Dance Teacher (Musical Theatre)

Dance Teacher (Musical Theatre)

Mission/purpose

At Simply Theatre our purpose is to enrich lives, brighten futures, and create opportunities. Our teachers are integral to the happiness of our students, and therefore play a major role in our ability to achieve our core purpose.

Our core values are Passion, Professional, Nurture, and Magic.

Simply Theatre is about sharing and following one's passion. We want our staff to be passionate about what they do, why they do it, and how they do it, as they will be responsible for creating and fueling our students' passions. We want everyone involved in Simply Theatre to be energy-filled and excited to be there.

At Simply Theatre we value expertise. As theatre performers and highly qualified teachers, we expect not only professionalism on your part, but that you hold our students to the same professional standard encouraging them to develop to their full potential. Although we are developing theatre skills, our aim is to build the life skills and confidence of every child, and expose them to the theatrical culture through the classes.

In addition to professionalism, nurture is equally important. Simply Theatre classes are taught with a personal, caring touch. We see each student as an individual, and it is our mission to help each child reach their personal potential. We take a long-term approach; meaning our classes are designed to be delivered over multiple years. This means we can see our students grow and improve. As a teacher, it is your responsibility to nurture the individual needs of each student to help them blossom.

Lastly, at Simply Theatre, we value living life to the fullest. Our goal is to create a magical space where students and staff can realise their dreams, showcase their talents, and most importantly, have fun! As a teacher, we hope to create a magical work environment for you, while you create a magical theatre environment for our students.

How this is achieved

As a Dance teacher, you will embody our core values and create a happy, high-energy Dance classes for our students building their Dance and performance skills as well as life skills, confidence and exposure to culture.

As a core teacher you will also have areas of responsibility associated with the running of the office/ company to aid the smooth behind the scenes elements.

The position is an 80% role consisting of 32 hours a week, Mondays to Fridays 20 hours of teaching taking place from 4.15pm- 8.30pm.

Overview of Responsibilities

Teaching

Teacher preparation of classes in advance using lesson plan templates

Checking and preparation of teaching spaces and equipment

Teaching of best-in-class lessons

Teaching of ad hoc school workshops

Student Nurturing/ Knowledge & Record Keeping

Taking registers at the start of every class

Following up of absent students

Ensuring students are following and complying with uniform policy.

Completion of evaluation form with detailed notes of classes and student observations

Writing and following up incident reports as necessary

Sharing of key academy messages to students (informed by weekly meetings and weekly emails)

Parent Communication

Post class interactions with parents.

Regular follows up with parents

Deliver parent/teacher meetings

Open Classes / Showcases

Deliver best in class open classes

Co-ordination with voice and drama teachers to ensure synergies across the showcase

By class adaption of showcases if necessary

Choreograph, rehearse & deliver best in class showcases

Office administration/ support

Attending weekly team meetings

Projects to aid business growth including online support

Office administrative help

Curriculum and showcase material assistance

Showcase support- technical briefings, props and costume sourcing

You must have Swiss/EU Nationality or a Swiss Work Permit to apply for this role.