Early Childhood/Kindergarten Lead Teacher

1. Planning all daily class schedules and rhythms in accordance with Waldorf early childhood developmental principles.
2. Preparing and maintaining the classroom as a beautiful, intentional learning space, along with class materials and records. 

Home/School

1. Engaging families in a professional, articulate, and forthright manner, fostering partnership and trust between home and school.
2. Maintaining regular communication with parents through class news emails, incident/accident reports, and special events.
3. Writing twice-yearly student reports and conducting parent teacher conferences
4. Planning and conducting regularly scheduled and as-needed parent/teacher conferences.
5. Working collaboratively with the Class Parent and parent volunteers to support healthy class life.
6. Completing well-written, accurate student reports for parents while meeting all deadlines and expectations as described by the Academic Director.
7. Planning, conducting, and attending regular class meetings and other class activities such as parent nights.
8. Initiating home visits with new students and current students as necessary before the first day of school, with flexibility to accommodate parents’ and teachers’ vacation schedules.

 Curriculum

• Working with the Academic Director, colleagues, or delegated others to implement a full Waldorf curriculum with supporting materials.
• Following the school curriculum with fidelity to Waldorf pedagogy and developmental understanding.
• Planning and integrating artistic, handwork, and movement experiences as essential elements of the curriculum.
• Planning and executing activities and events appropriate to the curriculum and developmental stage of the children.
• Planning and participating in seasonal Festivals as appropriate.
• Attending and being fully engaged in training and professional development opportunities as directed and appropriate, including participation in the East Coast WCAN conference.

Teachers/Staff/Administration

1. Working with the Academic Director or delegated others, teachers, and staff to make ongoing decisions about students and program implementation.
2. Holding regularly scheduled mentoring sessions with Assistant(s) as agreed.
3. Attending appropriate regularly scheduled faculty and staff meetings and participating in Community events such as admissions and outreach activities.
4. Maintaining timely communication with the office regarding planned events and calendar updates.
5. Managing Cost-Center budgets and ensuring tools, equipment, and resources are thoughtfully maintained and replenished as needed.
6. Social gatherings for parents and students before school begins are encouraged to strengthen class community.
7. Serving as a representative on School committees and to professional groups on a mutually agreeable schedule (first-year lead teachers do not sit on committees).
8. Deepening understanding of the Waldorf program and anthroposophy and actively participating in faculty studies.
9. Reading and abiding by the policies, procedures, and expectations contained in the Employee Handbook.