Head of School

Brooklyn Waldorf School is seeking an experienced, visionary, and community-centered Head of School to begin in July 2027.

Located in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Brooklyn Waldorf School is an independent school serving more than 190 students from age three through eighth grade. The school provides a developmentally responsive Waldorf education that engages students through their “hands, hearts, and heads” while fostering creativity, resilience, curiosity, and self-determination.

The Head of School will provide overall leadership for the school’s academic program, faculty, culture, finances, enrollment, operations, and community relationships. This leader will work closely with the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students, and families to strengthen the school’s organizational foundation and advance an inclusive vision of Waldorf education.

Key Responsibilities

• Articulate and advance a clear, inclusive vision for Waldorf education at Brooklyn Waldorf School.
• Provide leadership for the school’s academic program, faculty, culture, finances, enrollment, and operations.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as central elements of the school’s educational approach.
• Partner with the Board of Trustees and Finance Director to develop and maintain sustainable budgets and long-term financial strategies.
• Strengthen enrollment, advancement, c