Project Forward Theater Instructor, All the World's a Stage

Cape Cod Community College; West Barnstable (MA); On-site; USD 5,373,000 - 5,648,000; Part time

Job summary

Cape Cod Community College seeks an instructor to teach an engaging theater course for neurodivergent students in the Project Forward Program. The course uses drama to foster self-expression, confidence, communication, creativity, and social skills, with hands-on activities like storytelling, improvisation, and movement.

The instructor will design accessible activities for varied abilities, coordinate with colleagues, and guide students toward a final performance that showcases individual and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience teaching Theater, Drama or other related experience.
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities strongly preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a teamplayer with students and Project Forward staff.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication.
• Proficiency in computer skills, including typing, storing/retrieving computer files, completing an online timesheet, tutorials, etc.
• Valid Massachusetts Driver's License for field trip purposes.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Focus on teaching self-expression, communication, and social skills through drama.
• Create personalized activities to accommodate diverse abilities.
• Facilitate a small final performance to showcase individual and group achievements.
• Consult and co-plan with colleagues when needed.
• Attend Project Forward staff meetings as scheduled.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Oral and written communication

Computer skills

Valid driver’s license

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About Cape Cod Community College: Cape Cod CommunityCollege is a place of personal discovery, enrichment, and professional development for those just beginning the quest and forthose at many points along the path of higher education throughout life. It is a caring, comprehensive institution that belongs to the people it serves and responds to their individual and community needs. Students attending Cape Cod Community College are striving for personal excellence, and are finding it, day after day. Graduates of the College can be found in all levels of private business, the professions, and public service, and they excel at what they do. For students seeking to lay a foundation for further study, there is no better place to begin than at Cape Cod Community College. In today's highly competitive market place, the well prepared transfer student is the most aggressively recruited person in higher education. For many Cape Cod Community College graduates, that Associate Degree opens the door to institutions that were just not an option after high school. And, when you consider the savings in the overall cost of a four-year degree at either a public or a private university, starting at Cape Cod Community College becomes an incredible bargain that blends quality with unmatched value. The students' education is the first priority at Cape Cod Community College. As a learning-centered community, we value the contributions of a diverse population, welcome open inquiry, and promote mutual respect. The College offers a strong educational foundation of critical and creative thinking, communication competency, and a global, multicultural perspective that prepares students for life and work in the 21st century. Our liberal arts, sciences, and career programs provide educational pathways that serve the varied social, economic, and demographic characteristics of our community with a distinctive focus on sustainability. We honor our past, celebrate our present and imagine our future.

Job Description:

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Instructor will teach an engaging, inclusive theater course serving neurodivergent students in the Project Forward Program. The course will use theater as a dynamic tool to encourage self-expression, confidence, communication, creativity, and social skill development. Through hands-on activities such as storytelling, improvisation, role-playing, movement, voice work, and collaborative performance, the Instructor will provide students with opportunities to discover and strengthen their individual voices while developing very important workplace-readiness skills. Instruction should be accessible and adaptable, allowing students of varying abilities to participate meaningfully and experience success. The course will culminate in a small final performance or showcase, providing students with the opportunity to demonstrate the skills learned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

1. Focus on teaching self-expression, communication, and social skills through drama.
2. Create personalized activities to accommodate diverse abilities.
3. Facilitate a small final performance to showcase individual and group achievements.
4. Consult and co-plan with colleagues when needed.
5. Attend Project Forward staff meetings as scheduled.

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

1. Bachelor's degree.
2. Experience teaching Theater, Drama or other related experience.
3. Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities strongly preferred.
4. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a teamplayer with students and Project Forward staff.
5. Proficiency in oral and written communication.
6. Proficiency in computer skills, including typing, storing/retrieving computer files, completing an online timesheet, tutorials, etc.
7. Valid Massachusetts Driver's License for field trip purposes.
8. Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above are encouraged to upload a separate statement to define precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

COMPENSATION :

$36.55/hour; 3 hours per week(Instruction/Prep time) during Academic Year (Fall 2026 and Spring2027 Semesters). Part-time, non-benefited, MCCC Unit Position.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Immediate need; applications reviewed upon receipt.

Please visit our website at www.capecod.edu for information on Cape Cod Community College.

This appointment is subject to the FY2027 budget appropriations.

Appointment subject to SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information), publicly accessible Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) and national background checks.

The College cannot consider candidates who do not have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Cape Cod Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and College policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

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