Spanish Teacher at LINDEN WALDORF SCHOOL INC. – Nashville, Tennessee

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years previous classroom experience

Strong knowledge of Waldorf education or a willingness to learn and grow within its principles and pedagogical practices.

Primary Function:

Subject Teachers are considered to be knowledgeable in their subject and are responsible for developing, planning, and teaching their programs.

Classroom Responsibilities and Duties:

• Prepare and teach subject curriculum, guided by the principles of Waldorf education.

• Develop and maintain a safe, harmonious social environment for the students.

• Provide regular communication to Class Teachers about curriculum, student performance, and unusual incidents.

• Begin and end classes on time to support the daily schedule.

• Participation in recess coverage for grades 1 – 8.

• Attend at least one class/parent meeting to explain subject curriculum, answer parent questions, and foster familiarity between parents and Subject Teachers.

• Be available for parent-teacher conferences as requested by Class Teacher.

• Arrange and participate in conference(s) with parent and support faculty members, as needed, to discuss student academic or disciplinary concerns.

• Document observations of each student related to successes and challenges of presented curriculum.

• Complete quarter, mid-year, and end of year report narratives covering student’s progress in subject class.

• Submit reports by assigned deadlines.

Additional Responsibilities:

All teachers share responsibility for the well-being of the school. Aspects of this responsibility are:

• Maintaining and striving for an openness to understand and work with the Anthroposophical underpinnings of Waldorf Education and child development.

• Attendance and participation in weekly faculty meetings, In-service sessions in the beginning and end of each academic year (August and May) and spring of each year (February or March).

• Post office hours providing a minimum of one 30 – 60 minute period each week for phone or in-person conference availability.

• Attendance and participation in weekly Section meeting(s) as applicable to your position.

• Attendance and participation in Class section meetings in the Fall and Spring, as determined in consultation with Class Teacher, to share experiences and observations about each grade.