Teaching Positions:
1st Grade Teacher
Woodland Star School is looking for a full-time first grade main lesson teacher for the 2021-22 school year. We would like to welcome you to our community and to begin teaching in August 2021. The school anticipates that our campus will be open by then for in-person instruction on our beautiful grapevine-draped campus. Come join our vibrant, diverse, neighborhood education community. Dedicated parents and teachers have, over these past 20 years, created one of the most dynamic Waldorf charter schools in California.
We are looking for someone with a clear picture of how to form a class community of children and parents. Our teachers are committed to teaching Waldorf curriculum as indicated by Steiner, progressive to meet the needs and interests of our students. We seek a warm collaborative colleague, a conscientious planner, and a person mindful of bringing just the right lesson at the right time to entice his or her students.
4th Grade Teacher
Woodland Star Charter School is looking for a full-time 4th grade main lesson teacher for the 2021-22 school year. We would like to welcome you to our community and to begin teaching in August 2021. The school anticipates that our campus will be open by then for in-person instruction on our beautiful grapevine-draped campus. Come join our vibrant, diverse, neighborhood community. Dedicated parents and teachers have, over these past 20 years, created one of the most dynamic Waldorf charter schools in California.
We have cultivated a wonderful group of children for next year’s fourth grade class. They are eager, joyful, disciplined, and ready for their next lesson. Despite the obstacles of distance learning, they have been well prepared for 4th grade by an experienced organized teacher who is retiring at the end of this school year. They have a solid Waldorf school foundation academically and artistically.
General Class Teacher Qualifications
Being a Waldorf public school, we are seeking candidates with Waldorf training and teaching experience. They are important to us, as is a California multiple-subject teaching credential. However, if you feel you might be a good fit and those certifications are in process, please feel free to reach out to discuss what is possible.
Compensation and Benefits for Full-time Class Teachers
We offer a competitive salary (plus a little more for Spanish bi-lingual and postgraduate degrees) as well as medical and retirement benefits, and a school year calendar designed for sustainable teaching and learning. We also offer priority enrollment for students of hired faculty members.
We offer:
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- A competitive salary ($46,000 – $84,000 depending on training, education, and years of teaching experience)
- Health benefits (80/20% including for dependents)
- Retirement (STRS)
- Part-time class assistant – up to 4 hours/day
- Professional development
- Mentoring
- Priority enrollment for your children K-8
Take note of our sustainable teaching calendar including breaks:
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- A week in October
- A week for Thanksgiving
- Two weeks for the Holidays
- A week in February
- A week for spring break
- Plus the usual holidays
About our school community
Come join our vibrant, diverse, neighborhood community. Dedicated parents and teachers have, over these past 20 years, created one of the most dynamic Waldorf charter schools in California. You will find our faculty and staff warm, supportive, accepting and devoted to their school. We have a great time working together as we hone our craft as Waldorf educators in the public sector.
Have you ever been to the town of Sonoma? What a wonderful community to join! Sonoma is an authentic, small (7,500), picturesque California mission town in the heart of wine country about an hour north of San Francisco, ninety minutes from both the Pacific Ocean and Sacramento. Likewise, we are in the geographical and visionary center of the exciting Waldorf-inspired charter school movement. Our school is a committed, hardworking, multicultural, and conscious community of teachers and families. We enjoy a green, solar-powered campus and are blessed with a fun-loving, supportive parent community.
We see ourselves as modern Waldorf teachers working with Rudolf Steiner’s indications in a public charter school setting.
Have you ever been to the town of Sonoma? What a wonderful community to join! Sonoma is an authentic, small (7,500), picturesque California mission town in the heart of wine country about an hour north of San Francisco, ninety minutes from both the Pacific Ocean and Sacramento. Likewise, we are in the geographical and visionary center of the exciting Waldorf-inspired charter school movement. In fact, we are one of the few regions that have a Waldorf Charter high school (Credo High School). Our school is a committed, hardworking, multicultural conscious community of teachers and families. We enjoy a green, solar-powered campus and are blessed with a fun-loving, supportive parent community.
Interested? Please Apply
Please email a letter of interest, resume, and the contact information for three professional references who have experienced your teaching to:
Jamie Lloyd
jlloyd@woodlandstarschool.org
Questions or wonderings? Please call 707 996 3849 ext 8604
More about Woodland Star
Established in the year 2000, Woodland Star Charter School serves families in the Sonoma Valley kindergarten through 8th grade. It is known for its innovative approach to Waldorf education and its warm hardworking multicultural community. In its pursuit to develop the academic, physical, and social-emotional capacities needed to be successful in modern life, Woodland Star seeks to show its students as much as possible about the world and humankind. Our hope is that by 8th grade, each child will see the world with optimism; a place where each may discover their life’s work and make their unique contribution to the wider community.
Please email a letter of interest, resume, and the contact information for three professional references who have experienced your teaching to:
Jamie Lloyd
jlloyd@woodlandstarschool.org
Feel free to call to contact me if you have any questions and would like to know more, 707 996 3849 ext. 8604
Substitute Teachers
Do you have a Substitute Teaching credential? Are you interested in Waldorf education. Please contact us by email or call 707 996-8604.
Please email a letter of interest, resume, and the contact information for three professional references to:
Jamie Lloyd
jlloyd@woodlandstarschool.org
Please feel free to call to inquire for more information, 707 996 3849 ext. 8604
Friendly Note: if you are interested in working at our school in any capacity, please feel free to reach out to us. We would like to know you are out there. Perhaps, someday a position will open up for which you are an ideal fit.