Teacher - Whole School Dance

Date: 21 Mar 2025

Location:

Houston, US

Job ID: 5618

School: British International School of Houston

Company: Nord Anglia Education

British International School of Houston

This is an exciting time to join our community located in Katy, Texas just outside the Houston metro area. We have a state-of-the-art facility, that is one of the world's most advanced campuses. We are a successful, growing school with a highly committed and motivated team of teaching professionals at our heart. Our close knit and supportive team are proud of our school and community, educating around 1,300 young people from 67 nationalities each year. The National Curriculum for England, IGCSE and the IB Diploma are taught to our students from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Year 13 (Academy Year). Each year a high proportion of our students are accepted into top universities around the world. To learn more about our wonderful school, please visit our website.

Whole School Dance Teacher

The British International School Houston is seeking to appoint an outstanding Whole School Dance Teacher to inspire, challenge and support our students in our state of the art purpose built school.

Roles And Responsibilities

Engagement and Interaction - School Ambassador to Internal Community

• Sets high expectations for students; inspiring, motivating and challenging students to achieve excellent progress and ambitious outcomes.
• Promotes excellence, equality, collaboration and high expectations for students.
• Demonstrates the highest levels of integrity, ethics and standards of personal and professional conduct; deeply committed to her/his own personal and professional development.
• Actively and enthusiastically contributes beyond the classroom in the wider context of the school community.
• Establishes and maintains positive, respectful, ethical and collaborative relationships with students, parents and colleagues.
• Acts as an advocate for the school in the wider community
  
  

Learning and Teaching

• Has a well-developed, extensive knowledge of dance techniques, choreography and related pedagogy (including using Technology for Learning).
• Has experience/knowledge of teaching iGCSE and International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Has experience/knowledge of teaching key stages 1-5
• Is excited about engaging with the Nord Anglia Educations’ collaboration with Juilliard
• Supports and challenges student learning through questioning and discussion techniques, using proven-pedagogical strategies.
• Knows where students stand as individuals, responds to their needs and evaluates and tracks progress.
• Creates a culture of learning and manages student behaviour to ensure an environment of respect and collaboration.
• Has high expectations of behaviour, establishes leadership in the classroom and uses a variety of management strategies to ensure effective and productive classes for students.
• Participates in all aspects of our learning programme, in line with school policy that assist in growing the school and are linked to the agreed learning programme
  
  

Planning and Preparation

• Sets clear learning intentions and educational outcomes.
• Demonstrates expertise in content/ discipline with the ability to translate into coherent instruction.
• Designs lesson plans, activities and assessments that are aligned to the school’s curriculum and that engage students.
• Conceptualises, plans and teaches well-structured lessons and programmes that engage, inspire and stretch students; encouraging them to be ambitious
  
  

Professional and Personal Development

• Participates in all aspects of the learning programme.
• Assists in growing the school, share ideas, attending events and have a positive relationship with the MAC Team.
• Contributes to the professionalism of teaching through engagement in professional learning, sharing of best practices and willingness to coach others.
• Responsible for remaining up to date with all NAE and school requirements (e.g. Apple teacher, NAE Safeguarding,
• Reflects on their own practice, is open to feedback and dedicated to developing professionally.
  
  

Qualifications And Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• Teaching Qualification PGCE/QTS etc.
• Minimum 2 years teaching experience in a related setting.
• Strong IT proficiency.
• Good cross-cultural, interpersonal and communication skills to interact with diverse nationalities and cultures.
• Results orientated with the ability to consistently map efforts against identified KPIs.
• Excellent time management skills and flexibility in dealing with multi-functional tasks
  
  

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Life Insurance
• Employee discount
  
  

Selection Process

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years. We welcome applications from suitable people from all diverse backgrounds. Please note, we reserve the right to make an appointment sooner with the right candidate and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Nord Anglia Education, is the worlds leading premium schools organization, with more than 85 schools located across 32 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 80,000 students from kindergarten through the end of secondary school. We are committed to providing a world class, safe and happy environment in which students can thrive and learn.

Nearest Major Market: Houston