Job Title: Summer Fun Early Childhood Lead Teacher – Temporary Full-Time Employment
Reports to: Summer Fun Director – Jen Kaneshiro
Send Resume and letter of interest to jkaneshiro@honoluluwaldorf.org
Dates of Position: June 5 – July 17, 2026 ( 2- 6 week options available)
Work Hours: 7:45am-3pm (Paid 40min. break and 45min prep time scheduled within the day)
Pay : $30.00/hr
The Lead EC Teacher is responsible for planning and guiding teacher-directed activities to include movement, games, singing, fingerplays, gardening, storytime, and creative arts and crafts that use natural materials. We are a play-based curriculum that values adequate time for children to engage in child-directed free,imaginative, and constructive play. Children will have plenty of time in the daily schedule to play outdoors on our spacious and shaded playgrounds. EC classes will consist of 16-20, 3-5yr olds with 3 staff members per class.
*Please note: There is an option for on-campus lodging for out-of-state Lead Early Childhood Teachers who have experience in Nature-based learning or Waldorf Education.
The position requires:
- Lead Early Childhood Teachers must be registered with Patchhawaii.org as a GCC (Group Childcare Center) Lead Teacher. Please contact Patch for more information on how to register and determine your qualifications.
- TB Test and Background Check (required)
- United States work authorization (required)
Sample Early Childhood Schedule:
7:30 am – 8:30 am Lead Teachers arrive and prepare for the day
8:30 am – 9:15 am Students Arrive (outdoor play)
9:15 am – 9:35 am Morning Circle Activity
9:35 am – 10:15 am Snack Time
10:15 am – 11:30 pm Crafting Time and free play – indoor or outdoor play
11:40 am – 12:00 pm Story Time Activity – Games, fingerplays, stories, puppetry,etc.
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Storybooks and Rest time
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Outdoor play
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Dismissal
Other Information:
The Honolulu Waldorf School is an established coeducational, independent school serving 120 students from Early Childhood through Middle School. The school is located on a beautiful 2-acre campus in Niu Valley, shaded by majestic monkeypod trees.
At the Honolulu Waldorf School, we educate each child to find meaning, passion, and purpose in life and to contribute to the creation of a better world for all. Through a curriculum based on the developmental stages of the human being and on the integration of art and academics, our children learn to meet the world with clear and creative thinking, compassion and moral strength, and with the courage and freedom to act.
Honolulu Waldorf School is an equal opportunity employer in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the school’s policy to grant equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and all other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
Please submit your resume and letter of interest to the EC Director Jen Kaneshiro at jkaneshiro@honoluluwaldorf.org