Share Email Opening Title Upper Grades Language Arts Teacher  About the Organization Linden Waldorf School is located on a verdant, twelve-acre campus in vibrant Nashville, Tennessee, situated just minutes away from the bustle of downtown between Vanderbilt University and the Green Hills neighborhood. Nestled in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, Nashville is a fast-growing, multicultural city with a rich history and an exciting future. The Linden Waldorf approach is deeply integrated and cross-disciplinary, highly developmentally attuned, and meets children in a place of limitless learning opportunity-their imagination.   Category Education   Description Position: Upper Grades Language Arts Teacher Status: Part-time, Salaried Primary Function: The Upper Grades (6-8) Language Arts Teacher is considered to be knowledgeable in their subject and are responsible for developing, planning, and teaching their programs. Classroom Responsibilities and Duties: Prepare and teach Language Arts, guided by the principles of Waldorf education. Develop and maintain a safe, harmonious, social environment for the students. Provide regular communication to class teacher about curriculum, student performance, and unusual incidents. Begin and end classes on time to support daily schedule. Participate in recess coverage for grades 1-8. Attend at least one class/parent meeting at request of class teacher to explain subject curriculum, answer parent questions, and foster familiarity between parents and subject teachers. Be available for parent teacher conference as requested by the class teacher. Arrange additional subject specific conference(s) with parent and support faculty member as needed to discuss student academic or disciplinary concerns. Document observations of each student related to successes and challenges of presented curriculum. Complete mid-year report narratives and/or number/letter grades as applicable for students in grades 6-8, covering student’s progress in Language Arts. Complete end of year report narratives covering student progress in Language Arts. 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 parent conference days, and parent meetings. Attendance at other parent conferences as much as possible in schedule. Attendance and participation in weekly faculty meetings, three (3) In Service sessions in the beginning and end of each academic year (August and June) and spring of each year (February or March). Attendance and participation in weekly section meetings and child studies. Service on at least one (1) Faculty committee and/or Board of Trustees of the school. First year teachers may be exempt from this requirement. Attendance/assistance at major all-school activities in accordance with the All School Event Guidelines. Attendance at the All School Meetings called by the Board of Trustees. Willingness to participate in enrollment process of new students, particularly in discussions of student placement. Participation in the design and execution of an individualized plan for professional development. Attendance at Waldorf Education summer training as identified as appropriate by the School. Other duties as assigned. Physical Job Requirements for all Linden Waldorf School Employees Must be able to: Remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time, standing or sitting. Move about to reach students and/or access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Constantly/occasionally operate a computer and other office machinery. Ascend/descend stairs and traverse campus Position self as needed, including bending, crouching, kneeling, lifting, reaching. Lift up to 40 pounds on a regular basis. Frequently communicate with students, parents, colleagues, and leadership. Actively supervise students with focus even when distractions present. Work in various outdoor weather conditions for extended periods of time. It is the policy of Linden Waldorf School to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, status as a covered veteran, or any other legally protected status, in accordance with federal and state law, and not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, compensation, benefits, promotion, demotion, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.   Position Requirements Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university Preferred Qualifications: 1 – 2 years previous classroom experience Have completed, or be willing to complete Waldorf Certification   Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time   Location Linden Waldorf School   EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.   This position is currently not accepting applications. 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