Asheville Waldorf School is seeking a full-time Educational Support Director to work collaboratively with the faculty, administration and the Education Support Committee to provide extra lesson assessments, individual supportive activities, and faculty education for the healthy development of individual students and classes as a whole. Additionally, to envision and continue to develop the learning support program for years to come.

 Duties may include:

• Conducting Student Assessments and providing written reports and meetings for parents as needed including individual, second grade and rising first grade assessments.
• Providing individual remedial lessons at school, and meeting with teachers to share “carry over” ideas for the classroom.
• Conducting ongoing individual Extra Lesson assessments as requested by teachers through a process with the Care Group, for students showing needs
• Participation with the Care Group in making recommendations for additional (non-academic) ongoing support for any student or class in need
• Conducting classroom observations as requested by teachers through the Care Group
• Supporting teachers in bringing classroom movement, circle games and Extra Lesson drawing & painting activities that support social and physical development, as well as classroom learning
• Supporting teachers at parent meetings where learning or behavior may be impacted by developmental gaps in sensory or reflex integration.
• Clearly articulating the Extra Lesson work and its inherent and unique value to healthy childhood development as part of a robust Waldorf education 
• Oversee Educational Support personnel including Reading and Math Support instructors

 Qualifications

• Waldorf teaching experience
• Certified in or currently in training for Extra Lesson training including Waldorf Learning Support, H.E.A.R.T, Association of Healing Education
• Skills for building collaborative relationships with parents and colleagues including excellent verbal and written communication skills, cultural competence, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of professional engagement.

 Preferred Qualifications

• Broad experience in the field of special education and/or alternative therapeutic support options including but not limited to; Blomberg rhythmic movement, HANDLE, Curative Education training, and primitive reflex integration.
• Training in special education, including reading and interpreting neuropsychological and psychoeducational assessments is beneficial 

Asheville Waldorf School

The Asheville Waldorf School is entering its twelfth school year. This year, we offer multiple parent-child classes, two nursery classes, two kindergartens, and first through eighth grades. Our growth has been consistent and our class sizes are healthy. 

The Asheville Waldorf became an associate member of WECAN in 2017 and of AWSNA in 2018. Our organization consists of a cohesive and striving faculty, a solid board of directors, a committed administration, and a loving and involved community of parents and families.

Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville is an ideal place to live, well known and visited for its beautiful outdoors (it is surrounded by three mountainous National Forests), its abundance of activity options that come with the landscape and ecosystem, and its rich arts, crafts, and music culture. Asheville’s many restaurants and microbreweries make it a highly sought out tourist destination. Local, sustainable agriculture is also a hallmark of this town, which supports seventeen farmers’ markets for less than 100,000 residents. If you like to eat local, organic food, participate in public music events (like community chorus), and be surrounded by art, it’s a great place to be.

To Apply

Please send your cover letter, resume, and three references to hiring@ashevillewaldorf.org.