Dance Academy Teacher

POSITION: Dance Academy Teacher

REPORTS TO: Creative Arts Coordinator

DEPARTMENT: Creative Arts
- KEY RELATIONSHIPS: - Senior Teacher Dance Academy- Dance Academy staff
- School Office

Dance Academy Teacher

Covenant Christian School is a distinctly and explicitly Christian Prep to Year 12 co-educational
day school with over 900 students, located in Belrose on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to assist parents in the nurture of their children, by providing a Christ-centred,
biblically grounded, culturally engaging and academically rigorous education to equip the
children to live for God’s glory.

The Covenant Difference
- Covenant Christian School:
- Teaches all curriculum from a Christian perspective
- Only employs high quality committed Christian staff
- Works with parents in partnership to raise their children in education and provides
- many ways for parents to feel part of our school community- Nurtures and cares for all children and students by focusing on them as individuals

and recognising that each child bears God's image. It provides opportunities and
programs (both curricular and co-curricular) to suit a range of student abilities and
interests
- Provides a warm, active, and welcoming school community where children are

supported, encouraged, and taught
- Devotions, including prayer, reading the Bible and discussions, are held every day in

an age-appropriate way
- Loving discipline is undertaken when necessary
- Students are not sheltered from the world but encouraged to see the society around

them through a biblical lens.

Dance Academy Teacher - May 2021

Role Description
The Covenant Christian School Dance Academy partners with parents in the nurture of their
children by providing opportunities which allow students to express their faith, gifts and
creativity through dance. This is done in an encouraging, Christ-centred atmosphere. Whilst
offering students a variety of the most popular dance styles, incorporating modern music and
movement, the Dance Academy ultimately desires students to glorify God.

We seek a suitably qualified and experienced dance teacher to join our team, in a casual
capacity, fostering a love and enthusiasm for dance in our students by teaching a variety of
dance styles to students between the ages of 5 to 18 years.

KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Committed Christian of a reformed evangelical persuasion
- Relevant qualifications, training or experience, with a background in most dance styles,
- including but not limited to; Jazz, Hip Hop, and Musical Theatre- Experience teaching students between the ages of 5 to 18 years, with a particular
- emphasis on the ability to engage with young children with enthusiasm and energy- Good communication, interpersonal and organisational skills
- Able to work effectively in a team environment
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working

relationships with others

GENERAL DUTIES
- Teaching a variety of dance disciplines within our program between the hours of

3.00pm to 6.10pm on Monday - Thursday, during term time
- Planning and preparing for classes or rehearsing existing routines from current

teacher
- Work collaboratively with the Dance Academy team to prepare and rehearse routines

for the end of year Concert
- From time to time the Dance Academy teacher may be required to undertake other

tasks as directed by the Creative Arts Coordinator.
WHS
Everyone in our school has legal and moral responsibilities for safety and to cooperate in
continuous safety improvement. All staff, contractors and volunteers have a responsibility to
take reasonable care for their own safety and that of everyone else at school or involved in
school activities. They must comply with reasonable safety instructions, policies and
procedures, including by providing care to students within the scope of their role. Staff will
also participate in school safety, such as by completing risk assessments, addressing hazards
and reporting safety incidents.

Nicole Conway, Creative Arts Coordinator, 18-05-21

Dance Academy Teacher - May 2021