Music Teacher (K-8th grade)

April 2022

Northeast Woodland Charter School is seeking a part time Music Teacher beginning summer 2022.

Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School is the first Waldorf inspired public charter school in the Northeast. We opened our doors in the Fall of 2020. Located in North Conway, New Hampshire and only minutes from the many amenities of the White Mountains, Northeast Woodland provides a public, tuition-free school serving students from a variety of backgrounds. 

Northeast Woodland brings a comprehensive public education inspired by Waldorf principles, integrating academics, arts, movement, nature and social responsibility into everyday learning. Dedicated to the optimal development of each individual child, Northeast Woodland will nurture intellectual, social and emotional, and physical capacities through an artistic, hands-on, interdisciplinary approach to core academic subjects which enables each student to blossom into an imaginative, engaged, and competent life-long learner.

Inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s developmental model as well as aligned with the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education standards and the NH Core Curriculum, Northeast Woodland offers pre-kindergarten to eighth grade classes as well as a variety of specialty classes, including Foreign Language, Music, Movement, Outdoor Education, and Handwork.

General Statement of Responsibilities: 

Our school is seeking a dynamic candidate who will be working as part of a collaborative team with class teachers educating kindergarten through 8th grade students. The ideal applicant will be an experienced elementary and middle school music teacher who is able to work with students with a variety of learning styles and different levels of skill and ability. Experience in Waldorf education is preferred; however, training will be available. Responsibilities include planning and teaching each grade where classes are designed to support the overall student’s development and encourage a love of music. Essential to this role is working with parents, establishing respectful communication and relationships. Specialty teachers will also serve the school through committee work and other administrative responsibilities as well as through close collegial work with the faculty. 

Salary and Benefits: This is a part-time position. Salary based on experience and qualifications. 

Skills and training: 

Have received at least a bachelor’s degree at an approved higher education institution

Have received a certificate in Waldorf education or have experience as a teacher in a Waldorf school or demonstrate commitment to completing Waldorf teacher training within 4 years of hiring

Hold an appropriate license with all required endorsements as approved by the NHDOE or be on track to complete an alternative licensure within 3 years of hiring

Demonstrate a strong commitment to the mission, pedagogy and methods of Waldorf education

Possess a clear and demonstrable concern for the children to be taught.

Have experience in teaching, with an ability to demonstrate excellence in the integration of arts, movement, and project-based learning into the classroom

Be able to differentiate instruction based on the needs of students

Understand how to use formative and summative assessment to inform teaching practice

Have excellent communication skills and an ability to work well with colleagues, administration, and parents

Be willing to seek additional training and certification, such as the requirements set forth in NCLB for “Highly Qualified” teachers; and

Seek continual learning and self-development.