Job Description

Job title


Hourly Paid Choreographer


Job reference


REQ002885


Date posted


15/09/2025


Application closing date


29/09/2025


Location


Paignton


Salary


21.17 per hour


Package


Plus Excellent Benefits


Contractual hours


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Basis


Hourly Paid


Job category/type


Academic


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Job description

Salary:

21.17 per hour.

Plus Excellent Benefits

Contract Type: Hourly Paid, Fixed term until 31

st

August 2026.

Location: Paignton, Devon

Are you passionate about dance and performance? South Devon College is seeking a dynamic and skilled Choreographer to join our Creative & Service Industries Faculty.



You'll play a key role in delivering practical dance and performance sessions to students across a range of creative courses. This includes facilitating engaging workshops, supporting learners in developing musical portfolios, and instructing in both studio and live performance settings. You'll assess student progress, contribute to curriculum planning, and help learners build confidence in their chosen disciplines. You'll also be involved in setting up and running performances, maintaining equipment, and ensuring a safe and inclusive learning environment. Your work will span across college and external venues, and you'll collaborate closely with colleagues and external partners to enhance the student experience.



The successful candidate will hold a relevant degree or vocational qualification. You should have experience in training with strong dance skills and knowledge of a variety of dance styles.



At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.


In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.



This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the success of our learners and uphold the integrity of our assessment processes within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.



The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College&s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.



We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.



Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:


Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; Teacher's Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68% Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Employee Assistance Programmes Access to Blue Light Card membership; Discounted travel schemes.

Closing Date: Monday 29

th

September 2025 (Midnight)

Interview Date: TBC

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs.

Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.



Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.



This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.



The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.



Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.



This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).