KINDERGARTEN ASSISTANT

0.8 — 1.0 FTE

MID-AUGUST START

Helena River Steiner School is a small, city-based co-educational and non-denominational school in Midland, Western Australia.

We offer a Steiner education from Kindergarten to high school, based on the nationally accredited Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework (ASCF), which is grounded in the educational insights of Rudolf Steiner. We aim to create a school where the Core Principles for Australian Steiner Schools permeate its pedagogical, physical and social fabric through the thinking, feeling and willing actions of its employees and community members.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced early childhood educator, has undergone Steiner/Waldorf early childhood training or Anthroposophical studies, shows initiative, is flexible, gentle and firm and will be a contributing member of our organisation.

The successful candidate will be expected to be efficient; collaborate effectively with the teacher to deliver a consistent rhythm; attend to the children’s needs; support the teacher however needed; make morning tea; be responsible for maintaining the order and hygiene of the kindergarten rooms; order and organise supplies; attend staff meetings when required; and help organise festivals and other community events throughout the year.

A passion for Steiner education is essential, although if no formal Anthroposophical studies have been completed, we will provide ongoing in-house and external training and support.

The candidate is required to have a Working with Children Check and minimum qualification of Cert 3 in Childcare (or progressing towards).

Applications close July 29, 2022

Applications are encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

To apply for this position, email your CV and a covering letter that describes your suitability against the above requirements and attributes of the role to the Principal, Tanami Magnus, at: principal@hrss.wa.edu.au