Current job openings at OWS
Job Opening: Lead Administrator
Position start date: immediately
Position start date: immediately
job_posting_lead_admin.pdf |
Job Opening: Preschool Lead Teacher
2024-2025 School Year
We seek a confident, warm, community-minded individual with a deep appreciation for the Waldorf approach to education and its anthroposophical foundations. A willingness to engage deeply in rethinking the Waldorf curriculum with an eye to diversity, equity and inclusion is also desired. The ideal candidate will be a fully-trained Waldorf teacher with teaching experience and enthusiasm for developing a vibrant play-based Waldorf preschool program. This is a full-me position.
2024-2025 School Year
We seek a confident, warm, community-minded individual with a deep appreciation for the Waldorf approach to education and its anthroposophical foundations. A willingness to engage deeply in rethinking the Waldorf curriculum with an eye to diversity, equity and inclusion is also desired. The ideal candidate will be a fully-trained Waldorf teacher with teaching experience and enthusiasm for developing a vibrant play-based Waldorf preschool program. This is a full-me position.
preschool_lead_teacher.pdf |
Job Opening: First Grade Teacher
2024-2025 School Year
Olympia Waldorf School is seeking a joyful and warm teacher, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective classroom management, and enthusiasm for teaching and learning. It is our desire to hire a qualified individual committed to leading the Class of 2032 and joining our experienced faculty. A bachelor’s degree and Waldorf Teaching Certificate (or commitment to obtain one) is required. Experience and interest in working collaboratively to deepen our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion is preferred.
2024-2025 School Year
Olympia Waldorf School is seeking a joyful and warm teacher, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective classroom management, and enthusiasm for teaching and learning. It is our desire to hire a qualified individual committed to leading the Class of 2032 and joining our experienced faculty. A bachelor’s degree and Waldorf Teaching Certificate (or commitment to obtain one) is required. Experience and interest in working collaboratively to deepen our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion is preferred.
grade_1_teacher_2024-25.pdf |
Job Opening: Middle School English Language Arts Teacher
2024-2025 School Year
Olympia Waldorf School is seeking a qualified individual to teach English Language Arts to middle school students. This teacher will inspire students to develop an appreciation and curiosity for reading and writing concepts while also developing in students the reading, writing, and comprehension skills necessary for them to succeed in high school. The ideal candidate will have a knowledge and passion for language arts that they seek to share with the students, and will work collaboratively with other middle school teachers to strengthen and deepen the English Language Arts curriculum in our school. This is a full time appointment, with half the appointment dedicated to teaching English Language Arts in Grades 5-8 and half to providing student support.
2024-2025 School Year
Olympia Waldorf School is seeking a qualified individual to teach English Language Arts to middle school students. This teacher will inspire students to develop an appreciation and curiosity for reading and writing concepts while also developing in students the reading, writing, and comprehension skills necessary for them to succeed in high school. The ideal candidate will have a knowledge and passion for language arts that they seek to share with the students, and will work collaboratively with other middle school teachers to strengthen and deepen the English Language Arts curriculum in our school. This is a full time appointment, with half the appointment dedicated to teaching English Language Arts in Grades 5-8 and half to providing student support.
middle_school_ela_teacher_2024-25.pdf |
Job Opening: Grades Teacher
2024-2025 School Year
It is our desire to hire a qualified individual committed to leading a grades class and joining our experienced faculty. A bachelor’s degree and Waldorf Teaching Certificate (or commitment to obtain one) is required. Experience and interest in working collaboratively to deepen our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion is preferred.
2024-2025 School Year
It is our desire to hire a qualified individual committed to leading a grades class and joining our experienced faculty. A bachelor’s degree and Waldorf Teaching Certificate (or commitment to obtain one) is required. Experience and interest in working collaboratively to deepen our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion is preferred.
grades_class_teacher_2024-25.pdf |
Job Opening: Camp and Extended Care Coordinator
For School Year 2024-25
We are looking for a Camp and Extended Care Coordinator who is reliable and will support both the social development of our students and their health and safety. This is a year-round posion. The Coordinator will be responsible for organizing and implemenng several weeks of camps, which occur over the school’s seasonal breaks, as well as the early childhood and grades extended care programs. The job includes managing camp and extended care enrollment, helping to hire camp and care assistants, supervising assistants, buying and managing supplies, and scheduling. An ideal candidate has experience working with children and supervising employees. Experience with Waldorf educaon is preferred.
For School Year 2024-25
We are looking for a Camp and Extended Care Coordinator who is reliable and will support both the social development of our students and their health and safety. This is a year-round posion. The Coordinator will be responsible for organizing and implemenng several weeks of camps, which occur over the school’s seasonal breaks, as well as the early childhood and grades extended care programs. The job includes managing camp and extended care enrollment, helping to hire camp and care assistants, supervising assistants, buying and managing supplies, and scheduling. An ideal candidate has experience working with children and supervising employees. Experience with Waldorf educaon is preferred.
camp_and_extended_care_coordinator.pdf |
Job Opening: Substitute Teachers
substitute_teacher_2022-23.pdf |
Job Opening: Early Childhood Extended Care Assistant (Hearthcare)
For school year 2023-23
For school year 2023-23
22-23_job_posting_early_childhood_extended_care_assistant.docx.pdf |
Job Openings: Grades Extended Care Assistants
For school year 2022-23
For school year 2022-23
22-23_job_posting_extended_care_positions.docx.pdf |
About the School
Olympia Waldorf School is a Preschool through 8th Grade fully accredited Waldorf school serving students from throughout the South Sound. Our faculty is comprised of three early childhood teachers, eight grades teachers, and two specialty teachers. Specialty subjects currently include Spanish, Games and Movement, Gardening, Woodworking, Handwork, Ensemble, and Strings. We have graduated fifteen classes from Grade 8. Read more about our school here.
Campus and Community
Olympia Waldorf School is situated on four acres in semi-rural East Olympia. Our campus includes Prairie Hall, a historic school building built in 1916, a modern Middle School building, and a charming Kinderhaus. We are minutes from downtown Olympia, capitol of Washington, midway between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, and close to mountains, Sound, and ocean. Olympia offers a diverse community and workforce and ample recreational opportunities.
Olympia Waldorf School is a Preschool through 8th Grade fully accredited Waldorf school serving students from throughout the South Sound. Our faculty is comprised of three early childhood teachers, eight grades teachers, and two specialty teachers. Specialty subjects currently include Spanish, Games and Movement, Gardening, Woodworking, Handwork, Ensemble, and Strings. We have graduated fifteen classes from Grade 8. Read more about our school here.
Campus and Community
Olympia Waldorf School is situated on four acres in semi-rural East Olympia. Our campus includes Prairie Hall, a historic school building built in 1916, a modern Middle School building, and a charming Kinderhaus. We are minutes from downtown Olympia, capitol of Washington, midway between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, and close to mountains, Sound, and ocean. Olympia offers a diverse community and workforce and ample recreational opportunities.