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Employment

Employment Opportunities

Woodland Charter School, located in the beautiful Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon, seeks to hire outstanding educators to join our wonderful staff and learning community. WCS is proud to offer a public Waldorf curriculum to the greater Grants Pass community. We have eight stand-alone classes, first through eighth grade, with a current average class size of 22 students, and a traditional maximum class size of 25 students. Our lovely rural campus continues to expand, as we added four new classrooms in 2017 to meet the growing needs of our vibrant learning community, which includes a dedicated music room, handwork room, and resource room. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, paid leave, the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and a stipend for professional development.

Southwest Oregon is a great place to live as well as to raise a family! The cost of living, including housing / home ownership, is affordable, the climate is mild, and the land is beautiful and varied. Local cultural events include the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, the Britt Music & Arts Festival in Jacksonville, and all the amenities of the nearby mid-size towns of Grants Pass and Medford. Our amazing local “three rivers” water system offers rafting, kayaking, and swimming for water enthusiasts, and the meeting point of the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountains offers numerous spectacular hiking opportunities, including to many accessible high peaks and the Pacific Crest Trail. Biodynamic, organic, and permaculture farms abound in this temperate zone, and we have many farmers in our school community. We are two hours from Mt. Shasta, Crater Lake, and the Oregon and California coasts and the world’s most scenic stand of redwoods, and four hours from the dynamic metropolitan area of Portland.

Positions Available for the 2022-2023 School Year

School Custodian

Woodland Charter School is seeking to hire a custodian for the remainder of this school year.  This temporary hourly position will work approximately 36 hours a week when school is in session.  We offer a competitive public school salary and a benefits package that includes; paid sick leave, medical, dental and vision coverage, the Oregon PERS pension plan, and professional development opportunities. 

Job Description

Responsible for maintaining, cleaning, and disinfecting all areas of our facility. Perform basic cleaning, sanitation, and minor maintenance of buildings and associated grounds including sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing, trash removal, etc. Supervise evening custodial staff and secure facilities at all times to ensure a safe school and working environment. Provide high-level customer service for school events and community activities including set-up/clean-up.

  • Perform custodial duties such as cleaning, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing and trash removal of classrooms, office, faculty rooms, bathrooms and other areas of a facility including exterior grounds. Guide students and staff in the care and use of the facility.
  • Interact with and assist students and staff during and after regular school hours to ensure needs are met regarding building use. Provide set up, tear down and cleaning after activities. Respond to requests, last-minute needs, unscheduled events, changes, etc. regarding building use. Move and set up furniture and equipment as requested.
  • Supervise and lead the work of night custodians. Collaborate with night custodian to resolve issues, schedule work, plan projects, inspect the building and coordinate building activity needs. Assist with training, evaluation and daily work load of night custodians.
  • Monitor and inspect building facilities for safety and cleanliness. Maintain and make minor repairs to the facility and troubleshoot areas requiring maintenance. Notify supervisor of hazardous or harmful situations.
  • Secure facility by locking doors and windows. Monitor building security throughout the shift.
  • Ensure proper use, identification, mixture and application of chemicals, including the requirements and use of Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
  • Remove snow and ice from sidewalks as needed to ensure safe egress to and from the building.
  • Respond as essential personnel in case of an emergency, weather or environmental event, and/or school/facility/district closure.
  • Maintain and order janitorial supplies.
  • Flagging to ensure safe exit of buses and vehicles at the end of the school day.
  • Other duties as assigned by administration.

Please submit: 

  • Professional resume 
  • Cover letter 
  • Professional references

Submit to: hr@woodlandcharterschool.org

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Positions Available for the 2023-2024 School Year

Kindergarten Teacher

After 10 years of serving our community in grades 1-8, we are excited to add Kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year. We seek an experienced Waldorf Kindergarten teacher to join our warm and dynamic faculty. We are a small community-oriented school of less than 200 students. Our public Waldorf curriculum includes Main Lesson, Handwork, PE, Gardening, Foreign Language and Music. Our campus consists of a thriving 19 acre ecosystem including a pond, several gardens, primitive play spaces and access to adjoining BLM land where we spend time outside in all types of weather. The Kindergarten day will include cooking, purposeful work, singing, storytelling, crafting, painting and being outside in nature.

We are seeking a competent, imaginative, and joyful class teacher to join our collaborative faculty. The Kindergarten will open with up to 24 students and will have a full-time assistant. Our school week is Monday – Thursday with some staff work days scheduled on Fridays throughout the year. We offer a competitive public school teacher salary with annual step increases, and a benefits package that includes paid sick leave, individual medical, dental, vision coverage and membership into the Oregon PERS pension plan. The school values and encourages annual ongoing professional development and provides a generous allowance to support teacher renewal.

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an education-related major
  • Waldorf Kindergarten Certification or commitment to enroll in a certification program
  • Oregon teaching license or the ability to obtain a license

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

  • Experience teaching Kindergarten in a Waldorf school
  • Experience in developing and/or implementing curriculum for a new Kindergarten program

Successful Candidates Will:

  • Balance the rhythm of stories, artistic work and imagination with rest and play.
  • Support the values of Woodland Charter School 
  • Be peaceful, loving, engaged, warm, creative and joyful
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Have a commitment to equity and the belief that all children can learn

Compensation:

  • Competitive pay and benefit package 
  • Step pay increases related to continuing experience and education 
  • Mentorship program 
  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage 
  • Pension plan through the state Oregon 
  • Generous contribution toward Waldorf Certification

Please submit: 

  • Professional resume 
  • Short biography/cover letter 
  • 3 Professional references

Submit to: hr@woodlandcharterschool.org

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Foreign Language Teacher (.75 FTE)

We are seeking a competent, imaginative, and joyful Foreign Language teacher to join our collaborative faculty. The Foreign Language teacher is a .75 FTE position, working approximately 6 hours per day. Our school week is Monday – Thursday with some Friday work days scheduled throughout the year. The Foreign Language teacher will be working with students in grades 1 – 8, two days per week for about 45 minutes. We offer a competitive public school teacher salary with annual step increases, and a benefits package that includes paid sick leave, individual medical, dental, and vision coverage, and membership into the Oregon PERS pension plan. The school values and encourages annual ongoing professional development and provides a generous allowance to support teacher renewal.

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an education-related major
  • Oregon teaching license or commitment to enroll in a certification program
  • Waldorf Teaching Certification or commitment to pursue Waldorf Education Professional Development

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

  • Experience teaching Foreign Language in a public school / Waldorf school 
  • Native Speaker or Bilingual Certification
  • Experience in developing and/or implementing curriculum for a foreign language program

Successful Candidates Will:

  • Be enthusiastic, creative, warm and joyful 
  • Have the ability to work well with colleagues, administration, and parents 
  • Support the values of Woodland Charter School 
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Have a commitment to equity and the belief that all children can learn

Compensation:

  • Competitive pay and benefit package 
  • Step pay increases related to continuing experience and education 
  • Mentorship program 
  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage 
  • Pension plan through the state Oregon 

Please submit: 

  • Professional resume 
  • Short biography/cover letter 
  • 3 Professional references

Submit to: hr@woodlandcharterschool.org

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Music Teacher (.75 FTE)

We are seeking a competent, imaginative, and joyful Music teacher to join our collaborative faculty. The Music teacher is a .75 FTE position, working approximately 6 hours per day. Our school week is Monday – Thursday with some staff work days scheduled on Fridays throughout the year. The Music teacher will be working with students in grades 1 – 8, two days per week for about 45 minutes. We offer a competitive public school teacher salary with annual step increases, and a benefits package that includes paid sick leave, individual medical, dental, and vision coverage,  and membership into the Oregon PERS pension plan. The school values and encourages annual ongoing professional development and provides a generous allowance to support teacher renewal.

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably with an education-related major 
  • Oregon teaching license or commitment to enroll in a certification program
  • Waldorf Teaching Certification or commitment to pursue Waldorf Education Professional Development

Highly Desirable Qualifications:

  • Experience teaching music in a public school / Waldorf school 
  • Experience in developing and/or implementing curriculum for a music program

Successful Candidates Will:

  • Be enthusiastic, creative, warm and joyful 
  • Have the ability to work well with colleagues, administration, and parents 
  • Support the values of Woodland Charter School 
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Have a commitment to equity and the belief that all children can learn

Compensation:

  • Competitive pay and benefit package 
  • Step pay increases related to continuing experience and education 
  • Mentorship program 
  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage 
  • Pension plan through the state Oregon 

Please submit: 

  • Professional resume 
  • Short biography/cover letter 
  • 3 Professional references

Submit to: hr@woodlandcharterschool.org

Application Deadline: Open Until Filled