Theatre Teacher

Supervises and coordinates Theater activities;
Supports each participant in achieving a higher level of personal skill, fosters an enhanced appreciation for theater, and increases student theatrical and technical capability through rehearsals and performances;
Provides students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular theater activities;
Ensures compliance with all state and district regulations and requirements;
Participation in approved theater performances in the community are also an expectation of this position.

• Directing middle-school or high school theater productions.
• Preparing lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences
• Planning and using appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned
• Collaborating with Band, Chorus, and Orchestra teachers to provide students with integrated experiences when appropriate.
• Conducting on-going assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing
• Creating an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Providing for theatre participation at extracurricular events.
• Providing direction and opportunities for students to compete in theatrical competitions.
• Ensuring compliance with federal and state laws and Fulton Board of Education board policy
• Working collaboratively with feeder school theater directors to recruit and retain students at the high school
• Compiling budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs
• Coordinating fundraising activities and managing funds
• Overseeing the process of cleaning, repairing, and storing theater equipment, costumes, and props.
• Accompanying and supervising students on out-of-town trips
• Taking all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintaining emotional control under stress
• Communicating responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership
• Accounting for student attendance and punctuality
• Following professional ethics in all work-related activities
• Maintaining professional relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
• Preparing adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
• Facilitating home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications
• Avoiding behaviors which detract from staff morale
• Performing other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator

Required education:

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited university in Theatre Education and/or English

Certification/Licensure:

Valid Georgia Teaching Certification in applicable field required, or must be eligible to hold a valid Georgia Teaching Certificate

Minimum 3 years of successful teaching and theatre directing experience required;
Experience at the high school level preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to collaborate with staff in an extremely active performing arts environment is essential
• Knowledge of overall operation of a theatrical program
• Ability to manage budget and personnel
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing

Working conditions:

• Outside as required by activities
• Requires travel and job responsibilities outside of the scheduled work hours
• Frequent lifting 5-10 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, bending, walking, and standing
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, squatting, and reaching
• Occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions