Full Time Creative Arts - Assistant Teacher

CENTRE STAGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An arts education centre in Singapore is seeking Assistant Teachers to support children in various creative programs. Ideal candidates are dedicated, artistic, and possess strong communication skills. The role involves maintaining a positive learning environment and promoting social and emotional skills in children. Competitive remuneration and opportunities for professional development are offered.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration

Opportunities for professional development

Creative working environment

Qualifications

• Must love working with children!
• Experience in an arts or childcare environment is an advantage.
• Those without O levels/GCSEs may be considered for AT positions.

Responsibilities

• Support the teacher to maintain a safe learning space.
• Assist in preparing resources and maintaining teaching resources.
• Support children’s social and emotional development.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Good spoken and written English

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Artistic eye

Education

Certificate or Diploma in Education or equivalent

Job description

Please email your resume and details to Peter Hodgson ([e-mail]).

Overall Responsibilities

• Working alongside the Teaching team to provide support in Early Years, Drama, Arts and Crafts, Classes, Holiday Programmes, Workshops, Shows and Events.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the teacher to maintain a safe learning space and help create a fun and supportive environment.
• Provide support & encouragement within class, developing students’ social and emotional skills.
• In classes: Set up pre‑school equipment and course activities, carry out routine care duties, conduct drama or dance‑focused classes including singing, storytelling, role play, puppetry, assist in playing out stories and characters, supervise rehearsals, and use positive discipline techniques.
• In Planning & Preparation: Assist in preparing resources, arts and crafts materials, prepping holiday programme crafts, positing theatre props and scenery for shows, maintain up‑keep and organisation of teaching resources, keep studios and displays tidy during festivals.
• Child development: Support development of social and emotional skills, articulate programme benefits to parents, build good relationships with children, parents and teachers, attend staff meetings and training, and undertake professional development activities in‑house and externally.

Job Requirements

• You must love working with children!
• A passion for the arts and education.
• Good team player, reliable, dedicated, adaptable and flexible.
• Good interpersonal skills and a warm, friendly, open personality.
• Professional manner, good work ethic, good spoken and written English, and good communication skills.
• Enjoy the arts, have an artistic eye.
• Display organisational skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, self‑motivation, and be a good role model.
• Willing and able to support/implement the Centre Stage ethos.
• Experience in an arts or childcare environment is an advantage.
• Those without O levels/Gcse’s may be considered for AT positions.

Working Hours

• 44 hour week.
• Two days off – Sunday and one weekday.
• Candidate must be able to commit to Saturdays.
• Location: One North.

Job Highlights

Attractive remuneration, a fun creative working environment with opportunities for professional development.

Join a creative, friendly team.

Opportunities to develop your career further working with children and within the arts.

Salary

$1700 - $3,000 PCM – dependent on age, experience and qualifications.

Assistant Teachers at Centre Stage

Our Assistant Teachers provide essential support to children and young people in our arts education programmes.

The ideal candidates are engaging with children and young people, dynamic, enthusiastic, reliable, friendly, warm, artistic, organised, possess strong communication skills and are self‑motivated and committed to supporting all our programmes and workshops.

Assistant Teachers should actively collaborate with the team, participate in all events, and further Centre Stage’s vision and ethos while maintaining standards.

Centre Stage is committed to safeguarding; employees are required to hold or obtain certificates in child protection, implement safe working practices, and share the same commitment to child protection and safeguarding.

Employment follows safe recruitment practices and rigorous checks, requiring supporting references, child protection records, criminal and identity checks.

Ideal but not Essential

• GCE ‘O’ Levels.
• A Certificate or Diploma in Education or equivalent, or working toward a relevant qualification.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in a school or arts centre setting.