2025-26 Enrichment Teacher- Dance (Providence)

School Year: 2025-26

Immediate Opening:

Teaching at Achievement First:

Achievement First invites passionate art educators to apply for the position of Dance Teacher. Teaching at Achievement First is an ideal position for a Dance educator who masters their craft, believes that all children are artists at heart, and possesses a deep passion and skill for art instruction.

Here, you will be the driver of Dance instruction and culture as students fall in love with art and the artistic process by discovering and developing their Dance talents. You will be a champion for the arts who believes that all students are capable of great artistic expression and achievement. You will be a demander of excellence for yourself and your students as a Dance educator who creates a vibrant enrichment community where students have the type of powerful school experience that fosters their best and most thoughtful work.

Responsibilities of Achievement First Dance Teachers will include but are not limited to:

Outstanding artistic achievement and personal development

• Create a joyful arts culture in which students, staff and families develop a love for the arts and the artistic process.
• Develop a culture of artistic and creative expression through inquiry based teaching and learning in which students engage in deep conceptual creation of art.
• Design and implement unit and lesson plans based on Achievement First Enrichment Curricular Resources which foster creative self-expression and the sequential development of artistic skill across multiple years of study.
• Build a schoolwide artistic community by partnering with families and staff to facilitate children's artistic personal development and celebrate artistic and creative achievement.
• Exemplify AF's core values in all interactions with students, families and colleagues.
  
  

Professional learning, development and growth

• Collaborate with enrichment teachers across the organization to build a world-class arts program.
• Collaborate with coach, grade-level chair and school team to improve instructional, culture-building and leadership skills.
• Attend all professional development, team planning and data analysis meetings.
• Participate enthusiastically in structured and informal learning and development opportunities.
  
  

Skills and Characteristics

• Practicing artist who continues to nurture their own passion for art and artistic creation.
• Possesses an Dance or Dance education portfolio that showcases your skills and passion for the arts and learning.
• Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
• High level of personal organization and planning.
• Team player: maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a "roll-up-my-sleeves" attitude.
• Strong belief in the Achievement First mission, core values, and educational model.
  
  

Two years of teaching experience preferred with a proven record of high student achievement Bachelor's degree in the Dance or Dance Education

• Bachelor's degree with a GPA of at least 3.0.
• Must be certified or willing to obtaining a certification.
• RI: https://ride.ri.gov/teachers-administrators/educator-certification-0
• All Grades Dance Teacher (11502)
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Employees at Achievement First are provided with a competitive salary. Our salaries are set through a lens of equity, and based on an individual's skills, education, and years of experience relevant to the role. Teachers' salaries range from $50,600-$94,366, based on lead teaching experience.
• As a regular full time employee of Achievement First, you will be eligible for benefits that include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance as well as a 403(b) retirement benefit package with match and paid Family Leave.
  
  

Achievement First is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity. People from all diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Spanish language proficiency is a plus. You can learn more about diversity at Achievement First here: http://achievementfirst.org/about-us/diversity/