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Current Job Openings (click for details):
Interested applicants should send resume and salary requirements to:
Attn: Personnel
Shining Rivers School
915 N. Elm Ave.
Webster Groves, MO 63119
Materials may also be emailed to [email protected]. Subject line should be 'Attn Personnel'.
Position Description
Enrollment Coordinator
Reports to
Board of Trustees
Supervises
Volunteers for outreach activities
Hours
Academic Year: 20 hours/week 1-3pm office + tours, events
Summer: 20 hours/week (flexible office hours)
Duties and Responsibilities
Depending on assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to:
* Act as the principle point of contact between prospective families and
Shining Rivers. Field all questions from perspective families via phone, email
or in person. Make every effort to respond to all communications within 24 hours.
Mail marketing and press materials to perspective families.
* Oversee admissions and enrollment, as well as monitor retention.
* Direct parents through the Admissions process, including the initial
interview, and accepts students into Shining Rivers. Conduct exit interviews
when a family leaves.
* Plan and oversee the execution of all enrollment related events, including
open houses and special events such as: talks on Waldorf Education, parent orientation,
etc. Facilitate the arrangement of school tours, interviews with teachers (not
home visits), and any observation.
* Collect, process and track all Admissions paperwork, including applications,
payment, immunization forms, etc.
* Initiate reenrollment campaign each spring and provide periodic reports
to the Personnel and Finance Committees, Faculty, and the Board.
* Evaluate materials for display at talks outside of school.
School Participation and Team Work
Attend Finance, Board, Personnel, and Faculty meetings as needed. Collaborate
with parent volunteers and faculty on Outreach efforts and sit on the Outreach
Committee. Communicate updates regularly with the Administrative Team.
Confidentiality
Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism commensurate
with working in an educational setting.
Training
Collaborate with the Personnel Committee on a yearly professional development
plan.
Qualifications
Required:
* Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, including ability
to prioritize and multitask.
* Desire to establish systems, and motivate themselves and others to see
these systems through daily.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to track and manage multiple projects.
* Proven experience planning events and delivering formal and informal
presentations.
* Excellent customer service skills and desire to meet the public.
* History of collaboration and ability to motivate others to action.
* Familiarity with Waldorf theory and practice and how it compares to other
pedagogies.
* Must pass a criminal history check.
Preferred:
* Admissions experience in an academic setting.
* Counseling and interpersonal skills.
* Understanding of Anthroposophy and how it informs the educational and
administrative aspects of a Waldorf school.
Position Description
Administrative Coordinator
Reports to
Board of Trustees
Supervises
Office volunteers
Hours
Academic Year: 20 hours/week (8am-1pm office hours)
Summer: 10 hours/week (flexible office hours)
Duties and Responsibilities
Depending on assignment, duties may include, but are not limited to:
* Act as the principle point of contact between families and Shining
Rivers. Field questions from families via phone, email or in person and redirect
them to appropriate individual to answer questions. Field questions of process
and procedure. Make every effort to respond to all communications within 24
hours.
* Maintain school contact list and other school wide databases, lists,
and materials.
* Aid the Business Manager and Enrollment Coordinator with filing, student
records, reports, etc.
* Assist teachers with parent correspondence and communications.
* Be available for Board requests, including photocopying, etc.
* Update the Web site and coordinates the weekly newsletter.
* Arranges for building maintenance and schedules annual workdays, inside
and out. Coordinate buildings and grounds work in cooperation with the Buildings
and Grounds Committee.
* Perform general office duties as needed, including light cleaning.
School Participation and Team Work
Attends staff meetings with the Administrative Team. Collaborate with parent
volunteers and faculty. Communicate updates regularly with the Administrative
Team. Sit on the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
Confidentiality
Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism commensurate
with working in an educational setting.
Training
Collaborate with the Personnel Committee on a yearly professional development
plan.
Qualifications
Required:
* Desire to establish systems, and motivate themselves and others to see these
systems through daily.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills with a desire to be a conduit
for communication.
* Ability to track and manage multiple projects.
* Excellent customer service skills and desire to meet the public.
* History of collaboration and ability to motivate others to action.
* Flexibility and desire to collaborate in a team environment.
* Familiarity with Waldorf theory and practice and how it compares to other
pedagogies.
* Must pass a criminal history check.
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
* Experience supporting an office environment.
Preferred:
* Associates degree or higher.
* Understanding of Anthroposophy and how it informs the educational and administrative
aspects of a Waldorf school.
Position Description
Business Manager
Reports to
Board of Trustees
Hours
Academic Year: 20 hours/week (flexible office hours)
Summer: 10 hours/week (flexible office hours)
Duties and Responsibilities
* Manages the daily finances of the school including accounts receivable
and payable.
* Insures that the school meets all health and safety standards.
* Obtains contracts, permits, and other legal paperwork for the school.
* Maintains student and staff medical records.
* Oversees all financial, legal, and insurance matters for the school.
* Administer all insurance plans and benefits for employees, staff and
faculty.
* Manages the tuition bills and flow.
* Collaborates with finance committee on annual budget. Maintain clear
and concise fiscal records and budget updates. Track capital expenses, contracts,
etc.
* Maintains all legal records for the school including immunization records
for students and employees.
* Manages monthly bank statements and deposits and presents monthly budget
review for the Finance Committee.
* Maintains nonprofit, tax-exempt status.
* Responsible for the tax preparation in collaboration with the Finance
Committee.
* Using existing policies and procedures as a guide, make prudent fiscal
decisions. Initiate the drafting of fiscal policies and procedures as needed
in cooperation with the Finance Committee.
* Advise other school entities (Board, Faculty Chair(s), and committees)
on tax, insurance, and federal, state and city laws, codes and regulations.
* Be available to provide the Grant/Fundraising Committees with information
as needed.
School Participation and Team Work
Attends staff meetings with the Administrative Team. Sits on the Finance Committee
and potentially Buildings and Grounds. May attend Board meetings as requested,
but not as a voting member of the Board.
Confidentiality
Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism commensurate
with working in an educational setting.
Training
Collaborate with the Personnel Committee on a yearly professional development
plan.
Qualifications
Required:
* Professional experience in finance or accounting.
* Strong organizational skills.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills.
* Strong sense of professionalism in all relationships with a proven record
of confidentiality in a professional setting.
* Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask. Self motivated and
directed.
* Strong decision making and problem solving skills.
* Familiarity with Word, Excel, and database programs.
* Able to research, organize, and present financial data in a concise manner.
* Working knowledge of legal codes and regulations.
* Must pass a criminal history check.
Preferred:
* BS in Finance or Accounting preferred.
* Familiarity with Quickbooks and Microsoft Office Suite.
* Familiarity with Waldorf theory and practice and how it compares to other
pedagogies
* Understanding of Anthroposophy and how it informs the educational and administrative
aspects of a Waldorf school
Position Description
Handwork teacher
Reports to
Lead Teachers for Grades 1-4
Hours
8 classes per week (2 classes per grade)
Duties and Responsibilities
* Teach a variety of practical arts to elementary children, including knitting,
crochet, cross-stitch, etc.
* Using the standard Steiner Waldorf Curriculum for handwork, develop and
document curriculum and lesson plans.
* Provide attention to rhythm of the lesson and employ active learning
techniques.
School Participation and Team Work
Meet weekly in person or over the phone with each of the lead teachers. Encouraged
to attend some faculty meetings. Provide input for parent-teacher conferences
and attend when possible. Attend Specialty Teacher professional development
meetings.
Confidentiality
Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism commensurate
with working in an educational setting.
Training
Collaborate with the Personnel Committee on a yearly professional development
plan.
Qualifications:
Required
* Proficient in the following arts: advanced knitting (pattern knitting, knitting
in the round, etc), sewing, and crocheting.
* Familiar with felting and weaving.
* Willingness to sing and participate in the lessons.
* Some experience developing and using lesson plans.
* Classroom management skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills required for parent interactions.
* Must pass a criminal history check.
Preferred:
* Familiarity with Waldorf theory and practice and how it compares to other
pedagogies.
* Understanding of Anthroposophy and how it informs the educational and administrative
aspects of a Waldorf school.
Position Description
Spanish Teacher for Grades 1-4
Reports to
Lead Teachers for Grades 1-4
Hours
8 classes per week (2 classes per grade)
Duties and Responsibilities
* Use immersion to develop language skills in grades level children.
* Using the standard Steiner Waldorf Curriculum for languages, develop
and document curriculum and lesson plans that emphasize traditional children’s
songs, games, poems, and activities.
* Provide attention to rhythm of the lesson and employ active learning
techniques.
* Provide input into festival planning.
School Participation and Team Work
Meet weekly in person or over the phone with each of the lead teachers. Encouraged
to attend some faculty meetings. Provide input for parent-teacher conferences
and attend when possible. Attend Specialty Teacher professional development
meetings.
Confidentiality
Must maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism commensurate
with working in an educational setting.
Training
Collaborate with the Personnel Committee on a yearly professional development
plan.
Qualifications
Required:
* Fluent in Spanish to the level of a native speaker.
* Extensive experience in a Spanish speaking cultural setting.
* Familiar with immersion teaching methods for language acquisition.
* Knowledge of traditional children’s songs, games, nursery rhymes,
poems, and activities. Willingness to sing and participate in the lessons.
* Some familiarity with the developmental stages of the childhood as they
pertain to language acquisition.
* Some experience developing and using lesson plans.
* Classroom management skills.
* Strong interpersonal skills required for parent interactions.
* Must pass a criminal history check.
Preferred:
* Familiarity with Waldorf theory and practice and how it compares to other
pedagogies.
* Understanding of Anthroposophy and how it informs the educational and administrative
aspects of a Waldorf school.