• Part-Time Dance Teacher (K-4)

    Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES (Buffalo, NY)


    Part-Time Dance Teacher (K-4)

     

    Elmwood Village Charter Schools

     

    665 Hertel Avenue and 40 Days Park

     

    Buffalo , NY 14207

     

    Certified - Area - Other

     

    Job Number 3300049691

     

    Start Date

     

    Open Date 08/25/2025

     

    Closing Date

     

    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

    + Bachelor's 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 person's 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 22500.00

     

    Salary: To 28000.00

     

    Position Status Part time

     

    Contact Person's Name Louis Feliciano

     

    Contact Person's Title Human Resources Manager

     

    Contact Person's Email [email protected]