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Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School is a successful Steiner Waldorf School set in beautiful grounds 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. Our most recent Ofsted inspection rated all areas of the school as “Good”. We are committed to inspirational, hands-on, creative education, which fosters a lifelong love of learning and gives young people an outstanding preparation for life. Our aim is to nurture creative confident, social, responsible young people and support them to 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 reserve the right to close a job vacancy before the deadline date if we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Cleaner - Maternity Cover £8.91 -£9.50 per hour Between 3.30pm – 7.00pm Monday to Friday Starting as soon as possible 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. 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 - 5 days at 3.5 hours each day cleaning. We provide 6 weeks’ paid holiday per year. Please see the attached job description for further details Cleaner Job Description 2021. Applicants should complete and submit an Elmfield Job Application Form and return this via email to hr@elmfield.com by midday on Friday 13th August 2021. 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 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. Please direct all enquiries and expressions of interest to the school via info@elmfield.com in the first instance.
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 years old. 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 slightly more for half term weeks. Please do contact the school via info@elmfield.com if you would like more information. We can only accept applications from current or past parents or staff at the school.