Current job openings at OWS
Job Openings: First Grade Teacher for 2025-2026
The Olympia Waldorf School is seeking a joyful and warm teacher, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective classroom management, and enthusiasm for teaching and learning. It is our desire to hire a qualified individual committed to leading the Class of 2033 and joining our experienced faculty. A bachelor’s degree and Waldorf Teaching Certificate (or commitment to obtain one) is required. Experience and interest in working collaboratively to deepen our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion is preferred.
The Olympia Waldorf School is seeking a joyful and warm teacher, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective classroom management, and enthusiasm for teaching and learning. It is our desire to hire a qualified individual committed to leading the Class of 2033 and joining our experienced faculty. A bachelor’s degree and Waldorf Teaching Certificate (or commitment to obtain one) is required. Experience and interest in working collaboratively to deepen our work in diversity, equity, and inclusion is preferred.
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Job Openings: Extended Care Assistants
The Olympia Waldorf School (OWS) is seeking experienced care professionals for our Extended Care program, which includes all childcare provided by OWS outside our regular school hours. Service times may include before and after school, during scheduled meetings, during scheduled annual breaks, and at summer camp. With the range of days and times that Extended Care is offered, we also have a range of days and times for which we are hiring; specific details on scheduling are shared during the interview process. Extended Care employees are typically hired part-time with 5 to 15 hours scheduled per week; more hours may be available for qualified candidates desiring more full-time employment.
The Olympia Waldorf School (OWS) is seeking experienced care professionals for our Extended Care program, which includes all childcare provided by OWS outside our regular school hours. Service times may include before and after school, during scheduled meetings, during scheduled annual breaks, and at summer camp. With the range of days and times that Extended Care is offered, we also have a range of days and times for which we are hiring; specific details on scheduling are shared during the interview process. Extended Care employees are typically hired part-time with 5 to 15 hours scheduled per week; more hours may be available for qualified candidates desiring more full-time employment.
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Job Opening: Substitute Teachers
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About the School
Olympia Waldorf School is a Preschool through 8th Grade fully accredited Waldorf school serving students from throughout the South Sound. Our faculty is comprised of three early childhood teachers, eight grades teachers, and two specialty teachers. Specialty subjects currently include Spanish, Games and Movement, Gardening, Woodworking, Handwork, Ensemble, and Strings. We have graduated fifteen classes from Grade 8. Read more about our school here.
Campus and Community
Olympia Waldorf School is situated on four acres in semi-rural East Olympia. Our campus includes Prairie Hall, a historic school building built in 1916, a modern Middle School building, and a charming Kinderhaus. We are minutes from downtown Olympia, capitol of Washington, midway between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, and close to mountains, Sound, and ocean. Olympia offers a diverse community and workforce and ample recreational opportunities.
Olympia Waldorf School is a Preschool through 8th Grade fully accredited Waldorf school serving students from throughout the South Sound. Our faculty is comprised of three early childhood teachers, eight grades teachers, and two specialty teachers. Specialty subjects currently include Spanish, Games and Movement, Gardening, Woodworking, Handwork, Ensemble, and Strings. We have graduated fifteen classes from Grade 8. Read more about our school here.
Campus and Community
Olympia Waldorf School is situated on four acres in semi-rural East Olympia. Our campus includes Prairie Hall, a historic school building built in 1916, a modern Middle School building, and a charming Kinderhaus. We are minutes from downtown Olympia, capitol of Washington, midway between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA, and close to mountains, Sound, and ocean. Olympia offers a diverse community and workforce and ample recreational opportunities.
