Overview

QUALIFICATIONS

– Extensive Dance Training
– Prior teaching experience (dance or educational)
– Excellent classroom management skills
– Excellent communicator
– Highly self-motivated
– Emphasis on creativity and quality instruction
– Energetic
– Organized
– Excellent leadership skill
– Must have a natural rapport with young children and communicate effectively with this age group
– Teaching Ballet, Tap, Creative Movement and Jazz for ages 2-6
– Applicants must submit a video of choreography and/or in-class instruction. Applicants who choose to submit a choreography video must also submit a personal video introducing yourself and detailing why you would be a good fit for the position.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

– Self-motivated
– Open to feedback
– You know how to think on your feet
– You pride yourself on your ability to take direction and deliver the desired result
– Willing to follow a set curriculum
– Creative – you can take a plié and turn it into a magical adventure
– Excellent communicator
– Super fun in the classroom – you explode with energy every single class.
– Personal responsibility – if you make a mistake, you take 100% responsibility and fast action to remedy the situation
– Customer Empathy – You have an ability to imagine yourself in the customer’s shoes. You respond with empathy.
– You believe in a nurturing classroom environment and not one built on intimidation and fear.

BENEFITS

– Birmingham’s largest studio operating in the Hoover/Birmingham area for 17 years
– State-of-the-art facility built in 2019
– A set preschool curriculum that’s easy to follow and implement
– Health Insurance Option
– Dental Insurance Option
– $25-$35/hour dependent on experience
– Supportive, positive studio culture
– Professional development opportunities
– Additional teaching hours available for anyone with experience in Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Acrobatics/Tumbling and/or Musical Theater

FULL DESCRIPTION

The Pointe Dance Arts, metro-Birmingham’s largest studio, is seeking a Preschool and Early Elementary Dance Instructor for the 2022-2023 dance year (potential for Summer 2022 teaching hours).

Instructor should be highly self-motivated, innovative and eager with strong classroom management skills. Creativity is a MUST when teaching this age.

Instructor will be responsible for teaching ages 2-6 in Ballet, Tap, Creative Movement and Jazz.

To apply, please submit your resume and video to shannon@thepointedancearts.com and use the subject “I’m Your Next Preschool Dance Instructor.”