Details
Posted: 08-Dec-22
Location: Lafayette, Colorado
Type: Full Time
Salary: $45,000- $70,000
Categories:
Visual/Performing Arts
Salary Details:
Compensation is commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and 401k.
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Dawson, a K-12 independent school of 529 students located east of Boulder on a beautiful 112-acre campus, seeks a full-time Upper School Theater teacher for the 2023-24 school year. Dawson is a growing and passionate educational community dedicated to the healthy development and education of all of its students.
Dawson School Mission Statement:
Dawson School is dedicated to excellence of mind, body, and character. We prepare students, through challenging and relevant learning, to become creative, resilient problem-solvers who bring their best to the world.
Professional and Personal Qualifications
- An undergraduate degree in Theater or related field is required; a graduate degree is preferred
- Experience teaching Upper School Theater
- Strong technical theater skills
- An ability to work the lights and sound equipment
- Demonstrated classroom management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Personal warmth and friendliness
- An attitude that exemplifies teamwork and personal responsibility
- The ability to include technology elements into all aspects of instruction
- The ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all matters
- Enthusiasm for work with all school constituencies
Duties
- Report to Director of Upper School
- Teach three sections of theater — examples include: technical theater, improve one-acts, film study, and theatrical production
- Oversee fall play and winter musical programs
- Serve as Advisor
- Participate in class trips and Winterim
- Actively participate in the extracurricular life of the School
- Additional duties as deemed necessary by the School
The salary range for this position is $45,000-$70,000. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, and 401k.
Interested candidates should go to the Dawson website (www.dawsonschool.org), scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Employment link, click the link under Current Job Opportunities at Dawson, and select the Upper School Theater Teacher posting to apply for this position. Only online applications will be accepted.
No phone calls please. Visit: www.dawsonschool.org
Dawson School Diversity Statement:
Dawson actively promotes and embraces the exchange of diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds through curricular design, community involvement, and the integration of our four virtues –- respect, compassion, courage, and integrity — into every aspect of our community life. It is our responsibility to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for all members of our community, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, ability, or religion, as well as to cultivate in each student the ability to make empathetic, socially responsible decisions.
- An undergraduate degree in Theater or related field is required; a graduate degree is preferred
- Experience teaching Upper School Theater
- Strong technical theater skills
- An ability to work the lights and sound equipment
- Demonstrated classroom management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Personal warmth and friendliness
- An attitude that exemplifies teamwork and personal responsibility
- The ability to include technology elements into all aspects of instruction
- The ability to maintain strict confidentiality in all matters
- Enthusiasm for work with all school constituencies
About Alexander Dawson School
Dawson, a K-12 independent school of 535 students located east of Boulder on a beautiful 112-acre campus. Dawson is a growing and passionate educational community dedicated to the healthy development and education of all of its students.
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