The San Francisco Waldorf School (SFWS) was founded in 1979 and serves more than 450 students across a parent-child program, a preschool program, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 12. Our Early Childhood and Grade School campuses are in the Pacific Heights neighborhood, and our High School campus is in West Portal. 

General Description

The grade school eurythmy teacher, working collaboratively with the 8^th-12^th grade eurythmy teacher, leads the Eurythmy program for the 1^st through 7^th grade students at the San Francisco Waldorf School. The grade school eurythmy teacher will teach the 8^th grade class in the Spring. 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. The annual salary range is $60K - $85K depending on experience. 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:                    August 2021

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