Second Grade Class Teacher

The Charlottesville Waldorf School is seeking a second grade teacher for the 2026-27 school year, with the intention of looping 1st-3rd into the future. Experienced teachers are encouraged to apply. We provide mentoring and help facilitate professional development programs for our teachers.

Located in the heart of Charlottesville, with the University of Virginia as a close neighbor, CWS draws in a vibrant community of people who care deeply about Waldorf education. The school celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. We are a faculty and staff of 35, including Early Childhood, Grades 1-8, and an administrative staff. In second grade, the students are taught by a specialty teacher for handwork, music, Spanish, movement, and nature study.

The class teacher is the instructor for painting, periods used for language arts and math practice, and Community Class, which is a program that involves community service and how we interact with and respect each other in community.

The Charlottesville Waldorf School exists to offer education based on an anthroposophical understanding of the human being as developed by Rudolf Steiner and as nurtured through the active self-development and child observation of our faculty. We seek to provide each child with the physical environment and stimulation of the imagination needed at each stage of his or her growth in order to awaken the new capacities required to reach his or her full adult potential.

The school is committed to the following statement regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion:
The Charlottesville Waldorf School values the humanity of all people in their individuality and embraces their race, ethnicity, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, culture, religion or spirituality, and socio-economic experience. We commit to actively engaging in the essential and ongoing process of accessing the intended potential and strength of the Waldorf Curriculum by moving beyond its European roots, fostering an environment of inclusivity, and holding each other accountable for growth.

We are actively working together, while acknowledging the history of our location, to bring social responsibility to the forefront of our mission as a center for education.

Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume to hiring. A job description can be sent upon request. Salary information is based on each person’s educational and professional background and can also be sent once a resume is received. We invite you to learn more about our school and program on our website cwaldorf.org and through social media on Facebook and Instagram @cvillewaldorf.