Grade School Math Specialist – Part Time
Grade School Math Specialist – Part Time
Job Category: Middle School: Grades 6-8 and Subject Teacher
Opening Statement
San Francisco Waldorf School is seeking a part time Grade School Math Specialist. The Grade School Math Specialist works together with the Educational Support Program at the San Francisco Waldorf Grade School to teach Math curriculum to 6th and 7th Graders.
About
Waldorf Education is the fastest growing independent school movement in the world. This dynamic, 100-year-old approach to child development and education—based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner—is continually evolving to meet the needs of current students. Waldorf education inspires life-long learning in students and enables them to fully develop their unique capacities.
The San Francisco Waldorf School (SFWS) was founded in 1979 and serves 400 students across a parent-child program, a preschool program, kindergarten, and the first through twelfth grades. The grade school campus is in the Pacific Heights neighborhood and is easily accessible via Muni lines.
Essential Job Duties
The schedule will be teaching Math curriculum to 6th graders (approximately 3-4 periods), 7th graders (4 periods). This will be about 7- 8 periods total a week (each period is one hour long).
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- Be able to occasionally lift to 30 lbs.
- Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold
- Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with middle-school students in an academic environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) preferably in math
- Experience working with children who may find math challenging
- Flexibility in your schedule and willingness to adapt to new circumstances.
- Patience, compassion, and empathy in dealing with students.
- Ability to explain mathematical concepts clearly with relevant examples
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Specialized math training just as in Making Math Real
- Waldorf teacher certification would be ideal
EXPECTATIONS REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALISM
Organizational and professional best practices are part of the math specialist’s job at San Francisco Waldorf School. We require:
- Responsiveness with co-workers (e.g., return phone calls, respond to emails and texts promptly)
- Excellent time-management and organization
- Excellent record-keeping
- Punctuality
- Professionalism
- Courtesy
- Discretion and confidentiality
Employment Details
This is a .50 FTE exempt position with benefits including dental, flexible spending plans, retirement plan (employer contributions begin after one year of employment), and pro-rated (.50) tuition remission for eligible dependents in our Preschool -12th grade program. The full 1 FTE annual salary range is $60K – $85K depending on experience, and will be prorated to .50 FTE. Salaries are paid on a 12-month schedule.
San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We recognize that the range of ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance the school’s learning environment, and we are committed to fostering equity and inclusion.
To Apply
Please send resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org