Illuminate Dance – Freelancer Callout

Phoenix Dance Theatre; Leeds; On-site; GBP 34,440 - 48,216; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage Employer

Equal opportunities policy

Job summary

Phoenix Dance Theatre is seeking freelance dance artists to join our team in Leeds for our inclusive provision, Illuminate. We have opportunities for Lead Artists and Assistant Artists, focusing on teaching, workshops, and outreach activities for young people with additional needs.

Applicants should possess teaching experience, enhanced DBS checks, and the ability to create engaging sessions. Phoenix Dance Theatre is an accredited Living Wage Employer, welcoming applications from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching and/or assisting with dance sessions.
• Experience working with young people with additional needs.
• Ability to create engaging dance sessions for diverse learners.
• Experience managing challenging behavior.
• Collaboration with staff, families, and students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist dance sessions and training.
• Teach in weekly classes and workshops.
• Conduct outreach activities in schools and community settings.

Skills

Teaching experience

Working with young people

Creating engaging dance sessions

Behaviour management

Collaboration skills

Education

Enhanced DBS check

Full driving license

Makaton or BSL training

First aid training

Safeguarding training

Job description

Here at Phoenix Dance Theatre, we work with a wide pool of freelance dance artists across our Learning and Development provisions.

Through our inclusive dance provision, Illuminate, we deliver specialist dance sessions and training for young people with additional needs. As the provision expands, we are looking for freelancers to join our delivery team in Leeds. We have opportunities available for a Lead Artist and Assistant Artists. Opportunities could range from teaching in our weekly classes to delivering outreach workshops in schools and community settings, delivering intensives and holiday provisions, or covering work.

As part of our commitment to providing opportunities to local dance artists and teachers in the North, we’re always keen to hear from people who would like to work with us and help to deliver our classes, workshops and outreach activities.

Experience required

• Experience teaching and/or assisting with dance sessions
• Experience working with young people with a range of additional needs
• Ability to create engaging dance sessions to suit young people with physical and/or learning difficulties
• Experience managing behaviour that challenges
• Ability to collaborate with other staff, teachers, families and students
• Enhanced DBS check within the past 3 years
• Full driving license
• Makaton or BSL training
• First aid training
• Safeguarding training
• Other relevant qualifications, training or experience related to SEN practice

Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Please note: Illuminate sessions take place in Leeds, so applicants must either be Leeds-based or willing to travel for work.

Successful applicants may be invited to teach a workshop observed by our Learning & Development team to assess suitability to teach across our Illuminate provisions.

Phoenix Dance Theatre is proud to be an accredited Living Wage Employer, has an equal opportunities policy and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.