Career Opportunities
Position Open: Class 3/4 Grades Teacher for 2012-2013
Prairie Moon Waldorf School invites persons with vision, initiative and enthusiasm to apply for the position of 2012-2013 Class 3/4 Grades Teacher—offered at a competitive salary with benefits. The ideal candidate will have completed Waldorf teacher training, have some teaching experience, and be motivated to join our community of pioneering families. We are looking for individuals who will participate actively on school committees, help with festival planning and advance the school’s community development efforts.
Now, in its seventh year, Prairie Moon Waldorf School is a developing member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. It offers two Early Childhood Programs, First/Second combination Grade, Third/Fourth combination Grade and the eldest Fifth/Sixth combination grade class. In addition to main lesson, students are currently offered movement, Mandarin language, handwork, gardening, extra lesson, music, and strings classes. Prairie Moon occupies a former public school building with classrooms, gymnasium, stage, offices and kitchen on a seven-acre rural property that features playgrounds and a large organic garden (on rich Kaw River Valley soil.) The school is a short drive from downtown Lawrence.
Discover Lawrence, Kansas, a cultural oasis in the Midwest. Lawrence is a progressive community of just under 100,000 people that is home to the University of Kansas, Haskell Indian Nations University, and Kansas’ only Waldorf school. It features a nationally prominent visual and performing arts scene, a significant natural and Native American history and an American political history rooted in the pre-Civil War Era. The city offers top museums and historical sites, state-of-the-art health, fitness and sports facilities, a community owned and operated hospital, a lively farmer’s market that features local organic produce from dozens of area farmers and one of the Midwest’s oldest and best cooperative health food grocery stores. Lawrence is an open-minded place with a can-do attitude. Only thirty-five miles to the east is metropolitan Kansas City with its many amenities and attractions that include a world-class art museum, the national World-War-One Museum, professional sports teams and major new performing arts venues among many others.
Include with your application:
• Letter of Interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• Names and contact information for three professional references
Send application and supporting documents to:
Prairie Moon Waldorf School
Attn: Teacher Search Committee
1853 E 1600 Rd
Lawrence, KS 66044
POSITION: SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, both early childhood and grades.
We are always interested in receiving applications for substitute teachers, for both early childhood and grades teachers. Please download and complete the Application for Employment.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, application of employment, and resume to:
Prairie Moon Waldorf School
Attn: Search Committee Chair
1853 E 1600 Rd
Lawrence, KS 66044