Part-Time Eurythmy Teacher
Opening Statement
The Brooklyn Waldorf School is seeking a warm and enthusiastic Eurythmy Teacher to join their faculty for two months of the 2025/26 school year. This role involves providing at least two blocks of eurythmy instruction across multiple levels, preferably in fall and spring. The ideal candidate will have a Eurythmy Training Certification, a bachelor’s degree (preferred), demonstrated success teaching eurythmy to different age groups, and a commitment to Waldorf principles and philosophy. The school offers a collaborative and innovative environment with dedicated eurythmy spaces and a strong commitment to Waldorf pedagogy.
About
The Brooklyn Waldorf School is a vibrant and dynamic school nestled in the heart of Bedford-Stuyvesant. The Brooklyn Waldorf School provides an education that meets the needs of each student in a developmentally appropriate manner, integrating critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and a deep connection to the arts through the curriculum founded by Rudolf Steiner. Through leading a balanced and well-rounded school life, students are expected to understand themselves as agents of change in an ever-evolving world.
Our faculty hails from all over the world and includes both seasoned Waldorf teachers and those new to Waldorf education. Serving over 160 students from pre-K to grade 8, teachers typically remain with a class through multiple grades, forming deep relationships over time. BWS teachers care for their students as whole individuals and provide not only for their academic development, but also for their emotional intelligence, artistic capacities, and physical knowledge of their surrounding environment. Teachers develop their own classroom content through active engagement with curricular resources prepared by our Faculty Council and reflect our local urban environment and community values.
The Brooklyn Waldorf School was founded in 2005 by a body of parents and Waldorf graduates who sought a nurturing space within the city where their children could discover and explore their inner potential. As the school community grew, classes expanded to include Parent-Child, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School.
Brooklyn Waldorf School is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for its students, visitors, faculty, and staff, and to ensuring that educational and employment decisions are based on an individual’s abilities and qualifications. BWS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender (which includes a person’s actual or perceived sex, as well as gender identity and expression), age, marital status, disability, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, familial status, predisposing genetic characteristics, actual or perceived domestic violence victim status, unemployment status, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in carrying on its educational activities or in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, financial aid programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
BWS is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Essential Job Duties
Curriculum Development and Instruction
- Develop and implement comprehensive eurythmy lesson plans that align with the Waldorf curriculum and the specific needs of each grade level.
- Create dynamic and engaging movement activities that bring academic content to life, cultivate artistic sensitivity, and enhance students’ physical and inner development.
Classroom Management and Learning Environment
- Establish and maintain a positive, supportive, and organized learning environment conducive to movement and artistic exploration.
- Employ effective classroom management techniques that encourage student focus, respect, and participation.
Bringing Engaging Eurythmy and Movement Experiences
- Design and deliver creative and inspiring eurythmy lessons that capture students’ imaginations and foster a love of movement.
- Incorporate a variety of eurythmy forms, gestures, and spatial dynamics to enhance their understanding of language, music, and other subjects.
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree preferred and/or equivalent relevant experience, knowledge, or skills.
- Eurythmy Training Certification
- Demonstrated success teaching eurythmy to a range of elementary and/or middle school students.
- Openness to the school’s special character
- Ability to work successfully and positively with children
- Knowledge of classroom management techniques such as Responsive Classroom preferred
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
- Sense of humour; patience and flexibility
- Stand and walk for extended periods of time and significant lengths
- Sit for extended periods of time, both in chairs and on the floor
- Use a computer for report-writing, email communication, and simple record-keeping
- Squat, stoop and/or bend over
- Escort students up and down staircases
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments.
Employment Details
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Non-Exempt/Part-Time
TERM: 2025/2026 School Year
LOCATION: 11 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (on-site)
SCHEDULE: M – F (11am-3pm) for 2 blocks of 4 weeks each (total of 8 weeks)
REPORTS TO: Faculty Administrator
SALARY: $39.02/hour
To Apply
Please apply via this link: https://fs6.formsite.com/tbws/employapp/index.html