High School Science Teacher

High School Science Teacher | 2024-2025 School Year

Austin Waldorf School is seeking an enthusiastic high school Physics and/or Environmental Science teacher to join our dedicated and collaborative faculty for the 2024-2025 school year. Our team of specialists is looking for an applicant who is passionate about the study and teaching out of their expertise and can render their subjects to high school students in a dynamic and practical way. Preference will be given to applicants with practical expertise in Physics and/or Environmental Science, Botany, or related fields. Experience in math is a strong plus.

Requirements

• BS in Physics, Environmental Science, or a related discipline, including at least undergraduate-level coursework and laboratory experience. 
• Sufficient expertise to teach the subject at the high school level with an experiential and/or phenomenological approach.
• Training in Waldorf education is ideal. Experience, familiarity, and/or genuine interest in Waldorf education and training is highly desirable.
• At least three years of practical experience in the area of expertise and one year of teaching experience at the high school level.
• Ability to engage high school students in lessons by utilizing observational and experiential activities so that students can arrive at conceptual thinking and understanding phenomenologically.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as excellent collaboration skills.
• Good classroom management skills. 
• Ability to maintain safety in a laboratory and other science settings.

Job Description

The Austin Waldorf High School Science educator in this position teaches science block courses to 9th-12th graders. These blocks may include topics such as Thermal Physics, Botany, Environmental Science, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Ecology, or others as part of the science team. Candidates who are qualified to teach math may be asked to teach one section of high school mathematics. 

Classes include theoretical instruction, research, and components of experiential education. Common class activities would be executing and writing experimental reports or drawing diagrams. The curriculum is based on a foundation of in-class demonstrations and students' experiments and is situated in the context of understanding and experiencing the living world around us.

Benefits and Compensation 

We offer competitive, bench-marked salaries and strong benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, tuition remission, and retirement savings matching.

AWS is an established school community with an enrollment of over 400 students. Our picturesque 33-acre campus consists of four kindergartens, eight grade-school classrooms, and a nine-classroom high school including a science lab. Our campus also houses a library, handwork room, performing arts center, gymnasium, eurythmy hall, art studio, school store, gardens, and playgrounds. Community events, such as festivals, concerts, plays, athletics, and adult education classes create an atmosphere of cultural enrichment. We are fully accredited by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS).

The Austin Waldorf School is a non-profit organization that welcomes applicants of any religion, race, color, sexual orientation, gender preference, national or ethnic origin, and any other category protected by federal, state, and local law.

If you are interested in joining our warm and hospitable community, please visit our website to submit your AWS employment application, including your resume, three references, and a letter of intention addressed to Marie-Hélène Harlow, Pedagogical Leader.