What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Dance Teacher position at The Agnes Irwin School?
The Agnes Irwin School, an all-girls' Pre-K through 12th-grade independent school in the Philadelphia suburbs, is committed to fostering the intellectual and personal growth of girls and young women. Providing its students with a rigorous academic education, AIS is dedicated to developing each student's highest potential in intellect, character, and physical well-being.
The Agnes Irwin School's Visual and Performing Arts Department is seeking a part-time Dance Teacher for the 2024-2025 academic year. Candidates should possess a passion for dance, teaching, and enjoy working in an academic environment with colleagues who value collaboration as well as independence. Dance at Agnes Irwin focuses on the artistic values and physical benefits of this art form. The Dance Teacher will work with both Middle School students primarily as part of activities that occur outside of the normal school day.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Embraces the Agnes Irwin School’s mission to empower each girl to learn, lead, and live a legacy, and is committed to the ethos of girls’ education
- Will immerse themselves in the life of the school and share their talents
- Commits to continued development of cultural competency and necessary skills to engage with and learn from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Demonstrates a dedication to continuous growth and development in areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging and commits to our DEIB Philosophy at Agnes Irwin
- Is willing to engage across difference with empathy and understanding
- Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team.
Responsibilities include:
- Teach classes to Middle School students in a variety of styles including: jazz, hip hop, ballet and tap from 3pm to 3:30pm from mid November through February
- Choreograph and teach two numbers for our February dance recital
- Assist in the choreography, direction and production of the February dance recital
*Additional opportunities could be available to choreograph numbers for our middle school musical, teach dance classes to lower school students, and to coordinate costumes for the February dance recital.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in fine arts, dance, dance education, drama and theater arts or closely related field required
- Previous experience teaching dance to middle and/or high school age students required
- Previous choreographing experience
- Excellent planning, organization, and communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment and respect different values and viewpoints
The Agnes Irwin School does not discriminate in any term or condition of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other characteristic or status protected by federal, state, or local law.
