Dance Teacher (Elementary or High School)-Queen City Academy Charter School

The Queen City Difference 

At Queen City Academy Charter School, teachers are our most treasured assets. We expect academic and  character excellence from QCACS students, and our teachers help foster a dynamic learning environment  where students receive the necessary preparation and support to rise to that challenge. Therefore, teacher  recruitment at QCACS is a vitally important process through which we seek to attract and retain educators  with an immediately discernible passion for helping children meet their highest potential. Teachers work in  a collegial setting where the faculty and administration collaborate to ensure a high quality education  experience for students, while benefiting from supportive parent partners who are deeply committed to  their children’s success. 

The Queen City Academy Charter School is Plainfield, New Jersey’s first charter school. QCACS serves scholars in grades K-10 and growing to K-12. Our mission is to create lifelong learners and equip staff with the opportunities to successfully shape and transform lives by cultivating learners that possess the ability to be critical-thinkers and demonstrate leadership skills required to continuously open new doors which create generational successes. All staff are expected to be committed to the mission of QCACS, have a positive and professional attitude, exhibit a strong work ethic (including a willingness to work long hours) and possess an inner drive for personal and professional excellence. The Queen City Academy Charter School of Plainfield is an equal opportunity employer. 

Dance Teacher Position Overview 

All teachers at The Queen City Academy Charter School advance the mission, goals and educational  philosophy of the school by planning and facilitating learning activities and experiences that advance the  intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth of students, while enabling students to develop  competencies, skills and disposition to function successfully in society. 
 

The Dance Teacher should be able to: 

• Teaches QCACS curriculum using resources adopted by the Board of Trustees.
• Demonstrates an ability  to teach using various dance styles and methodologies from beginner to advanced level.
• Develops dance curriculum and prepares lesson plans.
• Engages, encourages, and motivates students to reach their goals.
• Evaluate student performance and make recommendations for improvement.
• Choreograph routines and select music for whole school performances.
• Provide a fun and creative environment.
• Keep up to date in your discipline and implement any changes to the dance routines and curriculum as needed.
• Provides individual, small, and/or large group instruction, whenever appropriate, in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual, physical, and special abilities.
• e level team on content and instructional strategies that support your students and help all students succeed.

• Learn and implement strategies to differentiate instruction for all learners in your classroom.

• Build positive relationships with students to ensure they feel seen, loved, and heard.
• Partner with students’ families to ensure appropriate resources are available to support their child's learning needs.
• Engage in practice-based professional development, mentorship, and coaching sessions.

Qualifications 

The successful candidate will hold at minimum a Bachelor’s degree and certification as appropriate. The expectation is that all candidates hold at least a Certificate of Eligibility and QCACS leadership can provide guidance on obtaining full certification in the State of New Jersey. Candidates should be prepared to provide a copy of a valid New Jersey Certificate or proof of passing the required PRAXIS tests. Applicants must demonstrate cultural sensitivity, ability to  communicate with parents and students across lines of difference, have mastery of subject matter content, be a team player, hold high expectations of students and possess basic understanding of child development.