Employment
Come work with us! Spring Garden Waldorf School is the only accredited Waldorf School in Northeast Ohio. We have been educating children for 42 years and have been an AWSNA accredited Waldorf School for nearly 20 of those years. We would love to learn more about you and your career goals in Waldorf education. See our current opportunities below.
Fundraising and Event Coordinator
This part time salaried position is responsible for overseeing all events, campaigns and activities related to fundraising, alumni, and awareness both locally and in the greater community. Events range from and can include and are not limited to: Annual Giving Campaign, Children’s Festival, Annual Auction Benefit, Community Give Back events.
Duties include managing logistics, budgets, timelines and volunteers to ensure that all activities are a success both financially and in community building. Hours will average 20 hours per week throughout the year. Interested parties should send a cover letter, resume and three recommendation letters to Amy Hecky at ahecky@sgws.org or 1791 Jacoby Rd. Copley, OH 44321.
Grades Support Person
This is a full-time hourly position. Hours are 10:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Duties include assisting in our second grade classroom throughout the school day along with recess and lunch duties with other classes. From 3:30 – 6:30 the person holding this position will lead our Grades Student Aftercare program.
The ideal candidate will have experience working in a school with preference for Waldorf school experience. Interested candidates please email resume, cover letter, and three letters of recommendation to Grades Support Person Hiring Committee at learn@sgws.org.
Assistant Coaches
We are hiring assistant coaches for Cross Country and Volleyball. The assistant coach supports the head coach in the management of a competitive, seasonal sport program for Spring Garden Waldorf School. The assistant coach supports the implementation of practice plans organized by the head coach.
The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and previous experience as an athlete and working with students; previous experience as an athletic coach for middle-school age students is preferred. The assistant coach attends all practices and competitions throughout the sport season, performs administrative duties such as maintaining records of team or individual statistics from practices or competitions. First aid and CPR certification must be up-to-date and maintained.
Interested candidates can email a resume, cover letter and three letters of recommendation to Head Coach Kristen Oberhaus at koberhaus@sgws.org.
More About Working at Spring Garden Waldorf School
Spring Garden Waldorf School was founded in 1981 and is an accredited member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. SGWS serves students from Pre-K through Grade 8. Our expanding curriculum includes Spanish, Choral, Orchestra, Woodwork, Handwork, Physical Education, Gardening and Extra Lesson.
Spring Garden is located on 16 rural acres near Akron, Ohio and is approximately 30 minutes from Cleveland. An established school of more than 40 years, Spring Garden is proud to have healthy finances, strong enrollment and a Board of Trustees committed to consistently improving faculty benefits. We also have a strong mentoring program and a commitment to continuing education.
Come to the Great Lakes Region! Northeast Ohio is home to many features of interest such as Summit County Metroparks, which are contiguous with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, two of the top library systems in the country, one of the best symphony orchestras in the world, one of the largest theater districts in the country, two renowned art museums, Crown Point Ecology Center, just to name a few!
Consider returning to your roots or trying the heartland for the first time. The changes of the season here are breathtaking. Share this wonder with the children at Spring Garden Waldorf School.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
Spring Garden Waldorf School recruits and admits students and personnel of any racial identification, ancestry, nationality, native language, socioeconomic background, family structure, age, belief system gender, sexual identity, appearance, occupation, and political affiliation, or any other protected class or group, to all the rights and privileges of all of our programs and activities. In addition, the school will not discriminate on the basis of any racial identification, ancestry, nationality, native language, socioeconomic background, family structure, age, belief system gender, sexual identity, appearance, occupation, and political affiliation or any other protected class or group in the administration of our educational policies, scholarships, loans, fee waivers, educational programs, and athletic or extracurricular activities. All are encouraged to apply.