Element Dance Arts Is Growing! Weʼre seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as a recreational and competitive level acro and tumbling instructor (as an independent contractor)
The objective of the position is to teach structured acrobatics and tumbling technique classes to recreational and competitive level dancers. Your personality and instruction style will align with the core values of Element Dance Arts where we place an emphasis on providing quality dance education to all levels and abilities. Our studio values encouragement and inclusivity, while providing dancers with valuable life skills and tools they will carry with them into the world outside of dance, such as the value of handwork, perseverance and commitment.
Teachers will reflect these values in all that they say and do. As a member of the Element Dance Arts team, you’ll work cohesively with other faculty members and office staff to provide a seamless delivery
Estimated Hours Per Week: 4-12 hours per week
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Dance Instruction
- Demonstrate basic acro technique
- Instruct basic and advance acrobatics skills
- Facilitate group learning
- Demonstrate safe teaching methods
- Foster and promote inclusive learning environment
- Create a “child safe” learning environment
- Follow EDA procedures and protocols
- Year-end recital choreography
- Create group routines for each specified class for annual year-end recital in a timely manner that are appropriate for their skill level and age
- Light administrative tasks
- Complete reports and communication with studio directors and admin staff with regards to choreography and recitals
Requirements of the Position
Communication:
- Interacting with students
- Interacting with their parents/caregivers in passing
- Communicating with the EDA administrative team and directors
Teamwork:
- Recognizing, valuing and supporting the contribution of others
- Working creatively and collaboratively with individual differences
- Sharing information with colleagues and peers
- Supporting the core values of community and ensuring all contributions to the team are positive
Problem Solving:
- Anticipating student or parent/caregiver concerns and acting to minimize or avoid where possible
- Seeking out further information in order to make informed decisions
- Using common sense and initiative to solve problems
- Solving technical problems with multimedia equipment if/when necessary
- Using effective strategies to manage individual class behaviour
Initiative:
- Actively seeking new teaching strategies in classes and applying to current setting
- Experimenting with movement to enhance dance performance outcomes
- Actively looks for ways to support teaching team and contribute positively to EDA culture
- Is eager to search for ways to continuously improve oneself ad the organization
Planning & Organization:
- Setting and achieving work goals
- Planning and preparing classes
- Circulating promotional/parent information materials
- (when necessary) completing administrative tasks by specific deadlines
- Planning for contingencies
- Following policies and procedures designed to ensure safety and consistency without varience
Self Management:
- Setting personal development goals
- Maintaining require standard of physical fitness (to safely spot and train acrobatic skills)
- Maintaining required standard of attire and grooming to accurately represent the level of professionalism expected at EDA
- Responding appropriately to constructive feedback on own performance
- Seeking ways to continuously improve own performance as an instructor
Learning:
- Monitoring own work and introducing strategies to improve performance
- Reflecting on and enhancing own ability to contribute effectively to a dance teaching environment
- Improving acro teaching skills through professional development opportunities
- Seeking feedback and integrating constructive advice into own work performance
Knowledge
- A general knowledge of the business climate and community standard
- A general knowledge of the dance industry and functioning of dance schools
Qualifications/Training
- Certification in Acrobatic Arts or similar training module preferred
Experience
- Dance ability to a high standard
- Planning and preparation of classes
- Acrobatics training
- Choreography of group dance pieces
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Self-Motivated and Excellent Direction-Taker - You know how to prioritize the most important tasks (at times with minimal guidance), and how to think on your feet. At the same time, you pride yourself in your ability to take direction and deliver the desired result.
- Youʼll already be excellent and passionate about delivering outstanding lessons to your students. You have a strong attention to detail and knowledge of appropriate progression of skills in the world of acrobatics. You already have previous experience instructing acrobatics and tumbling classes and love to be a part of a close-knit and cohesive teaching team.
- Deadline-Obsessed and Detail-Oriented - You love doing tasks on time, and checking them off your checklist! In fact, you are one of those people who don't understand how some people can be so disorganized and tardy.
- Personal Responsibility - If you make a mistake, you take 100% responsibility and fast action to remedy the situation.
What do you think?
If youʼve just read this and it sounds like a great fit because you know you could completely own and deliver in this role...We would love to learn more about you!
About Element Dance Arts
Led by co-directors Stephanie and Michele Mortimer, Element Dance Arts is Cambridge’s leading dance studio. Offering quality dance education for dancers ages 18 month to adults, we have a program for everyone. Ranging from once-a-week recreational classes, to dancers with professional aspirations, and everything in between, we’re the studio that you can GROW with.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 4-12 per week
Pay: $25.00-$50.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- What dance teacher training qualifications do you have? Are you trained in Acrobatic Arts or something similar?
Experience:
- teaching: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
