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About the Role
Dance Connection is seeking a compassionate and skilled instructor to teach weekly adaptive dance classes for students with special needs and varying abilities. This role focuses on making dance accessible and fostering growth for every student.
Responsibilities
- Teach weekly adaptive dance classes for students with special needs.
- Adapt lesson plans to meet diverse and individual student needs.
- Manage students and assistant teachers effectively.
- Create a calm, safe, and supportive environment.
- Communicate and collaborate with parents, caregivers, and support staff.
- Utilize the internet and email.
Requirements
- A love of teaching and a genuine passion for making dance accessible to students of all abilities.
- Experience working with individuals with special needs (adaptive dance or inclusive movement experience strongly preferred).
- Patience, empathy, and the ability to adapt lesson plans.
- Effective classroom management skills.
- Comfort communicating and collaborating with parents, caregivers, and support staff.
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Professional, organized, proactive, and friendly attitude.
- Ability to utilize the internet and email.
- Exclusivity from dance studios within a 10-mile radius of our location, unless otherwise approved.
- A high school diploma or G.E.D. is required.
- Hands-on experience in both dance instruction and special education is required.
Skills
- Dance instruction
- Special education
- Classroom management
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
Location
- Islip
Work Type
- Part-time
- Contract
Experience Level
- Not specified
Education Level
- High school diploma or G.E.D.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Special Education, therapeutic recreation, or a related field is a plus
About the Company
- Dance Connection serves dancers throughout Suffolk and Nassau counties.
- We pride ourselves on fostering a sense of teamwork among our teachers.
- We operate with a professionally managed office and administrative staff.
- We offer many opportunities for growth to all the artists that work for us.