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Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School is a highly successful Waldorf School, located in Stourbridge, 30 minutes from Birmingham, Worcester and Wolverhampton, and only a few minutes from the Clent Hills. We follow the Waldorf curriculum, providing all-round education for children aged 3-17 years. We're 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”. We now have waiting lists for some of our academic year groups and we have grown in pupil numbers every year since 2012. Our aim, as a 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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Starting as soon as possible. Part time up to 0.5, FTE £20,910
Set in beautiful wooded grounds on the edge of Stourbridge, Elmfield School is a lively and innovative independent school, delivering the internationally established Steiner Waldorf curriculum to children between the ages of 3 and 17. Established over 70 years ago, our most recent SIS report rated our pupils’ personal development as “outstanding” and all other areas of the school as “good”. It is a great time to join us and help develop an education that focuses on the needs of the developing human being.
We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our team in the role of Specialist Learning Support Teacher. Your role will be to design, deliver and review tailored lessons to educate pupils with learning needs. You will be a member of the learning support team, sharing best practice and classroom experiences as required. Responsible to the SENDCo, you will be expected to work with teachers in reviewing children’s progress and recommending courses of action to improve learning.
The successful candidate will ideally have a post-graduate SEN qualification with a proven track record of teaching children with Specific Learning Difficulties. A state teaching qualification, PGCE or Waldorf Diploma is essential. You will need to be self-motivated and imaginative, able to work as part of a team and have excellent organisational skills. You will also be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of Steiner Waldorf education.
Click here for a full job description. Applicants must complete and submit an application form via email to info@elmfield.com or posted to Elmfield School, Love Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 2EA by 13th March 2020.
No agencies please. We may close the application process earlier depending on the volume of applications received.
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 an outstanding individual 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:
- ensure that the ethos and education provided by the school remain centred on Steiner-Waldorf principles, and that it continues to meet the physical, intellectual and spiritual needs of our children
- ensure that the school’s human, financial and material resources are used effectively in providing this education
- ensure that all the school’s activities comply with current legislation and the requirements of external agencies such as Ofsted / Schools Inspection Service, Charity Commission and Auditors
- monitor risks to the growth and sustainability of Elmfield School, in particular risks to quality of education, safety and financial viability.
Members of the Council of Management will normally bring relevant skills to impart such as safeguarding, health and safety, pedagogy, finance or planning. We currently have a need to appoint an individual with recent Employment and Human Resource expertise to our team.
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 Employment Trustee job description 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 Maigread Reynolds (info@elmfield.com) in the office if you would like more information about this.
We can only accept applications from present or past parents at the school/staff.