CAREERS

The Front Office Manager plays a central role in the smooth day-to-day operation of Lake Champlain Waldorf School. As a welcoming first point of contact for students, families, faculty, and visitors, this person helps create an organized, supportive, and responsive school environment. This multifaceted position combines front office administration, student care, faculty support, technology coordination, and daily operational logistics. From greeting visitors and responding to student needs to coordinating school-wide activities, the Front Office Manager helps ensure that the many details of school life run smoothly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the first point of contact for phone calls, emails, visitors, and general inquiries, directing questions and messages to the appropriate people.

• Support families in navigating school processes and connecting with the appropriate faculty or staff.

• Maintain an organized, welcoming front foyer, including bulletin boards and other shared spaces.

• Respond to students who need first aid, attention due to illness or injury, or support during the school day; communicate with parents and caregivers as appropriate.

• Maintain a properly stocked first aid kit and help coordinate responses to student medical needs and emergencies.

• Support students who need a break from the classroom or assistance with everyday challenges, including missing lunches, transportation arrangements, and end-of-day pickup concerns.

• Support emergency preparedness, coordinate monthly fire drills and options-based drills, and help arrange annual fire safety training with the Shelburne Fire Department.??

• Monitor and maintain the school's lost and found.

• Assist faculty with copying, classroom materials, and other administrative needs.

• Manage inventory and ordering of office supplies.

• Coordinate logistics for the school's ski and snowboard program, including budgeting and chaperone management.

• Organize parent-teacher conference schedules and online sign-ups in collaboration with faculty.

• Coordinate school photo day, including scheduling and parent communications.

Qualifications and Attributes:

• Bachelors Degree 

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• A welcoming, calm, and helpful manner when working with children and adults.

• Clear, professional communication skills.

• Discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential student and family information.

• The ability to manage competing priorities, solve problems, and respond flexibly to unexpected situations.

• Comfort with administrative technology and a willingness to learn school systems and procedures.

• A collaborative approach and an interest in supporting the life of a school community.

Pay Range: $20-$25/hour

To Apply:

Please send a resume and cover letter to:

Gloria Irons
Business Administrator
girons@lakechamplainwaldorfschool.org

This hourly position supports the Early Childhood program and grades 1-12. Come join an innovative team of faculty who are working to develop new models of teaching that serve the students of the 21st-century. Young people need now, more than ever, the capacities that are at the heart of our mission: creativity, compassion, collaboration, and problem-solving. We recognize that we are called to apply the principles of Waldorf Education afresh for each generation of students. At LCWS this means we intentionally weave Waldorf pedagogy with other evidence based instructional practices and curricula and work together to develop an anti-bias, anti-racist curriculum where academic and arts studies are intertwined with an explicit intention to bring about social change. 

Our well-established school has been delivering excellent, heart-filled Waldorf education since 1984, expanding over the years to include newborns through high school.

Compensation: Hourly rate commensurate with experience.

Support: The school provides mentors to new teachers and encourages mentoring relationships throughout a teacher’s career.

Qualifications:

  • Experience working with children 

  • Willingness to learn about and work in concert with a Waldorf approach to education.

  • Ability to work collaboratively and as a team member with other classroom teachers

  • Ability to hold a class independently

  • Excellent communication and administrative skills

  • Dedication to providing a safe, fun, relaxed, and respectful environment for students.

  • Openness and commitment to cultivating an inclusive community actively striving to create a sense of belonging in students, peers, parents and the wider community.

  • Minimum qualifications: Some college preferred; familiarity with Waldorf pedagogy desired

  • A US Citizen or holding an appropriate work visa and an ability to pass a background check.

To initiate your application, please send a letter of introduction, resume, brief biography and contact information for three professional references to Emily Bayer-Pacht, ebayerpacht@lakechamplainwaldorfschool.org.