Improv Instructor Opportunities
About The Position
Concorde Education is seeking independent instructional contractors to provide improvisational theater enrichment services for K–12 students. This is a potential independent contractor assignment, not an employee position. Contractors may choose whether to apply for, accept, decline, or ignore available opportunities. Assignments vary by school, grade level, schedule, curriculum, available performance space, student experience levels, and program objectives. Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, instructional resources, activity ideas, or program objectives. Contractors may use their professional judgment to adapt instruction within the assignment scope and applicable site requirements.
Requirements
- At least 60 college credits, where required by the applicable assignment or site
- Experience in improvisational theater, acting, directing, theater education, performance, comedy, or related performing arts disciplines
- Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students
- Strong communication, organization, classroom facilitation, and group leadership skills
- Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues as soon as reasonably practicable
- Ability to create an engaging, inclusive, and supportive learning environment for students with varying experience levels
Nice To Haves
- Actors
- Improvisers
- Theater educators
- Drama teachers
- Performing arts instructors
- Teaching artists
- Directors
- College theater students
- Comedians
- Camp counselors
- Youth leaders
- Others with relevant instructional or performance experience
Responsibilities
- Plan and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate improvisational theater sessions
- Introduce students to the fundamentals of improvisation through games, storytelling, collaborative exercises, and performance activities
- Adapt instruction based on student age, experience level, confidence, available facilities, site requirements, and assignment objectives
- Teach communication, active listening, collaboration, creativity, character development, scene-building, and performance fundamentals through interactive activities
- Prepare students for informal demonstrations or showcases where applicable and approved by the site
- Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment
- Exercise professional judgment when selecting activities and ensure all instruction remains appropriate for the age group, school environment, assignment scope, and applicable site policies
- Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff, as appropriate
- Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session
- Follow applicable site safety, visitor, emergency, student-protection, and facility procedures
Benefits
- Compensation of $50+ per completed instructional service hour, depending on assignment scope, experience, location, schedule, and agreed compensation
- Potential for assignments throughout the school year
- Concorde may provide curriculum guidance, lesson-plan suggestions, instructional resources, activity ideas, or program objectives
- Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate
- Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred
- Payment for completed services is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed, unless otherwise stated in the accepted assignment terms or required by applicable law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
