Cutting Edge Director

CUTTING EDGE DIRECTOR

Start Date: July 1, 2025

Job Category: Supplemental Extra-curricular Position

Job Location: Hamilton High School

Job Type: Part-time

When to Apply: March 21, 2025

Salary: Per Supplemental Salary Schedule in Master Contract - Group 5 with starting pay @ $3,608.00

Qualifications: Background in directing a show choir, preferred

Please complete the online application at the Butler County Area Application Consortium, www.applitrack.com or at hamiltoncityschools.com. If you have questions regarding the application, please contact the Hamilton City Schools Office of Human Resources at (513)887-5000. If you have questions concerning the position of Chorus Director Assistant, you may contact Laurin Sprague, Director of Fine Arts, at (513)887-4816.

Cutting Edge Director (2)

Hamilton High School

Hamilton City School District

Job Goal: The Cutting Edge Director will lead the Cutting Edge Show Choir program for students in grades 7-9 at Wilson, Garfield, and HHS-FC under the leadership of the Supervisor of Fine Arts

Reports to: Supervisor of Fine Arts

Essential Functions

The Cutting Edge Director will:

• Serve as a role model for students

• Encourage and inspire all students to grow, develop and be successful

• Lay the foundation for life-long skills of commitment, resilience, and responsibility

• Establish procedures that address all safety concerns

• Train team members in the areas of safety and care for each other

• Explicitly teach and ensure professional standards for student performances

• Embrace and teach the philosophy of working together and contributing to a purpose larger than oneself

• Establishes rehearsal schedule (at least two times per week). Rehearsals are a minimum of 2.5 hours.

• Serves as artistic director

• Plans all trips for competitions and other performances

• Arranges licensing

• Coordinates with choreography staff

• Assembles instrumental accompaniment (show choir band) and directs the band

• Plans the competition show

• Coordinates all performances

• Develops and implements budgets

• Assists with fundraising

• Coordinates with parent group

• Coordinates the entire performing ensemble(s)

• Leads all performances

Qualifications Profile:

• Background in the Performing Arts

• High-quality oral and written communication skills

• Strong organizational and planning skills

• Open to new ideas and the ability to adapt to change

• Awareness of, and appreciation for, individual uniqueness and diversity

• Awareness of safety concerns and risk management

• Pupil Activity Permit: requirements established by the HCSD Board of Education

Conduct: Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

Each staff member shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a moral responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

Terms of Employment: Per the Hamilton City Schools Board of Education/Hamilton Classroom Teachers Association Negotiated Agreement

The Hamilton City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by law.