Jobs (Calgary): Hiring Call for Facilitators – Inside Out Theatre

Theatre Alberta; Calgary; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Inside Out Theatre in Calgary invites applicants for part-time facilitator and instructor roles to lead theatre workshops for mixed-ability participants.

Sessions are typically held weekly with a summer option, including puppet and mask activities and a potential end-of-session performance. Previous theatre teaching and post-secondary education are assets, and Inside Out Theatre is an equal-opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching theatre workshops.
• Post-secondary theatre education preferred.
• Ability to work with mixed-ability participants.

Responsibilities

• Guide mixed-ability participants through theatre workshops.
• Lead sessions focused on fun, confidence and skill-building.
• Collaborate with artists for puppet and mask activities.
• Support a potential end-of-session performance.

Skills

Theatre teaching

Workshop facilitation

Experience with mixed-abilities

Public speaking

Education

Post-secondary theatre education

Job description

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Jobs (Calgary): Hiring Call for Facilitators – Inside Out Theatre

Inside Out Theatre offers participants with mixed-abilities a chance to enjoy, participate in, and benefit from theatre classes, workshops, and productions. We provide low-cost, accessible theatre education, resulting in increased self-confidence, functional literacy, and interpersonal skills for participants. Through public and invited audience performances Inside Out promotes visibility of diversity and disability culture.

We are seeking part-time Facilitators and Instructors to join our team. You will guide mixed-ability participants through workshop sessions that focus around fun, confidence and skill-building exercises, with a possible performance by the end of the sessions. Typically a program runs over 12 weekly sessions in both the fall and spring of a year, and this year we are offering a summer session.

Previous experience teaching theatre, and preferably post-secondary theatre education are considered assets. We are looking for a professional theatre workshop experience for participants, and facilitators should be able to offer such. Experience in working with people of mixed-ability is a great asset but not a requirement.

Inside Out Theatre believes in equal opportunity and encourages applicants of mixed-abilities to apply.

• Inside Out Theatre offers competitive compensation for all facilitators.

Immediate facilitator opportunities include:

• Puppet and Mask class.
  A theatre facilitator will work in partnership with a visual artist to offer a mask and puppet focused class. The class will explore mask and puppetry in as a medium for our participants personal expression.
  June 4th – August 20th, 2013, with a possible extension into a fall program
  Weekly Tuesday classes, 10:00-11:30 am
• Second Look
  An introductory drama class for folks with a wide range of developmental and physical abilities.
  September – December
  Weekly Monday classes, 10:00-11:30 am
• Performance Creation Class A
  A performance based class with experienced performers with mixed abilities
  September – December
  Weekly Monday classes, 4:30-6:00pm