Elementary Theater & Literacy Teacher | Drama & Growth

Marion P. Thomas Charter School; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Family leave

Pension plan

Professional development

Bonus

Job summary

Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, NJ seeks an Elementary Theater Teacher to design age-appropriate curricula introducing acting, storytelling, and stagecraft to young learners.

You will foster literacy through drama and build confidence in movement, voice, and language while supporting students’ well-being. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and the ability to align daily objectives with the school’s mission, with responsibilities across planning, progress reporting, and

Qualifications

• Able to communicate expectations clearly and effectively with your students, provide them with detailed steps for executing projects, and spell out the larger context for them when they have questions.
• Able to motivate and inspire others, the ability to keep students focused on a single goal without getting distracted, and a willingness to acknowledge and learn from mistakes.
• Strategically align everyday objectives with the organization’s larger mission, set priorities for students on a weekly and monthly basis, and course correct as needed.

Responsibilities

• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Evaluate student progress regularly and prepare progress reports.
• Provides individual, small, and/or large group instruction, whenever appropriate, to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and special abilities.
• Create a supportive and caring classroom environment in which students can learn and interact positively with one another; through student-centered instruction, collaboration, and authentic assessment.
• Organize interactive workshops, facilitate dramatic play sessions, coordinate school productions or performances, and incorporate elements of literacy and language development into theater lessons
• Engage families in support of the school’s goals by communicating student progress, upcoming events, and programmatic changes
• Create meaningful incentives to reward good behavior and effective consequences to address misbehaviors
• Maintain an open and cooperative relationship with students, colleagues, and parents.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Salary range: BA $61,912 - $86,912 / MA $62,412 - $87,412

Skills

Clear communication

Motivation

Structured planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Theatre

Job description

Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, NJ seeks an Elementary Theater Teacher to design age-appropriate curricula introducing acting, storytelling, and stagecraft to young learners.

You will foster literacy through drama and build confidence in movement, voice, and language while supporting students’ well-being. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre and the ability to align daily objectives with the school’s mission, with responsibilities across planning, progress reporting, and