The Charlottesville Waldorf School is seeking a second grade teacher to begin in February 2025 with the intention of continuing to third grade next year, and looping 1st-3rd in future years. Experienced teachers and those new to teaching who are interested in Waldorf pedagogy are encouraged to apply. We provide in-house mentoring and instructional coaching, and fully fund annual professional development programs for our teachers. Waldorf teacher training/certification is welcome but is neither required for applying nor an expectation for continued employment at CWS.
Located in the heart of Charlottesville, with the University of Virginia as a close neighbor, CWS draws in a vibrant community of people who care deeply about Waldorf education. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. We are a faculty and staff of 35, including Early Childhood, Grades 1-8, and Specialty teachers, and an administrative staff of School Director, Program Director, Enrollment Coordinator, Business Manager, Operations Manager, Communications and Events Coordinator, and a Maintenance Technician. In first grade, the students are taught by a specialty teacher for handwork, music, Spanish, movement, and nature study. The class teacher is the instructor for painting, form drawing, Community Class, and periods used for language arts and math practice. We are in the second year of Community Class for our Grade School. This is a program that involves community service and how we interact with and respect each other in community.
The Charlottesville Waldorf School exists to offer education based on an anthroposophical understanding of the human being as developed by Rudolf Steiner and as nurtured through the active self-development and child observation of our faculty. We seek to provide each child with the physical environment and stimulation of the imagination needed at each stage of his or her growth in order to awaken the new capacities required to reach his or her full adult potential.
The school is committed to the following statement regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion: The Charlottesville Waldorf School values the humanity of all people in their individuality and embraces their race, ethnicity, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, culture, religion or spirituality, and socio-economic experience. We commit to actively engaging in the essential and ongoing process of accessing the intended potential and strength of the Waldorf Curriculum by moving beyond its European roots, fostering an environment of inclusivity, and holding each other accountable for growth. We are actively working together, while acknowledging the history of our location, to bring social responsibility to the forefront of our mission as a center for education.
Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume to hiring@cwaldorf.org. A job description can be sent upon request. Salary information is based on each person’s educational and professional background and can also be sent once a resume is received. We invite you to learn more about our school and program on our website cwaldorf.org and through social media on Facebook and Instagram @cvillewaldorf.