High School Art Teacher
Opening Statement
The Washington Waldorf School, located in Bethesda, Maryland, is seeking a full time high school art teacher beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. There will be a part time transition period during the 2024-2025 school year.
Requirements include a bachelor’s degree or higher. High school teaching experience and Waldorf teaching credentials are preferred. If coming without Waldorf teaching credentials, the applicant will be required to participate in additional professional development / Waldorf training, possibly from an outside credentialed program.
About
Founded in 1969, Washington Waldorf School operates in the Cabin John/Glen Echo area of Bethesda, MD, just outside of Washington, DC. The school serves 285 students and their families, from ages pre-K through Grade 12. Washington Waldorf cultivates each student’s capacity to think clearly, feel compassionately, and act purposefully in the world. We are committed to the education movement inspired by the pioneering work of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner and advanced by Waldorf teachers worldwide.
Essential Job Duties
Duties include teaching a majority of the following art courses:
TEACHING the following classes dependent upon scheduling capacity
- Grade 9: Black/White Drawing, Black/White Painting, Mosaics
- Grade 10: Weaving, Clay Modeling, Printmaking
- Grade 11: Watercolor, Book Arts
- Grade 12: Oil Painting, Stone Carving, Main Lesson Block: History of Architecture
- HS Studio Art (elective or club)ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Hire and supervise adjunct instructors as needed to supplement the teaching schedule.
- Building beautification as it currently exists (bulletin boards, art displays, mosaic projects.)
- Entering student artworks into local annual HS Art competitions.
- Report writing/grading/letters of recommendation, etc.
Qualifications
In addition, full-time faculty responsibilities include the following:
- Classroom teaching, including class preparation and grading.
- Work with adolescents with a variety of learning styles and different levels of
skill and ability. - Advise up to 10 students, which includes parent meetings, and writing college
recommendations. - Sponsor a class, which includes parent evenings, class activities, and conducting
weekly class forums. - Curriculum development.
- Professional development / Waldorf training.
- Attend Department and Faculty meetings and participate on committees.
- Participate in planning and chaperoning student trips/activities (includes week-long trips in May, possibly a week-long trip in September, school dances, field trips).
- Attend and assist with school events and fundraising.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and parents.
- Manage and maintain classrooms(s), physical spaces, equipment and supplies.
Employment Details
The compensation for this position includes a salary range of $51.5K – $64K and our full benefits package which includes health, disability and life insurance; dental reimbursement; retirement plan (after 1 year of employment); optional dental, vision and illness/accident insurance; professional development support; and tuition remission for the teacher’s children attending WWS.
To Apply
Washington Waldorf is committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and we welcome applications from all qualified, interested individuals.
If you would like to join our exceptional faculty, please email a cover letter and resume to employment@washingtonwaldorf.org, attn.: Claudia Berg. No phone calls, please.