Lead Teacher, Early Childhood

Lead Teacher, Early Childhood

TERM: 2026/2027

REPORTS TO: Interim Head of Schools

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Exempt

COMPENSATION: $65,559 - $113,636 Annually; depending upon relevant experience

LOCATION: 11 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 (on-site)

The Brooklyn Waldorf School is a vibrant and dynamic school nestled in the heart of Bedford‑Stuyvesant. The Brooklyn Waldorf School provides an education that meets the needs of each student in a developmentally appropriate manner, integrating critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and a deep connection to the arts through the curriculum founded by Rudolf Steiner. Through leading a balanced and well‑rounded school life, students are expected to understand themselves as agents of change in an ever‑evolving world.

Our faculty hails from all over the world and includes both seasoned Waldorf teachers and those new to Waldorf education. Serving over 160 students from pre‑K to grade 8, teachers typically remain with a class through multiple grades, forming deep relationships over time. BWS teachers care for their students as whole individuals and provide not only for their academic development, but also for their emotional intelligence, artistic capacities, and physical knowledge of their surrounding environment.

Teachers develop their own classroom content through active engagement with curricular resources prepared by our Faculty Council and reflect our local urban environment and community values.

The Brooklyn Waldorf School was founded in 2005 by a body of parents and Waldorf graduates who sought a nurturing space within the city where their children could discover and explore their inner potential. As the school community grew, classes expanded to include Parent‑Child, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School.

The Lead Teacher, Early Childhood guides a class of young children through a nurturing, play‑based Waldorf program, partnering with a Support Teacher to create a warm, rhythmic classroom environment. This teacher leads daily curriculum planning and delivery, communicates regularly with families, and helps carry forward BWS's mission of educating the whole child.

• Create an engaging play‑based Waldorf Early Childhood curriculum focused on nurturing the whole child—intellectually, emotionally, and physically—through a balance of structured activities and creative play.
• Oversee daily operations, guide and oversee the class Support Teacher.
• Maintain student records.
• Prepare student end‑of‑year reports for parents in accordance with school policies.
• Write bi‑weekly newsletters updating parents on class activities.
• Establish and maintain a positive and professional relationship with students, parents, and other teachers and school personnel.

• Be available to parents for collaboration on student needs through Class Meetings, biannual parent‑teacher conferences, and individual meetings.
• Establish and maintain a positive and professional relationship with students, parents, and other teachers and school personnel.
• Attend weekly faculty meetings and occasional special events (open houses, festivals, fairs).
• Assist in school governance by serving on at least two committees relevant to grade, interest, and expertise (after your first year).
• Maintain an aesthetically pleasing and organized classroom space.
• Comply with the established policies and procedures of the school as stated in the Faculty and Staff Handbook.

Please note that this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, i.e., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments.

• Bachelor's degree and experience as a Teacher (Required);
  Waldorf experience (Highly preferred).
• A love of children ages 2‑6 and a deep desire to support their growth, through observation and collaboration.
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