Dance Teacher

About the role

Supervises and coordinates Dance activities; Supports each participant in achieving a higher level of personal skill, fosters an enhanced appreciation for Dance, and increases student dance capability through rehearsals and performances; Provides students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular dance activities; Ensures compliance with all state and district regulations and requirements; Participation in approved dance performances in the community are also an expectation of this position.

Responsibilities

• Directs high school dance productions.
• Prepares lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences.
• Plans and uses appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
• Collaborates with Music and Theater teachers to provide students with integrated experiences when appropriate.
• Credits ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Provides for dance participation at extracurricular events.
• Provides direction and opportunities for students to compete in dance competitions.
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and Fulton Board of Education board policy.
• Works to recruit and retain students at the high school.
• Compiles budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs.
• Coordinates fundraising activities and manages funds.
• Oversees process of cleaning, repairing, and storing dance equipment, costumes, and props.
• Accompanies and supervises students on out-of-town trips.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Maintains emotional control under stress.
• Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership.
• Accounts for student attendance and punctuality.
• Fulfills professional ethics in all work-related activities.
• Maintains professional relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
• Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent.
• Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications.
• Avoids behaviors which detract from staff morale.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of successful teaching of dance techniques experience required; Experience at the high school level preferred.
• Valid Georgia Teaching Certification in applicable field required, or must be eligible to hold a valid Georgia Teaching Certificate.

Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate with staff in an extremely active performing arts environment is essential.
• Knowledge of overall operation of a dance program.
• Ability to manage budget and personnel.
• Classroom management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.

Benefits

Participation in approved dance performances in the community are also an expectation of this position.

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Hours are typically 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday.

Note: This job posting does not specify the exact pay or schedule, but these details will be provided upon hire.