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Lower Grades Assistant 

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: Lower Grades Assistant
Status: Part-time, hourly

Primary Function:

The Lower Grades Assistant shall meet the needs of the children, the program, and the well being of the classroom. The Lower Grades Assistant will work to guide the children through imitation, and to strengthen and develop the children's will and senses through meaningful interactions. The Lower Grades Assistant will be directly engaged with the children in both the classroom and recess settings.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide both morning and afternoon recess coverage.

  • Assist class and subject teachers.

  • Document observations of each student related to successes and challenges of presented curriculum and share information with class teachers.

  • Be available to meet with parents and other teachers to discuss individuals, either at conference time or as necessary relating to other concerns.

  • Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to first contact with students.

  • Provide substitute coverage as needed for class and subject teachers, according to availability.

  • Assist class teacher in maintaining and organizing student work and classroom supplies.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • All teachers share responsibility for the well-being of the school.

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

  • Attendance and participation in Fall 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 help lead teacher as needed with classroom aesthetics, including seasonal displays.

  • 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 or related experience

Preferred Qualifications:

1 – 2 years previous classroom experience

 
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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