Waldorf Kindergarten Assistant

Kindergarten Assistant Teacher

24hrs per week, September 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 (excluding the month of January)

Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada

A rare opportunity to nurture, create, and live Waldorf early childhood education.

Way finders is seeking a Kindergarten Assistant Teacher to join our growing, nature‑rooted learning community at Meadow stone Farm. This is not a conventional assistant role—it is an invitation to help cultivate a living, breathing early childhood environment grounded in Waldorf principles, seasonal rhythms, imaginative play, and the richness of land‑based learning.

Accommodation is available for teachers who wish to relocate to Salt Spring Island.

• Support a mixed‑age kindergarten class of ~16–20 children (ages 4–6)
• Work closely alongside a Lead Kindergarten Teacher with over 30 years of experience in Waldorf early learning.
• Help guide indoor and outdoor kindergarten activities including:
  • circle
  • storytelling
  • practical work
  • handcrafts
  • baking
  • gardening
  • imaginative play
• Assist in creating and maintaining a calm, beautiful, rhythmical kindergarten environment
• Support children socially, emotionally, and practically throughout the day
• Participate in a Waldorf‑inspired early childhood program deeply connected to nature, farm life, and seasonal rhythms

Children spend much of their day outdoors—gardening, building, exploring ecosystems, wild crafting, and participating in real farm life.

A dynamic, relationship‑rich environment where younger children learn through imitation and older children grow through responsibility and leadership.

Teachers are given real freedom to shape curriculum and rhythms based on the needs of the children, the seasons, and the opportunities of the land.

You are not alone—you will work closely with an experienced Lead Kindergarten Teacher alongside a team of educators, handwork teachers, and nature mentors.

Way finders is embedded in a vibrant farm community with engaged families, seasonal festivals, and a shared commitment to meaningful education.

This is a chance to be part of a new paradigm in education—intimate, place‑based, family‑integrated, and deeply human.

• Experienced working with young children, ideally in Waldorf, early childhood, or outdoor education settings
• Inspired by child development, imagination, rhythm, and artistic approaches to learning
• Comfortable working in a mixed‑age, flexible environment
• Drawn to nature‑based and experiential education
• Warm, grounded, practical, and collaborative, with a genuine love of children

Way finders is located at Meadow stone Farm on Salt Spring Island, a place of extraordinary natural beauty. The land includes gardens, open fields, forest, and ocean views—offering endless inspiration for learning and living.

Located in the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Salt Spring Island offers a rare blend of natural beauty, vibrant culture, and intentional living. Known for its thriving arts community, organic farms, renowned Saturday Market, ocean beaches, and old‑growth forests, the island attracts people seeking a slower, more connected lifestyle.

Residents enjoy:

• local food
• outdoor adventure
• live music
• artisan shops
• a strong culture of creativity, sustainability, and community

This is more than an assistant teaching job.

It is an opportunity to:

• Help shape a living model of education
• Support children and families in a more connected way of life
• Help create an early childhood environment where beauty, rhythm, and meaning are central
• Be part of a close‑knit, values‑driven community

Please send us an email with your expression of interest and resume. Contact: