Part-Time Dance Teacher (K-4)

Part-Time Dance Teacher (K-4)

Elmwood Village

40 Days Park

Buffalo , NY 14201

Certified – Area – Other

Job Number 3300049691

Start Date

Open Date 10/01/2024

Closing Date 11/01/2024

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Part-Time Dance Teacher (Afternoons)

Teach Dance in Grades K-4.

Oversee the dance room facility, curriculum, and resources to create a student-centered environment

Build a classroom culture in which students love dance

Ut ilizes repertoire of all types of dance gendres, including traditional and contemporary, that are appropriate for the ages and skill levels of students.

Maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning by following the Responsive Classroom and Cooperative Discipline models

Engage students in the creative process and foster their talents, while deepening their knowledge and understanding of dance, dance concepts, dance history

Encourage students to express their own personalities and thoughts through the creative process

Plan and implement an end of year performance

Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and is age-appropriate

Set and maintain acceptable standards of classroom behavior to establish an orderly learning environment

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelors degree

Certification in Dance Education preferred, but not required

Our Mission

The Elmwood Village Charter Schools provide a stimulating and engaging learning environment that recognizes student capability, fosters their connectedness to their immediate and broader communities, and offers them ways to contribute to school life. EVCS believes that all students can and will learn at high levels when provided with the right learning conditions.

Our Schools

We believe that the social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum, and children must meet with social success before they can achieve high levels of academic success. To that end:

Our students are exposed to a strong academic program that emphasizes social responsibility, arts integration, multiculturalism, and community alliances.

Our students experience academic success in an intimate, peaceful, and diverse school community that appreciates different learning styles.

At Elmwood Village Charter Schools, students know that they are valued and respected, and each one of them can contribute to school life.

What We Look For

We want someone who:

Demonstrates a commitment to students and families

Is highly detail-oriented with excellent follow-up and follow-through

Has strong oral and written communication skills

Demonstrates high responsiveness and resolves issues quickly

Is able to build interpersonal relationships with diverse audiences

Maintains a positive attitude, even in the face of pressure

Is a team player and open to receiving feedback

Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, and is flexible

Takes initiative, prioritizes tasks effectively, and can work independently with little direction

Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion in the dissemination of information

Has strong organizational, problem-solving and data-gathering skills

What We Offer

EVCS offers an excellent working environment supported by a shared leadership model to ensure each persons strengths can be utilized and fostered.

EVCS offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package.

EVCS believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization that enables our community to thrive. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability .

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Itinerant Location Days Park Campus

Salary: From 45000.00

Salary: To 55000.00

Position Status Full time

Start Date 10/22/2024

Contact Persons Name Louis Feliciano

Contact Persons Title Human Resources Manager

Contact Persons Email lfeliciano@elmwoodvillageschool.org