Dance Academy Senior Teacher

Covenant Christian School; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Covenant Christian School invites applications for a Dance Teacher at Covenant Dance Academy. The role focuses on Ballet, with additional styles such as Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap and Musical Theatre, teaching students aged 5 to 18 in a Christ-centred program.

Teaching hours are 2.45pm to 6.10pm, Monday to Thursday during term time, with planning, class preparation, and end-of-year concert routines as part of duties.

Qualifications

• Committed Christian of a reformed evangelical persuasion.
• Relevant Dance qualifications and experience with a focus on Ballet. Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap and Musical Theatre experience seen as an advantage
• Experience teaching students between the ages of 5 to 18 years, with a particular emphasis on the ability to engage with young children with enthusiasm and energy
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with others

Responsibilities

• Teaching a variety of dance disciplines within our program between the hours of 2.45pm to 6.10pm Monday to Thursday during term time.
• Planning and preparing for classes
• Preparing routines and costuming for end of year Concert

Skills

Ballet

Jazz

Lyrical

Hip Hop

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Committed Christian values

Education

Dance qualifications

Job description

Covenant Christian School was founded in 1978. It is a non-denominational Christian co-educational day school, with over 900 students, Preschool to Year 12. Covenant works in partnership primarily with Christian parents to be an extension of the Christian home, where God is honoured and served. All staff are committed Christians seeking to provide a nurturing and caring environment. Teachers provide an academically rigorous Christ-centred and biblically grounded school curriculum that engages the world we live in. Covenant provides a supportive community, where the welfare of students is of great importance.

Vision: To faithfully serve in God’s plan to restore all things under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Mission: To assist parents in the nurture of their children, by providing a Christ-centred, biblically grounded, culturally engaging and academically rigorous education to equip the children to live for God’s glory.

ROLE STATEMENT

Covenant Christian School (Covenant) Dance Academy partners with parents in the nurture of their children by providing opportunities which allow students to express their faith, gifts and creativity through dance and performance. This is done in an encouraging, Christ-centred atmosphere. Whilst offering students a of variety of the most popular dance styles, incorporating modern music and movement, Covenant Dance Academy ultimately desires students to glorify God.

We seek a suitably qualified and experienced dance teacher to join our team in fostering a love and enthusiasm for dance across the school. This role will primarily involve teaching a variety of dance styles to students between the ages of 5 to 18 years, with a focus on Ballet.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Committed Christian of a reformed evangelical persuasion
• Relevant Dance qualifications and experience with a focus on Ballet. Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap and Musical Theatre experience seen as an advantage
• Experience teaching students between the ages of 5 to 18 years, with a particular emphasis on the ability to engage with young children with enthusiasm and energy
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with others

GENERAL DUTIES

• Teaching a variety of dance disciplines within our program between the hours of 2.45pm to 6.10pm Monday to Thursday during term time.
• Planning and preparing for classes
• Preparing routines and costuming for end of year Concert

WE OFFER:

• Two Conference Weeks each year (January and July) for mandatory training, professional development, meeting and preparation times
• Dedicated Induction Day in January (for new staff)
• Mentoring for all new staff.
• A supportive, caring Christian environment
• Access to EAP service
• An onsite café; staff morning teas
• Onsite gym and Fitness Passport

CHILD SAFE ORGANISATION

Covenant Christian School seeks to love others as Christ has loved us and this is reflected in the responsibilities we undertake. The school regards its child protection responsibilities with the utmost importance and is committed to providing the necessary resources to ensure compliance with all relevant child protection laws and regulations, and the maintenance of a child-safe culture. Each member of the school community has a responsibility to understand the important and specific role that they play, individually and collectively, to ensure that the wellbeing and safety of all students is driving what they do and is well considered in all decisions made.

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY

The school is committed to providing a healthy and safe workplace for everyone. All staff have a responsibility to take reasonable care for their own safety and that of everyone else at school or involved in school activities. As such you must comply with reasonable Workplace Health and Safety instructions, policies and procedures, including the provision of care to students within the scope of your role. You will also participate in school safety, such as by completing risk assessments, addressing hazards and reporting safety incidents.