Job Description

Who we are:

Tiny Toes Ballet is an award-winning dance programme for little ones aged from 6 months to 6 years, fully integrated with the EYFS curriculum where children 'learn through dance'. We opened our Cambridge franchise in September 2018, and have 3 teachers delivering classes to a total of around 250 pupils per week so far. We have waiting lists and we desperately need one or two more teachers as soon as possible. Essential hours: 8.30am - 1.30pm on Saturdays, additional hours potentially (but not essential) on Friday mornings.

Job description:

We need people to deliver tiny toes ballet classes, following our methods and syllabus, teaching children the basics of ballet, as well as nurturing their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.

You will train for 4-8 weeks, depending on your level of experience and ability. Training involves assisting an experienced teacher at classes on Saturdays which you will eventually teach yourself. You will start teaching individual exercises and then full classes yourself, within a couple of weeks of starting, with the support and guidance of the experienced teacher. You will be provided with written materials to study, to help you understand our system, and help you pass the assessment at the end of your training. The training period (before passing the teaching assessment) is paid at 13 per hour After you have qualified you will have full responsibility for teaching the Saturday morning classes yourself, and you will have an assistant (aged 16-18) working with you. At this stage your pay increases to 22 / hr. There are Level 2 and Level 3 teacher qualifications you can work towards after you have built further experience teaching, and achieving these qualifications will increase your pay further, potentially up to 30 / hr after at least 6 months' teaching experience.
What we are looking for:

We are looking for a brilliant pre-school educator who is full of energy and enthusiasm, who has:

- minimum Grade 6 level ballet training

experience working with babies and children from 6 months up to 5 year olds, and their parents excellent spoken communication skills, to engage clearly in English with small children A confident and outgoing personality An organised and professional approach, and is 100% reliable Minimum age 21
What we offer:

A training and qualification that will enable you to teach at any of the tiny toes ballet franchises around the UK, as well as building your skills in general as an early years teacher All class plans, music, props and resources are supplied for you Guaranteed Saturday morning work during term-time (36 weeks of the year) in probably in Trumpington CB2,. or possibly one of our other central Cambridge venues. Potentially also a 3 hour session teaching on a weekday morning through term-time, if you want Occasional additional work may be available, delivering tiny toes ballet birthday parties and other events at weekends and in school holidays Ongoing support from experienced teachers, and the offer of joining a free intermediate level ballet class yourself each week
Please note that the contract includes a 3 month notice period after the first month of training is completed.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: 13 for first 6 weeks training, rising to 22 per hour when newly qualified, and potentially up to 30 per hour after 6 months teaching experience.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Freelance

Pay: 13.00-30.00 per hour

Benefits:

On-site parking
Education:

A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:

learning ballet: 5 years (required) working with young children: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person