Kindergarten Assistant needed immediately
Opening Statement
Live Oak Waldorf School is seeking a Kindergarten Assistant beginning immediately. The Kindergarten assistant, under the direction of the primary teacher, is responsible for assisting in providing quality care in support of the Kindergarten program needs of the Live Oak Waldorf School community.
About
Our greater parent body is community-minded and enjoys concerts, lectures, and festivals on our beautiful forty-acre campus. We offer many rich programs including Spanish, Handwork, Woodwork, Music, Orchestra, Eurythmy, and Movement Education. The dedicated and experienced faculty members of Live Oak hold true to the principles of Waldorf education, and we deeply value the integral roles of mentoring support and the invested work of the College of Teachers. Our faculty and Board of Trustees enjoy a warm collegial relationship and work collaboratively with our parent community to create an educational environment that is aligned with the ideals of Waldorf Education and the school’s mission and goals.
Founded in the fall of 1976, Live Oak is fully accredited by AWSNA and serves 200 children from preschool through eighth grade. We are nestled centrally in the Sierra foothills, 45 minutes east of Sacramento and 1 hour west of Donner Summit between the Bear River and the north fork of the American River. The surrounding area is an adventureland for the outdoor-minded who enjoy skiing, snowboarding, and water sports including river rafting. The numerous trail systems are frequented by horseback riders, hikers, runners, and mountain bikers.
Live Oak is where the Olympic Games–The Pentathlon, was first brought to Waldorf fifth grades and still continues to thrive for Waldorf students from the Sierra Foothills and Sacramento Valley. Our children enjoy day field trips to farms, Native American sites, caverns, railroad tunnels built by Chinese laborers in the 1800s, mining sites, fish hatcheries, rivers and waterfalls, ski slopes, and museums.
Please check out our website at liveoakwaldorf.org
Essential Job Duties
The assistant participates in all aspects of the classroom work at the direction of the lead teacher, including managing and preparing for classroom activities and the supervision of children during regular class hours, supervision of independent play, preparing snack, housekeeping and handwork support and duties, participation and support in story time and circle time (singing, finger games, movement activities), helping the children to clean and tidy the classroom, and child observation.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 200 contact hours with Kindergarten age children, experience in a Waldorf Early Childhood classroom, and at least one week in Waldorf Early Childhood coursework education.
Employment Details
Benefits include:
- One tuition remission
- A school year calendar designed for sustainable teaching and learning
- Financial support for yearly renewal courses
- Joining an enthusiastic, supportive faculty that loves to have fun
- Priority enrollment for children of hired faculty
Pay rate is $21-23/hour based on experience.
To Apply
If interested, send your cover letter and resume to jpojanowski-todd@liveoakwaldorf.org or call 530-878-8720 for more information.
