STEM/Math Support for Grades 1–8 Position, Full-Time—Posted until filled

Join our team at Maine Coast Waldorf School for the upcoming 2025/26 school year! We're seeking a passionate individual to join our elementary school team to collaborate with classroom teachers, in support of both individual students and classes as a whole. We desire a colleague who has the flexibility to also teach middle-school STEM main lesson blocks.

Ideal candidates have completed Waldorf teacher certification and have several years experience teaching in a Waldorf school. Other candidates without these qualifications may be considered if they have a demonstrated interest in enrolling in a Waldorf teacher certification program. If this sounds like you and you are passionate about Waldorf teaching, eager to collaborate, and excited to inspire young minds, we invite you to apply and become a part of our vibrant educational community.

Compensation and Benefits: Salary begins at $49,603 with increases for a Master’s degree and full-time teaching experience in the same age-group. Benefits include 80% tuition remission, health and dental insurance, short term disability, and a retirement option through TIAA. 

Our talented and dedicated faculty, who find strength, vision and inspiration from Anthroposophical principles, are committed to providing a superb Waldorf education. We are well supported by an active Board of Directors and a creative and generous parent community.

Responsibilities:

• Teach one or more middle school STEM main lesson blocks each year
• Collaborate with teachers on math education best practices 
• As scheduled, provide in-class support to teachers/students
• E.g. lesson planning support, station support
• Work one-on-one with students whose needs go beyond the support that is offered in the classroom
• Communicate regularly with teachers and parents on student progress 
• Attend parent-teacher conferences 
• Collaborate with Ed Support team on a regular basis 
• Assess students who have been identified as having math challenges 
• In collaboration with the Ed Support team and Branch, help prioritize Grades 1–8 math support needs 
• Providing regular screenings and assessments throughout the year to G1–8 teachers, helping to administer and correct these assessments as needed
• Keep records to support year-to-year ongoing data review
• Teach up to one section of G7 Math and one section of G8 Math during the school year
• Assignment of weekly and other duties by Branch
• Attending Subject, Branch, and Full Faculty meetings and professional development
• Work with MCWS grades 1–9 Scope and Sequence, helping teachers to navigate its philosophy and supplement its lessons with additional materials

Maine Coast Waldorf School is committed to enriching its educational experience and culture through the diversity of our faculty and staff. We actively seek systematically-excluded communities in our applicant pool, including but not limited to BIPOC and/or LGBTQIAP2+ candidates. 

Maine Coast Waldorf School strives to promote social justice. We are committed to affirming people of all religions, spiritual values, countries of origin, immigration statuses, races, genders, abilities, identities, and sexual orientations. MCWS is a multicultural, pluralistic community; we embrace diversity as a core strength of our community and seek to make our curriculum and policies as inclusive as possible. MCWS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation and national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational programs, hiring, self-government, admissions, financial aid and all other school-related activities, and emphatically rejects discrimination in all its forms.

To Apply: Please send a letter of introduction, your resume, a brief biography, and three letters of recommendation to the attention of jobs@mainecoastwaldorf.org

Full member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

Maine Coast Waldorf School

57 Desert Road, Freeport, Maine 04032
207-865-3900 www.mainecoastwaldorf.org

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in mathematics or a related field.
• Experience teaching middle school students as a lead teacher
• A demonstrated interest in Waldorf Education.
• Enjoyment and warmth working with others.
• Commitment to personal and professional growth.
• Possess versatility, enthusiasm, punctuality, and creativity, bringing energy and dedication to this role.

If an otherwise well qualified applicant does not have Waldorf teacher certification, the applicant will be expected to begin Waldorf teacher certification along a timeline discussed at the time of hire.

About Maine Coast Waldorf School

Founded in 1984, Maine Coast Waldorf School now serves over 285 children from parent/infant classes through high school. We are an accredited Waldorf program with over 35 full-time faculty members. Our current offerings consist of two foreign languages, handwork, woodwork, instrumental and choral music, circus arts and spatial dynamics and a variety of seasonal extra-curricular activities, including vibrant cross-country running and Nordic skiing programs in middle and high school. Situated on 80 beautiful acres in Freeport, Maine, our campus houses our Nursery through twelfth grade programs in five specially designed buildings, including a straw-bale constructed Early Childhood Center. Four new building projects have recently been completed. One addition provided designated space for educational support in our lower grades building. Another created new and expanded administrative office space in our main Community Hall building. Our brand-new high school facility opened in the fall of 2017, and a final phase of construction brought expanded capacities to the kitchen, music and performance spaces of our Community Hall.

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