What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dance Teacher position at Success Academy?
Dance Teacher at Success Academy
The Dance Teacher at Success Academy Charter Schools plays a vital role in fostering a love of dance among students while building a high-quality dance program.
This position requires excellent collaboration with fellow educators and provides hands-on training coupled with performance opportunities for scholars.
The ideal candidate is passionate about dance education and committed to nurturing students' artistic abilities in a dynamic classroom environment.
We are looking for a results-driven Dance Teacher to join our community.
- Build a classroom culture in which scholars develop a love of dance
- Collaborate with dance teachers across the network to build a world-class dance program, while investing the community in the vital role of the arts in education;
- Engage students with a repertoire that centers scholar learning on creating connecting, performing and responding to artistic works within dance;
- Execute movement to demonstrate dance technique and choreography;
- Design and execute professional-quality dance performance opportunities for all scholars;
- Engage in training with school leaders and benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback regarding instruction, which accelerates learning and growth.
We invite you to apply if you:
- Have or will receive a Bachelor's degree prior to your start date;
- Achieved outstanding academic results;
- Have professional training in a rigorous dance program or extensive professional performance credits;
- Are passionate about dance and learning;
- Enjoy working with children and implementing effective dance instruction;
- Set ambitious goals for yourself and others, and are not afraid of putting in the hard work it takes to achieve them;
- Have confidence and presence -- You enjoy taking the lead and inspiring others with your passion and commitment;
- Enjoy collaborating with others (i.e., playing on an athletics team, or in a band or orchestra);
- Have leadership experience (i.e. leadership position on a club or team; experience overseeing/managing people or organizing activities);
- PAY STRONG ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND HAVE EXPERIENCE JUGGLING MULTIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PLANNING AROUND COMPETING PRIORITIES;
- Have experience working with a group of children
- Embody the character traits we value in our ETHOS - Excellence, Teamwork, Humor, Ownership, and making sure our Scholars are top of mind.
