Grade School Steering Committee    

Date Modified:                     February 2022

San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We recognize that the range of ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance the school’s learning environment, and we are committed to fostering equity and inclusion.  

Please send resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org

The San Francisco Waldorf Grade School is looking for a part time music teacher.

Qualifications

• Waldorf Teacher Training Required (or in process)
• Class Teaching Experience Preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Active musical life preferred
• Enthusiasm and flexibility

Benefits and Compensation

This is a part time position.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold
• Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours

FLSA Classification:     Faculty; Non-Exempt from overtime

Reports to:                  Grade School Chair

Hired by:                     Grade School Steering Committee

Updated:                     March 2022

San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We recognize that the range of ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhances the school’s learning environment, and we are committed to fostering equity and inclusion.

Please send your resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org