Dance Teacher (Part-Time)

The Croft School; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

The Croft School, a young independent institution in Providence, is looking for a Part-Time Dance Teacher to lead a dance course for middle school students. Ideal candidates should have a passion for teaching, strong communication skills, and experience in middle school education. This role offers an exciting opportunity to foster creativity and collaboration among students while developing meaningful relationships.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in middle school education.
• Passion for teaching and nurturing a love for learning.
• Ability to create a safe and engaging classroom environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and teach a Dance course for middle school students.
• Engage students and develop a trusted relationship with students and families.
• Design and deliver a student-centered dance program.

Skills

Dance experience

Communication skills

Collaboration skills

Classroom management

Education

1+ years of middle school connected education experience

Job description

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The Croft School – Part-Time Dance Teacher

(Providence, RI)

Start Date: August 2025

About The Croft School

The Croft School is a young independent school on the East Side of Providence. Having opened in Fall 2018, our school currently enrolls 191 students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. During the 2025-26 school year, we will expand to include Grade 7. Over time, we will grow into a 300-student Kindergarten - Grade 8 school.

We are considered by many families and teachers to represent an exciting new type of school that is ideal for those concerned about the area’s existing public school (inconsistent quality; driven by standardized test outcomes) and private school (elitism; unaffordable; lack of diversity; limited innovation) options.

The Croft School is built around the following core attributes:

• Rigor and Spark
• Student-Centeredness
• Balance
• Strong Relationships
• Outstanding Teachers, Collaborative Improvement
• A Diverse, Inclusive, Anti-Racist Community
  
  

Our Middle School program includes high-quality math, reading, and writing instruction, innovative project-based learning, rigorous elective courses, and weekly community field work. In addition to rigorous, relevant, and culturally responsive academics, our Middle School program includes a focus on service-learning and purpose development. Further, we seek to provide our families with an exceptional experience built around convenience, community, communication, and partnership.

The Croft School has sister schools in the Jamaica Plain (founded 2020) and South End (founded 2022) neighborhoods of Boston.

More information about our school can be found here: www.thecroftschool.org.

About The Role

The Croft School is seeking a Middle School Electives Teacher to lead and teach a Dance course to a small group of the school’s Middle School students (grades 6-7 in the 2025-2026 school year).. This individual will work one ~70 minute blocks 2 days per week, either mid-morning or mid-afternoon.

All Croft teachers are empowered to design and deliver an outstanding student program in alignment with the school’s focus on student-centeredness. The ideal candidate sees Dance as an opportunity for children to take thoughtful risks, engage in experiential learning, persist in problem-solving, embrace collaboration, and work through the creative process.

The ideal candidate will be committed to building deep relationships with their students and their families, as developing close-knit, trusting connections are at the heart of The Croft School.

Qualifications And Qualities

• 1+ years of middle school connected education experience
• Dance experience
• A contagious love for teaching, children, and nurturing students’ natural curiosity, instilling in them a lifelong passion for learning
• An entrepreneurial spirit coupled with an ambitious work ethic, as well as a natural desire to go above and beyond to serve students and their families in both expected and unexpected ways
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, inclusive of empathy for others, thoughtful listening, and enthusiasm for being part of The Croft Schools team-oriented environment
• Ability to create a safe, joyous learning environment, inclusive of excellent classroom management strategies and skills
• Self-reflectiveness, humility, and an eagerness to continually improve one’s practice
• Current authorization to work in the United States is required
  
  

Compensation

The Croft School offers compensation which is inspired by, and competitive with, other local independent and public school opportunities. The compensation for this role will be between approximately $35-$45 per hour commensurate with experience and based on class size.

Non-Discrimination

As an equal opportunity employer, The Croft School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

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