Grade 1/2 Class Teacher LONG TERM SUB
Grade 1/2 Class Teacher LONG TERM SUB
Job Category: Lower School: Grades 1-5
Opening Statement
Grade 1 / 2 Class Teacher – Long Term Substitute
Orchard Valley Waldorf School is seeking a 1st/2nd grade teacher for the 25/26 school year. This teacher will hold a Grade 1 / 2 position for the 25/26 school year, working closely over the summer with the current teacher who will be on leave from September, 2025 through June, 2026. The 25/26 school year is our inaugural year in a new fixed combined class model, and the Grade 1 / 2 long term substitute teacher will be instrumental in implementing the curriculum as outlined by the current teacher in a collaborative and dynamic way.
About
OVWS Description
Orchard Valley Waldorf School is a vibrant, rural school set on two beautiful campuses in the heart of Vermont, with close proximity to Montpelier, Vermont’s capital. It’s a small town with big city amenities – a lively arts and music scene, great restaurants, and an active outdoor community.
Orchard Valley Waldorf School Faculty are warm, collaborative and curious about the world around them. We provide education and care for children from infancy through Grade 8 and currently have 120 students in our programs, which include three Infant-3 year old classrooms, two Pre-K classrooms, one Kindergarten and fixed combined Grades classes: ½, ¾, ⅚, and ⅞.
Orchard Valley Waldorf School is an AWSNA Associate member and WECAN member school. Our birth through PreK programs are Vermont DCF Child Development Division Center Based Child Care Programs. Orchard Valley Waldorf School is an Approved Independent School and Pre Qualified Preschool program by the Vermont Agency of Education.
Essential Job Duties
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced, passionate, Grade School educator who has prior experience working with a combined class and ideally with 1st and 2nd graders. Actively working out of a deep understanding of child development, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner, is an expectation of this position, as is strong classroom management skills, the capacity to teach language arts and math acquisition to a combined class, and an affinity for working with children on the land.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Waldorf Teaching Certification and at minimum, 12 months of Waldorf classroom teaching experience OR commensurate experience and willingness to begin Waldorf Training upon hire
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to establish positive relationships with parents and caregivers and offer parent education on an ongoing basis.
- Experience using Google Suite and willingness to learn educational software as is relevant to the job
- Experience teaching Roadmap to Literacy, Waldorf Language Arts Curriculum is strongly desired
- The position involves working in and out of doors. Must be able to sit, stand, squat, reach, bend, lift up to 40 pounds, and walk over uneven terrain. Must be able to work outside for long periods of time in changing weather conditions; i.e., rain, snow, wind and/or cold.
- Desire and expectation to be working in relationship to the land
- Active engagement in the work of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Employment Details
This is a temporary, full-time, salaried position from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. Benefits include paid holidays, wellness stipend and tuition remission. The salary range for this position is: $40,892 – $47,868.
To Apply
Interested candidates are asked to submit a resume, a general letter of interest and three references to employment@ovws.org.