[Priority Listing] Second Grade Class Teacher Position

Class Teacher Position

Maine Coast Waldorf School, Freeport, Maine

To begin August 2026

Maine Coast Waldorf School is accepting applications for a full-time second-grade class teacher to begin for the Fall 2026 term.

Qualifications: Ideal candidates are Waldorf-trained teachers with a Bachelor’s degree, several years of teaching experience and a commitment to Waldorf education. Applicants must be dedicated to excellence in teaching and recognize the importance of parent education, self-development, and collegial cooperation. If a candidate has not completed a training program recognized by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, it will become an expectation that the individual begins that training as soon as possible. Candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary and Benefits: Salary begins at $54,091 with increases for a Master’s degree and full-time teaching experience. Benefits include 80% tuition remission, health and dental insurance, short term disability, and a retirement option through TIAA. 

Our talented and dedicated faculty, who find strength, vision, and inspiration from many different sources, are committed to providing a superb Waldorf education. An interest in Anthroposophy is a plus. We are well supported by an active Board of Directors and a creative and generous parent community.

About Maine Coast Waldorf School: Founded in 1984, Maine Coast Waldorf School serves over 260 children from parent/toddler through high school. Our campus is about a mile from the center of Freeport, Maine. Maine Coast Waldorf School is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA).

Maine Coast Waldorf School is committed to enriching its educational experience and culture through the diversity of our faculty and staff. We actively seek systemically excluded communities in our applicant pool, including but not limited to BIPOC and/or LGBTQIAP2+ candidates.

Maine Coast Waldorf School strives to promote social justice. We are committed to affirming people of all religions, spiritual values, countries of origin, immigration statuses, races, genders, abilities, identities, and sexual orientations. MCWS is a multicultural, pluralistic community; we embrace diversity as a core strength of our community and seek to make our curriculum and policies as inclusive as possible. MCWS does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation and national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational programs, hiring, self-government, admissions, financial aid and all other school-related activities, and emphatically rejects discrimination in all its forms.

To Apply: Please send a letter of introduction, your resume, a brief biography, and two letters of recommendation to Margaret Samuelson, Interim Pedagogical Director, at View email address on jobs.waldorftoday.com .

Maine Coast Waldorf School

57 Desert Road

Freeport, Maine 04032

View phone number on jobs.waldorftoday.com