Project Forward Theater Instructor, All the World's a Stage - Cape Cod Community College

Cape Cod Community College; Barnstable (MA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Part-time, non-benefited

Job summary

Cape Cod Community College is seeking a Theater Instructor for the Project Forward program. The course engages neurodivergent students, using drama to build self-expression, confidence, and workplace readiness through hands-on activities and collaborative performance.

The position emphasizes accessibility, inclusive teaching, and collaboration with Project Forward staff. It is part-time with a modest load and requires a Bachelor's degree, theater experience, and a US work authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience teaching Theater or Drama.
• Experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Proficient in oral and written communication.
• Proficient in computer skills including typing and file management.
• Valid Massachusetts Driver's License for field trips.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Teach an engaging, inclusive theater course for neurodivergent students.
• Create personalized activities to accommodate diverse abilities.
• Facilitate a small final performance to showcase progress.
• Consult and co-plan with colleagues when needed.
• Attend Project Forward staff meetings as scheduled.

Skills

Theater/Drama teaching

Neurodivergent student experience

Interpersonal skills

Oral & written communication

Team player

Computer skills (typing, file mgmt)

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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

Cape Cod Community College is a place of personal discovery, enrichment, and professional development for those just beginning the quest and for those 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

• 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.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 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 team player 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.

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 haveprepared 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 Spring 2027 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 FY2027budget 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 workin the United States .

Cape Cod Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunityemployer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity orsexual orientation inits 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 statues andCollege 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 Affiant? And other bodies.