Academic Advisor - Academy; Summers Off

At Zach, we believe in the power of light—to illuminate new ideas, spark imagination, and bring people together. As Austin’s leading professional producing theater, we create vibrant, intimate theater experiences that engage, inspire, and connect our community. Beyond the stage, Zach’s impact radiates throughout the community, reaching more than 125,000 Central Texans annually, including 35,000 young people who discover their own creative spark through our education programs, outreach initiatives, and inspiring camps and classes.

Zach Theater’s premiere advanced training program, Zach Academy, seeks a part-time, exempt Academic Advisor, working approximately 25-27 hours per week. The Academic Advisor serves as the primary facilitator for our on-site academic space. The focus of this role is to provide students with the structure needed to navigate their online learning, assist with administrative hurdles, and act as the main point of contact for parents regarding academic progress.

This position will generally work 10.5 months out of the year with 6-8 weeks off during the summer.

Zach Academy is a pre-professional training program built inside one of the most respected professional producing theaters in the country. Our focus is on cultivating confident, versatile, and highly skilled performers, with the unique opportunity to train inside a nationally recognized professional organization.

In partnership with accredited virtual schools, ZACH offers a structured environment for students to complete their academic coursework during the school day. While students utilize external virtual platforms for their coursework, ZACH provides on-site supervision, time management skills, and the accountability necessary for academic success. This model allows students the flexibility to balance elite-level training with their educational requirements in a supportive, focused setting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Online Learning Facilitation:
  Monitors student progress within their respective virtual school platforms, ensuring students remain on task and meet their daily and weekly pacing goals.
• Academic Accountability:
  Acts as a liaison between the virtual school providers, students, and parents to help resolve logistical issues and ensure academic requirements are being met.
• Classroom Management:
  Creates and maintains a quiet, structured, and productive environment conducive to independent study.
• Ensures that regular attendance is being taken in all classes and absences are relayed daily to parents daily via email.
• Schedule Mapping:
  Maps out each student’s daily academic schedule, ensuring they balance their online coursework effectively with their specialized training blocks.
• Parent Communication:
  Sends weekly email updates to parents regarding academic milestones, student progress, and upcoming school-year events.
• Additionally, responds to all parent emails/communications generally within 48 hours.
• Event Coordination:
  Attends Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meetings and manages logistics for academic-related events, including Teacher Appreciation Week, holiday gatherings, prom, end of semester demonstrations, and graduation.
• Provides classroom coverage as needed to ensure continuous supervision of students.
• Ideally this position has the ability to tutor 6-12th graders in core subjects including math, science, social studies, language arts.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to: Associate Director of Advanced Training

Supervises (if any): None

Supports: Students, Parent Community, Education & Youth Programming Team members

Peer collaboration/communicates with: Collaboration with Leadership Teams; collaboration across departments and teams; interacts with students and parents

PAY:

This position is paid year-round but includes 6-8 weeks off during the summer per the program calendars. Beginning salary starting between $35,000-$40,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications. New hires are typically brought into the organization between the minimum and midpoint of the range posted depending upon qualifications, years of experience in a similar role, internal equity, and the…