High School English Teacher​/Theater Director

Position:
English Teacher/Theater Director

Posting Dates:
March 5, 2026 Until Filled

Reports To:

High School Principal

Beginning:
August 2025

• Passion for both ELA education and Theater
• Experienced or interested in directing plays and musical productions (previous school, community, or professional directing experience preferred).
• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate required.
• Highly qualified to teach English (BA) preferred.
• Experience working with English Language Learners preferred.
• Relational skills that reach students from a diverse demographic background.
• A team player ready to learn from an expert while preparing to lead the program in the future.
• Committed to creativity, student voice, positivity, and excellence in both classroom and extracurricular settings.
• Background in stage production, choreography, vocal coaching, or tech design.
• Experience working with high school students in a theater setting.
• A growth mindset and excitement about taking on a leadership role in the arts.

• Shadow and collaborate with our current theater director and gradually take on production responsibilities, including:
• Directing fall musical productions and spring plays.
• Overseeing student tech crews and performers.
• Coordinating rehearsal schedules, set design, costumes, and more.
• Building community and student engagement in the theater program.
• Long‑term:
  Oversee the theater department and three (3) annual performances.
• Provide instruction to 9th‑12th grade students in a variety of courses.
• Develop positive relationships with students and parents.
• Work as a professional team member in collaboration with other secondary-level teachers and colleagues in both ELA and Fine Art.

• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally; this factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive motions:
  Making substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is subject to environmental conditions.
• The worker should provide consistent and reliable attendance.