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San Francisco Waldorf School seeks an experienced, enthusiastic Gardening Teacher for to join our faculty in the fall of 2021.

We are looking for a candidate who wants to join a Waldorf faculty and work in a highly collaborative environment. 

General Description

The teacher will work with the second-year kindergarten children and the first through third grade students, their teachers, and parent volunteers. 

Responsibilities

The specific duties of the Gardening Teacher include:

• Develop and implement a biodynamic gardening curriculum for the kindergarten through third grade 
• Class activity preparation as required for on-site cooking and garden craft projects 
• Research, identify, procure, maintain and replace garden and educational tools and supplies; review monthly budget report and keep expenses within the budgeted funds
• Organize and provide private car transportation and/or walking/transit to garden sites
• Recruit, train and mentor parent volunteers for each grade level
• Organize garden work days
• Facilitate on-site meetings
• Site Management:  Oversee all garden care for school including preparation and clean-up of worksites, maintenance and seed propagation activities, watering and weeding throughout the year.
• Communicate with administration, faculty, staff, and parents regarding how to best integrate the biodynamic gardening curriculum with the school’s vision, plans, and marketing.  This may include newsletter communication to SFWS community and quarterly reports to donors. 
• Support Development Office in the following ways:  Public and donor relations, outreach, communications, education and events; cultivate prospective donors; research and write proposals; write reports for funders; annual garden party for donors, teachers, and supporters; create and maintain web pages describing the garden program.
• Year-end Report Writing:  Write a curriculum overview for grades 1 through 3 and individual year-end reports for all third grade students.

Hours

Exact hours are to be determined.

Qualifications

• Waldorf Teacher Training
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Knowledge of and experience with Biodynamic Gardening

Benefits and Compensation

FTE and related benefits to be determined.

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:         TBD; Faculty

Reports to:                         Grade School Chair

Hired by:                             Grade School Steering Committee

Date Modified:                 March 2021

The grade school eurythmy teacher, working collaboratively with the 8^th-12^th grade eurythmy teacher, leads the Eurythmy program for the early childhood through 7^th grade students of San Francisco Waldorf School.  Aligned with the school’s mission, and based on the indications given by Rudolf Steiner for education and inner development, the grade school eurythmy teacher will bring a rich, age-appropriate eurythmy program to our students.  He or she will provide leadership in all areas of eurythmy throughout the school. He or she will create eurythmy performance opportunities for students, particularly as part of festivals and plays, and may provide workshops or other opportunities for parents, faculty and staff to experience eurythmy. 

Responsibilities

• Overall Program Coordination
• Work collaboratively with the piano accompanist
• Responsible for communication with piano accompanist, including informing of schedule changes, cancelled lessons, sick days, etc.
• Maintain a clean and organized classroom (Eurythmy Room)
• Purchase and maintain the care of student eurythmy shoes, costumes, rods and other eurythmy related materials.
• Manage the budget for the grade school eurythmy program
• Participation in all school festivals
• Attend weekly mentoring meeting
• Attend weekly Grade School Faculty and Quarterly All-Faculty meetings
• Attend weekly Subject Teacher’s meetings
• Attend Parent Teacher Conferences during conference week and throughout the year as needed and/or write brief student reports when requested
• Year-end Reports: Write curriculum overviews for all classes taught and individual narrative reports for all 3^rd – 7^th grade students at the end of the school year
• Participation in Parent Education (Tours/ Weekend Open Houses / Evening Parent meetings)
• Be present on campus five days a week, consistent with 1FTE
• Participation in recess duties, school assemblies, and substitutions based on FTE school guidelines
• Participation in committee work beginning in the second year of teaching

Qualifications

• Completed eurythmy training
• Pedagogical eurythmy training
• Waldorf Teacher Training Preferred
• Class teaching experience appreciated
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred

Benefits and Compensation

This position is 1 FTE.

Benefits include medical, dental, flexible spending plans, voluntary vision, retirement plan (employer contributions and matching after one year of employment), and tuition remission for eligible dependents in our N-12 program. 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

Updated:                          January 2021

The Mathematics Teacher is a full-time teaching position at the San Francisco Waldorf Grade School.  The 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
• Constant evaluation of student progress
• Provide discipline during class, daily attendance
• Provide a narrative evaluation for each student at the end of the year. Narrative evaluations and grades are to be turned into the office one week after the end of the year.
• Conduct parent conferences
• 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.  

 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
• Bachelor’s Degree or Single Subject Credential for Mathematics
• Enthusiasm and flexibility
• Professional personal presentation

Compensation

This is a full-time position (1FTE).  Benefits include medical, dental, voluntary vision, flexible spending plans, retirement plan (after one year), 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    

Start Date:                            August 2021

Date Modified:                     February 2021

This position is part-time to full-time, depending on the candidate.

The San Francisco Waldorf High School is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced High School Earth Science and Biology teacher starting in August 2021.

Our ideal candidate is comfortable teaching Earth Science and Biology main lessons to all grade levels (9-12) and is also experienced with the Waldorf pedagogy and approach to teaching science phenomenologically.  The specific teaching load will depend on expertise and interest but could include Biology, Geology, Meteorology/Oceanography, Thermodynamics, and Environmental Science and Habitat.

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

We are looking for a candidate 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.

Qualifications

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

Benefits and Compensation: 

This is a part-time to full-time position depending on the qualifications, expertise, and interests of the candidate. Benefits are dependent on FTE and may include medical (for .75FTE or higher), dental, flexible spending plans, retirement plan (employer contributions after one year), and pro-rated tuition remission (by FTE) for eligible dependents. Salaries are paid on a 12-month schedule.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

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

FLSA Classification:           Faculty; Exempt from overtime

Reports to:                            High School Chair

Hired by:                               High School Steering Committee    

Start Date:                            August 2021

Date Modified:                     February 2021

San Francisco Waldorf High School is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced physical education teacher. This is an hourly position which includes six hours teaching PE per week and up to ten administrative hours per week.

Duties include:

• Teaching six PE lessons a week: two with Grade 9, two with Grade 10 and two with the Grade 11 and 12 PE Elective. Currently these classes are taught in the afternoon after 1:25.
• Coordinating the Grade 11 and 12 elective PE program: 
  • Create a list of electives for each block and coordinate teachers
  • Organize student sign-ups for each elective and make rosters with registrar
  • Coordinate with the Athletic Director on the use of vans for off-campus electives
  • Other administrative duties as necessary
• Writing reports for students at the end of each semester.
• Administering the PE budget in coordination with the Outdoor Education Coordinator, buying equipment, budgeting for programs and outside facilities, communicating with the business office etc.
• Supervising student lunch periods

Compensation:

This is a non-exempt, hourly position.  Benefits include those required by San Francisco.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

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

FLSA Classification:          Hourly; Non-Exempt from overtime

Reports to:                          High School Chair

Hired by:                              High School Steering Committee

Start Date:                           August 2021

Date Modified:                    February 2021

This is a .60FTE exempt faculty position Start Date: August 2021 
 
Summary: 
 
The San Francisco Waldorf High School is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Outdoor Education Coordinator and Trip Leader starting August 2021.  
 
Our ideal candidate will have extensive experience in leading adolescents on trips that are challenging both physically and mentally and will have a high degree of skill in managing experiential learning environments and Rites of Passage journeys.  
 
We are looking for a candidate 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 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. 
 
The 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 which is easily accessed via Muni lines. 
 
Responsibilities of the Outdoor Education Coordinator include, but are not limited to: 
 
• Scouting locations for all trips (4-5 day/3-4 overnight) for grades 9-12 • Booking sites for all trips • Booking transportation for all trips (some in-house transportation is available) • Purchasing food for all trips • Leading all trips with teachers, parent volunteers and one assistant (34-40 days per year) • Liaising with teachers to organize class groups into teams for trip tasks: set-up, cooking, clean-up etc. 
• Part of the 9th grade Orientation team. Leading the hikes and nature part of the program • Leading two periods weekly of OE activities as part of the PE program • Member of the Safety Committee on the High School campus • Class Sponsor and/or Academic Advisor 
 
The candidate will have specific skills in outdoor trip leadership that include: 
 
• Hiking • Backpacking • Naturalist skills • Solo Experiences • Facilitating adolescent group processing • Program oversight and management including health and safety of students • Trip staff selection; hiring and supervision • Transportation safety and procedures • Equipment management and maintenance • Curriculum development 
 
Qualifications 
 
• Bachelor’s degree required • Waldorf Teacher Training completed or the willingness to begin a Waldorf Teacher Training program by the second year of employment with SFWS • Experience planning/leading outdoor trips required • Outdoor/Environmental/Nature Connection education teaching experience  • Significant experience working with teens  • Wilderness First Responder (or higher) certification 
 
Benefits and Compensation:   
 
This is a .6FTE position, combined with the Earth Science position at .4FTE.  Benefits include medical, dental, flexible spending plans, retirement plan (employer contributions after one year of employment), and tuition remission for eligible dependents. Salaries are paid on a 12month schedule. 
 
Physical Requirements and Work Environment: 
 
• Be able to lift to 30+ lbs. • Work often 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:  February 2021 

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 

Summary

SFWS is looking for a Tuition Contracts and Accounts Receivable Coordinator to join the four-person Business Office.  This is a .75FTE, non-exempt staff position reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations. The position supports the annual enrollment and tuition contract process.

Key responsibilities

Tuition Contracts and Financial Aid (Affordable Tuition Program)

●          Supports the enrollment and tuition contract process (new and returning students)

●          Coordinates the integration of contract payment terms and payments with FACTS Management, the School’s tuition management vendor

●          Helps analyze financial aid applications, and supports the Affordable Tuition Program (ATP) 

Tuition Account Receivables

●             Monitor receivables of tuition, Aftercare and After School Programs using Quickbooks, FACTS Management Inc, EZ Care reports

●             Reconcile Quickbooks regularly with AR data with FACTS Management data 

●             Communicate regularly with parents about payment status

Qualifications and Experience

●           Background in bookkeeping and accounting

●           Proficiency in Quickbooks

●           Preferably familiar with FACTS Tuition Management, Blackbaud, School Admin software

Benefits and Compensation

This is a .75FTE, non-exempt position.  Benefits include:

●           Medical, dental, and life insurance

●           Flexible spending plans

●           403(b) Retirement Plan (employer contributions after one year of employment)

●           Prorated tuition remission (.75) after one year of employment for up to two eligible dependents enrolled in our N-12 program. 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

●           Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours

●           Be able to occasionally lift 30 lbs.

FLSA Classification:                Staff; Non-Exempt

Reports to:                                 Director of Finance and Operations

Date Posted:                             March 2021

San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, 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.  Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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

The San Francisco Waldorf Grade School is looking for a part-time floating substitute to be on the Grade School campus from 10:30am to 1:30pm daily (Monday through Friday) .

This substitute will fill in where needed during our hybrid learning schedule. These hours on campus will fluctuate between holding a class to recess and park duties, whatever may be necessary to facilitate the flow of the day.

Qualifications

• Waldorf Teacher Training completed - preferred
• Enthusiasm and Flexibility

Compensation

• This is a temporary, non-exempt, hourly position.

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
• Covid-19 testing, TB Assessment and Livescan Fingerprinting required

FLSA Classification:           Not exempt from overtime; hourly

Reports to:                            Grade School Chair

Hired by:                               Grade School Steering Committee   

Date Modified:                     November 2020