What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dance Teacher position at Success Academy?
Dance Teacher at Success Academy
Cultivate a passion for dance in students by building an engaging classroom environment. Collaborate with fellow dance educators to create a world-class dance program and provide professional opportunities for students to explore their artistic talents.
A successful candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree, professional dance training, and a dedication to inspiring young learners.
We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis both for immediate vacancies and for our 2025 - 2026 School Year.
About Success Academy Charter Schools
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS IS A HIGH-ACHIEVING, LEADING-EDGE NETWORK OF 53 K-12 PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 20,000 SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY.
We expect Scholar Talent teachers to be masters of their craft and share their passion, talent and experience in the classroom.
In this role, you will:
- 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);
- Paid 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.
Starting From: $65,000.00
Please apply through the Jobs Posting in your Success Academies Workday Account . We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization.
Salary : $65,000
