After School Drama Teacher

Bank Street School for Children
Start Date: Monday, September 23, 2024
Role: Afterschool Drama Teacher (Part-Time)

Schedule:
One Day Weekly (Mondays, Tuesdays, or Wednesdays and will be determined during the hiring process)
3:00PM - 5:00PM (2 sessions for age levels 6/7s - 7/8s and 8/9s - 9/10s)
September 2024 - June 2025 adhering to the BSC calendar
Opportunity for occasional substitute work

Pay Rate: $40 - $60 Per Hour (commensurate with experience)

Job Summary:
We are seeking a creative and passionate Drama Teacher to lead an after school course focused on age-appropriate self-expression and theatrical production. The Drama Teacher will collaborate with the Afterschool Supervisor and Administrative Team to develop and implement curricula tailored to specific age groups, including 6/7s-7/8s and 8/9s-9/10s. The course will culminate in a small theatrical production, which will be shared with the families of the participating students at the end of the semester.

Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with administrators and supervisors to create and implement age-appropriate drama curricula.
- Guide students in choosing, rehearsing, and mounting a small theatrical production.
- Build positive relationships with students, fostering a supportive and focused classroom environment.
- Utilize effective classroom management skills to maintain an energetic and safe learning space, following health and safety guidelines.
- Ensure students move safely through the hallways and in and out of the building during program hours, adhering to all building-wide safety regulations.
- Oversee the safe dismissal of students to authorized adults at the end of each session.
- Actively participate in the Afterschool program, sharing information and strategies with colleagues to support a healthy classroom community.

Qualifications:
- High School diploma required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Experience teaching drama to children in the specified age groups is preferred.
- Strong classroom management skills, particularly with younger children.
- Familiarity with progressive education principles is a plus.
- Previous experience within the Bank Street community is an advantage.
- Willingness to collaborate and work as part of a team, with a commitment to developing skills in working with individual children, small groups, and the entire class.
If you are passionate about drama and enjoy working with children, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to inspire creativity and bring the joy of theater to our students.

About Bank Street College of Education

The mission of Bank Street College is to improve the education of children and their teachers by applying to the educational process all available knowledge about learning and growth, and by connecting teaching and learning meaningfully to the outside world. In so doing, we seek to strengthen not only individuals, but the community as well, including family, school, and the larger society in which adults and children, in all their diversity, interact and learn. We see in education the opportunity to build a better society.

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