This is a part-time, hourly position, available immediately.   It is temporary until December 2023.

OVERVIEW

The Grade School Math Tutor works together with the Educational Support Program at the San Francisco Waldorf Grade School in small groups of Grades 4 – 8 to solidify their math skills.

Waldorf Education is the fastest growing independent school movement in the world.  This dynamic, 100-year-old approach to child development and education—based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner—is continually evolving to meet the needs of current students. Waldorf education inspires life-long learning in students and enables them to fully develop their unique capacities.

The San Francisco Waldorf School (SFWS) was founded in 1979 and serves more than 450 students across a parent-child program, a nursery program, kindergarten, and the first through twelfth grades. The grade school campus is in the Pacific Heights neighborhood and is easily accessible via Muni lines.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with middle-school students in an academic environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A. or B.S.) preferably in math
• Experience working with children who may find math challenging
• Flexibility in your schedule and willingness to adapt to new circumstances.
• Patience, compassion, and empathy in dealing with students.
• Ability to explain mathematical concepts clearly with relevant examples
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Waldorf teacher certification would be ideal

EXPECTATIONS REGARDING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALISM

Organizational and professional best practices are part of the tutor’s job at San Francisco Waldorf School.  We require:

• Responsiveness with co-workers (e.g., return phone calls, respond to emails and texts promptly)
• Excellent time-management and organization
• Excellent record-keeping 
• Punctuality
• Professionalism
• Courtesy
• Discretion and confidentiality

This is a part-time hourly position with an expected commitment of no more than 6 hours per week of teaching time and meetings.

The hourly rate is $68.

This position and carries no benefits other than those available through the San Francisco City Ordinances. 

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

·         Be able to occasionally lift to 30 lbs.

·         Work intermittently in outside weather conditions, including heat and cold

·         Regularly sitting or standing 4-8 hours

FLSA Classification:               Not exempt from overtime; hourly

Reports to:                            Grade School Chair

Hired by:                               Grade School Steering Committee

Date Modified:                     February 2022

San Francisco Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, or any protected class. We recognize that the range of ethnicities, nationalities, languages, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance the school’s learning environment, and we are committed to fostering equity and inclusion.

Please send resume and letter of interest to jobs@sfwaldorf.org