Job Description

Teacher in Dance (6 Month Maternity Cover)
Ref: ME2223023B

(Post is fixed term maternity cover for a period of 6 months or until the post holder returns,

whichever is sooner)

Hours: 29.6 hours per week, 52 weeks per year annualised hours. 855 full time equivalent annual teaching hours

Salary: In the range of \xc2\xa328,441 - \xc2\xa333,903 per annum pro-rata, actual salary in the range of \xc2\xa322,752 - \xc2\xa327,122 per annum (Dependent on skills, experience and qualifications)

Reporting to: Curriculum Manager in Music & Performing Arts

Primary Location: Northampton, Booth Lane Campus

Closing Date: Sunday 10th September 2023

Interview Date: Tuesday 26th September 2023

About Northampton College

Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as \'good\' with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.

The Team

The Performing Arts & Music team are an experienced, creative, resilient and student-centred group of staff working together as teachers, technicians, support staff and managers. We have a positive philosophy of creative inclusion, equality and diversity with a can-do approach to all our roles. At the heart of our practice, we work as a team. We have excellent outcomes and achievement - and the great reputation we have is down to the success of the team. As part of that team, you will be working as a Dance specialist alongside other specialists in Music or Performing Arts.

The Role

The role will be teaching students and working with staff delivery teams on a variety of programmes at various levels, as directed by the Manager with a focus on your Dance specialism/s. This will be in close collaboration with Course leaders, the Curriculum Manager and Head of School. You will be ensuring students are guided, taught, and supported safely, positively and with specialist Dance expertise through all stages of their programme in lessons and may include help at taster days / open events, gigs, shows, external events, workshops and class delivery from Level 1 to level 5. You will ensure safe, stretching / challenging effective and consistent use of specialist knowledge, practice, and teaching resources.

This is an opportunity to join a highly successful teaching team, with a strong reputation for quality and outstanding outcomes, at all levels. The successful applicant will be supporting Dance team with a range off levels and examining bodies - across UAL and BTEC Creative and HN. You will have course leader / management responsibilities that match your skills and experience. You will work with other course leaders and teachers as required for the awarding bodies, External Examiners as appropriate, attending specialist UAL / BTEC training if required. You will be joining a highly collaborative teaching team working across the Dance courses, and Musical Theatre. You will be expected to build both the student\'s practical skills and industry behaviours, as well as developing their knowledge in subject research, planning, and evaluating their work across the area. The focus is on the development of skills, knowledge, and behaviours specifically relevant to progression in dance industry and education practice. You will work closely with the dance and musical theatre team; you will be involved in internal and external events and performances representing the team and the college. This is a great opportunity for a newly qualified teacher, and a practitioner with strong training, suitable qualifications, and approximate experience.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate\'s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:

• Relevant experience and appropriate training in dance specialism
• relevant qualifications in Dance
• The ability to work across teaching teams, as a team player with a can-do approach
• The ability to teach across the Dance courses with a specialism in Ballet, Tap & Jazz
• The ability to support dance delivery & units as appropriate including context, industry, commercial and contemporary practice.
• Industry or education experience of teaching / training / demonstrating Dance.
• Willingness to achieve relevant teacher / trainer qualification if not already qualified.
• Teaching, Learning and assessment of allocated sessions and groups.
• Contribution to the team and college quality processes and expectations
• Availability to work in evening and weekends as required for shows and assessment.
• Ability to learn / use the college student monitoring and feedback systems (registers, EILP, Promonitor etc)
• Work with the teams, course leaders and external examining bodies (UAL and BTEC / HN BTEC)

• 53 days pro rata annual leave, comprising 42 personal days, pro rata (1 September - 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year.
• Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel
• Eligible to join the Teachers\' Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 23.68%)
• Access to continued professional development.
• Free car parking and electrical charging facilities
• Gym facilities
• 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes
• Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative)

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