Technical Theatre Teacher - 2025-26

Description

Mission: To assist Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace biblical truth, strive for academic excellence, and model Christ-like leadership to influence their homes, churches and communities for Christ.

Employee Profile:

Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:

• Acceptance without reservation of the PCA doctrinal beliefs
• A strong clear Christian testimony.
• A mature, godly spirit
• A person of faith and prayer

Personally, the employee’s life shall reflect:

• A lifestyle of biblical integrity
• A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
• The ability to listen and respond to counsel

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Upper School Theatre Instructor/Director and Director of Fine Arts
• Contribute to school system’s effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing directives
• Establish and adjust course outlines and objectives by following curriculum guidelines and school goals; modifying plans on the basis of student diagnostic and assessment procedures
• Convey information to students by using language concepts, examples, demonstrations, and teaching aids through such best practices utilizing the integration of technology with subject matter
• Complete educational requirements by scheduling and assigning instructional activities; following up on results
• Assess student learning by preparing, administering, and scoring tests; reviewing and correcting assignments; eliciting student questions and responses; evaluating application of learning to classroom project results
• Maintain student-learning results by providing instructional feedback; coaching; counseling, and disciplining students; planning, monitoring, and appraising learning results
• Maintain records by documenting learning accomplishments, attendance, and behavior
• Guide students’ personal and social development by establishing rules and procedures for administrative matters, student verbal participation, and student movement within the classroom, between classrooms, and on the playground
• Help parents by providing academic information; suggesting available educational and social resources; addressing parents’ concerns; answering questions and requests
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
• Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
• Conserve resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish educational results
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal

Qualifications

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and/or equivalent required subject hours

Prestonwood Baptist Church membership preferred

Additional Theatre-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach 7^th through 8th Grade Theatre, including three sections Theatre I and one section of Theatre II (two classes per semester).
• Direct and attend PSIA One Act Play competition in the Spring- Regional/State (MS Theatre II Class)

• Teach all technical theatre courses as well as instruct and mentor students involved in the International Thespian Festival (ITS) with a technical theatre focus. Attendance at State and National festivals is required as needed.
• Oversee all technical aspects of PCA Theatrical productions including set design and construction, load-in, load-out, production coordination, volunteer coordination, liaison with theatre tech crew, managing warehouse and storage facility usage. He/she will work closely with the Upper School theatre teacher and the Fine Arts Director.
• Extensive knowledge and working experience is required in the following areas:
  • set design and construction
  • stage managing
  • sound design
  • lighting design
  • costume design

Physical, Environmental and Mental Requirements

• Regularly standing and walking around the classroom lecturing and monitoring students
• Regularly sitting at the computer requiring repetitive finger motion and manual dexterity
• Close visual acuity required for viewing a computer monitor, preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and reading
• Hearing – ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
• Talking – expressing ideas by means of the spoken word to convey instructions to students, parents and other workers
• Ability to communicate effectively, even in stressful situations
• Primarily inside, classroom environment as well as theatrical, warehouse and construction settings
• Occasional lifting of up to 100 pounds
• Subject to frequent interruptions and frequent deadlines