Grade 1 Class Teacher

Overview

Grade 1 Class Teacher 2025-26

Portland Waldorf School is welcoming applications for a full-time Class Teacher beginning with Grade 1 in the 2026-27 school year. Successful candidates will enthusiastically engage students and work collaboratively with colleagues and the parent community to create an educational environment aligned with Waldorf pedagogy, our school mission, and program goals.

• Engage and support students in a Waldorf grade-1 classroom.
• Collaborate with colleagues and the parent community to implement the school’s mission and program goals.
• Maintain an educational environment aligned with Waldorf pedagogy and Anthroposophical principles.

• Bachelor’s degree and Waldorf teacher training certificate are required.
• Preferred candidates will have Waldorf teaching experience.
• Commitment to Waldorf education, working out of Anthroposophy, and a love of teaching.

Salary range is $54, per year and is dependent upon education and experience. Benefits offered include health insurance, retirement plan, tuition remission, paid time off, mentoring, and professional development opportunities.

To apply, please send a letter of interest, resume, and three professional references, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses (in PDF format) to the hiring email: hiring.

Portland Waldorf School was founded in 1982 and is fully accredited through AWSNA. We serve over 300 students from early childhood through grade twelve on a beautiful seven-acre campus in downtown Milwaukie, just 20 minutes from downtown Portland.

Portland Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We acknowledge that a diversity of ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, gender expressions, sexual orientations, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance our school’s learning environment, and we are committed to cultivating equity and inclusion. We are seeking individuals who are committed to self-development, educational equity and inclusion, and have a willingness to participate in ongoing work related to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.

People of color and others underrepresented in our community are encouraged to apply.