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Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School is a successful Steiner Waldorf School, located in Stourbridge, 30 minutes from Birmingham, Worcester and Wolverhampton, and only a few minutes from the Clent Hills. We follow the Steiner Waldorf curriculum, providing all-round education for children aged 3-17 years. We are the only school in the region providing a real alternative to state education. Our recent Ofsted inspection rated all areas of the school as “Good”. Our aim, as a Steiner Waldorf School, is to nurture creative, confident, socially responsible young people who reach their full potential.
We’re committed to safeguarding children and expect all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment procedures and any post is subject to background checks, including references and enhanced DBS disclosure. We’re committed to safeguarding children and expect all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment procedures and any post is subject to background checks, including references and enhanced DBS disclosure.
We reserve the right to close a job vacancy before the deadline date if we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Current vacancies
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Cleaner & Cleaning Supervisor – Maternity Cover £8.91 per hour Between 3.30pm – 7.00pm Monday to Friday Starting 15th July We are looking for a committed, reliable, and hard-working cleaner to join our cleaning team on a fixed term contract basis to cover Maternity Leave. The role is from 3.30pm to 7.00pm every weekday, all year round. This is a lovely opportunity to join an existing team of cleaners and to take on a supervisory role to include management of rotas, holiday cover and ordering of cleaning supplies. To apply, you should have an excellent work ethic and have very high standards of tidiness and cleanliness. You should have a helpful and flexible approach to work and be committed to providing excellent customer service to all visitors and staff. School cleaning experience would be an advantage. You will work 17½ hours per week, paid at £8.91 per hour. You will work 5 days at 3.5 hours each day cleaning with 2.5 hours each week allocated to supervisory duties. We provide 6 weeks’ paid holiday per year. Please see the attached job description for further details https://elmfield.com/cleaner-job-description-2021/ Applicants should complete and submit an Elmfield Job Application Form Jan 2021 and return this via email to hr@elmfield.com by midday on 5 July. No agencies please. We’re committed to safeguarding children and expect all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safer recruitment procedures, and any post is subject to background checks, including references and enhanced DBS disclosure. We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our Council of Management – the School’s Governing Body. Members of the Council of Management act as the trustees of Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School which is a charity and a registered company. The role of Trustee is a voluntary position. The Council of Management is comprised of a proportional representation of teaching staff, parents and independent members. They meet at least six times a year on a Tuesday evening and are accountable for upholding the Waldorf ethos, major strategic decisions, evaluating risks and maintaining the financial and educational viability of the school. The School Leadership team also attend Council meetings as non-voting members. Council’s role is to: Members of the Council of Management will normally bring relevant skills to impart to the role. We currently have a need to appoint the following members to the Council (job descriptions can be found by clicking on the links): To apply, you should be diplomatic, confidential, constructive and professional and have a genuine passion for Waldorf education. As Elmfield School is a registered charity, Council members are trustees of the charity. Individuals who have debts to the school are not permitted to apply. To apply, please download and complete our application form and send it via email to info@elmfield.com. For further information please refer to the relevant descriptions or for an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Sue Dawson, our Chair of Council at councilchair@elmfield.com.
Elmfield is looking for families who would be interested in becoming Boarding Parents, and are able to offer occasional fairly short-term (one term to one year) boarding to students, who are mostly from other European Steiner Schools. The visiting pupils are usually aged between 14 – 17. They gain a lot from visiting Elmfield and the school also always values their contribution while they are here. However we cannot accept them unless we can find families able to host them. We currently pay £140 per week to host families and more for half term weeks. Please contact (info@elmfield.com) if you would like more information about this.
We can only accept applications from present or past parents at the school/staff.