Accepting employment applications for 2024-2025!
Windsong is a non-profit independent school in Spokane, Washington. Our faculty-led school shares beliefs that guide us in our work: a willingness to strive and develop, to work out of what we know about child development and Anthroposophy, to teach creatively and with love, and to nurture our parent community. We have a strong in-house mentoring program. New Windsong faculty and staff will join a fun-loving, hardworking, and sincere faculty, will be supported by a friendly and efficient administrative team, and will lead a passionate and engaged parent body.
For the 2024-2025 school year, Windsong is pleased to offer a robust Parent-Child program, a thriving Early Childhood program, and an expanding Grades program that includes grades 1-8 as well as six specialty subjects. We have approximately 175 students currently enrolled.
Our school is located above the scenic Spokane River on the historic Mukogawa US 76-acre campus, woven through with antique walkways and quiet tree-lined streets. We enjoy trail access to the Spokane River and abundant nature opportunities. Our campus is only 5 minutes from downtown Spokane.
Handwork Teacher – URGENT NEED
Windsong School is seeking a lead Handwork Specialty Teacher for the 2024–2025 academic year, with the opportunity to begin immediately in an assistant role. The person in this position will teach handwork skills to children in grades 1st through 8th.
Requirements: The ideal candidate will have a background in fiber arts and knowledge of child development. Candidate should have strong artisanal skills in knitting, crocheting, hand sewing, machine sewing, basic pattern-making, embroidery, weaving, spinning, and dyeing, or be willing to pursue mastery of these skills. Strong interpersonal skills, resourcefulness, self-management, and flexibility are required. Familiarity with Waldorf education and a commitment to working out of Anthroposophy is a plus. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor’s degree and experience teaching children between the ages of 6–15. Candidates must pass a background check.
Benefits, Salary, and Schedule: For the 2023-2024 academic year, the assistant role is offered at $17.50 per hour. Averaging 7 hours of classroom time and assistant level support per week, Monday – Thursday between 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., plus mentorship time to be scheduled.
For 2024-2025, upon developing into the lead position, the position offers a salary of $22,050, pro-rated to the start date. Benefits include tuition remission, professional development support, one week of personal time off, and five weeks of school-year holiday.
Caretaker – URGENT NEED
The caretaker will maintain clean and sanitized bathroom facilities and school common areas. This work is to be done daily, Monday – Friday, outside of school hours. Position available through the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, with the option to renew for the 2024-2025 academic year. Windsong provides all cleaning supplies and equipment.
Requirements: Ideal candidates are reliable, detail-oriented, and have strong communication skills. Must be able to manage the physical needs of the job: lifting, bending, carrying heavy objects, and standing for long periods of time. Candidates must pass a background check.
Compensation: This is a contracted position offered at $20.00 per hour. Average 10 hours per week.
To apply: Please submit a resume to the office. No need to submit the additional application materials outlined below.
Facilities Manager – URGENT NEED
As the facilities manager, you will work in coordination with the administrator to ensure the school grounds and buildings are maintained. This includes daily maintenance needs, helping faculty with classroom improvements, maintaining tidy play yards (fall/spring clean up, watering, weeding, mowing), snow shoveling, etc.
Requirements: Ideal candidates should have a general skillset to bring tasks to completion, strong communication skills, reliable, detail oriented, intuitive, and meet the physical demands of the job. Candidates must pass a background check.
Benefits, Salary, and Schedule: This position is offered at $20.50 per hour, with 30 hours per week during the school year and 20 hours per week during the summer. Benefits include one week of personal time off.
To apply: Please submit a resume to the office. No need to submit the additional application materials outlined below.
Points to consider before applying to Windsong School:
Waldorf education rests on the tenets of Anthroposophy, a spiritualized philosophy that informs our outlook on the human experience. Our educational practices rest on the observations and insights of Waldorf educators who use Anthroposophy as a framework, along with mainstream research on effective educational practices and child development. Windsong School’s Early Childhood Program is a Full Member of Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America (WECAN).
Windsong School has experienced extraordinary growth since its founding almost 13 years ago. Our workspace and campus are unconventionally laid out. This situation leads to opportunities for familiarity, much student and staff interaction and requires a high degree of cultivated and committed camaraderie from all staff members. The benefits are manifold, but those who do not possess strong interpersonal skills may find themselves unable to enjoy the busy atmosphere.
Our mission to make Waldorf education accessible to all and the rapid school growth we’ve seen over the past years have cultivated an environment of financial prudence. A degree of resourcefulness and an ability to use simplicity as a tool will be required.
Waldorf grade teachers loop with their students, meaning that ideally, teachers will stay with their class from 1st through 8th grade.
For lead positions, two weeks of scheduled commitments are required during the summer holiday. Significant preparation in the summer is necessary in the form of a one-week professional development class that requires out-of-town travel, classroom arrangements, extensive study and personal skills practice, and materials preparation.
To apply:
Please compile the following items and send them to admin@spokanewindsongschool.org.
- A letter of interest
- A professional resume
- Contact information for three professional references
- A summary of the life experiences that led you to apply for this unique position
For lead positions, please be ready to respond to the following after submitting your initial application materials.
Please read Discovering A Genius: Rudolf Steiner at 150 by Frederick Amrine and Windsong School’s Foundational Principles, and comment on the following:
- One or more ideas you find interesting or inspiring
- One or more ideas are challenging to understand at this point
- One or more ideas you might disagree with at this point
Windsong School and Spokane Waldorf Education Association do not discriminate on the basis of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation in relation to hiring, administration, or students.