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Upper School Theater Teacher & Director
Location:
Danville, CA
Description:
JOB TITLE: Upper School Theater Teacher & Director REPORTS TO: Upper School Arts Department Chair JOB STATUS: Full-time (.75 FTE), exempt ABOUT ATHENIAN The Athenian School is an independent college preparatory boarding and day school that serves students in grades 6 - 12, from throughout the East Bay, California, the US and the world. Since our founding, we have been dedicated to educating students through experiential, collaborative and interdisciplinary learning. We foster critical thinking and value reasoned discourse, mutual respect, and social justice. Please read through our site to learn more about our community. We look forward to meeting you as you consider Athenian! PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES The Athenian School seeks a theater director and teacher to teach one year long theater class, provide support for a theater tech class and serve as the artistic director for two productions each year as part of our Upper School arts program. In addition, they will supervise ad hoc performances generated by drama classes and will collaborate with the instrumental music teacher, choral teacher, and dance teacher for the spring musical. Presence in this role is required after school and during weekend hours to run rehearsals and prepare for performances. We seek candidates with demonstrated experience working in a high school setting and who show the desire to, and the capabilities for, collaboratively generating curricula and classroom practices that help students develop musical and artistic habits of mind and learn the specific skills necessary to express and apply them. Such candidates will also be drawn to, and meaningfully contribute to finding ways to express in our classrooms, Athenian’s pillars: Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, Service. In addition to instruction, teachers at Athenian participate in community life through a variety of programs, events, and opportunities such as leading a weekly advisory group. CORE QUALIFICATIONS Successful candidates will demonstrate a clear commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion to support students from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. They will model flexibility, a mission-aligned approach to supporting student growth and strong initiative. They will possess the ability to collaborate effectively with students and colleagues, strong organizational skills, and an understanding of and appreciation for working with adolescents. We seek candidates with a BA or higher in theater or a related field and experience teaching theater and directing high school theatrical productions. BENEFITS, COMPENSATION, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Athenian provides excellent benefits and salaries are competitive and commensurate with work experience and education. Our faculty salary range is $79,700-144,200 in addition to stipends for completed Masters and Doctoral degrees. Community members enjoy meals on campus and use of athletics facilities, including a pool, gym and fitness center. All employees participate in school wide professional development, and have the opportunity to pursue a range of additional professional growth opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, funded participation in professional conferences and continuing education opportunities. Athenian provides needed training for CPR/AED certification. All employees are expected to attend all-school functions relevant to their role and to participate in supporting the student experience with other school duties as requested by their direct supervisor. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly for this role. NON DISCRIMINATION COMMITMENT The Athenian School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to basing judgments concerning the employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities. The School is firmly committed to equal employment and advancement opportunities for all employees and applicants in all areas of employment. The School does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic characteristic or genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.Powered by JazzHR
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Athenian School
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March 22 on The Resumator
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