Teaching Artist & Program Manager - TYA Engagement

Denver Center For Perfo•Denver, CO

4d•$60,000 - $65,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Teaching Artist and Education Program Manager - TYA School Engagement works with the Education and Community Engagement team, Teaching Artists, Program Managers and department Directors to develop and deliver high quality theatre education for students of all ages, teachers, schools, school administration, corporations, community, and theatre professionals. Programming happens on site and off site in schools and community centers across the Denver Metro Area and occasionally statewide. This position works specifically to manage TYA school engagement and post-show workshops for Theatre for Young Audiences productions.

Requirements

B.A., B.F.A, M.A. or M.F.A, degree in theatre, theatre education, education, or similar or equal professional experience.
3-5 years drama/theatre teaching experience required, including demonstrating proficiency in developing and teaching arts-integrated curriculum, teaching improvisation, articulating and teaching the breath of the theatre experience and the craft of acting
Experience in a diversity of classrooms, programs, and ages.
Strong writing and reporting skills required. Possess highly collaborative and organizational skills. Assessment proficiency preferred.
Excellent critical thinking and problem solving skills
Well versed in working and collaborating with schools, teachers, schools districts and community partners
Experience working with pre-kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school students including devising and directing.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
Excellent collaboration, speaking and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Assessment proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

Teach theatre-based curriculum to students ages three through adult
Teach arts-integrated curriculum to students Pre-K through 12th grades
Develop new curriculum for the breadth of DCPA Education offerings and teaching responsibilities: Development of curriculum is a combination of personal artistry/experience in collaboration with Executive Director and Director of Education and Curriculum Development and the DCPA Teaching Team.
Collaboration with full-time faculty and part-time teaching artist team across all programs including opportunities for co-facilitation in supporting, bolstering, and advancing the mission of the DCPA, including the support of the breadth of programming for Education and Community Engagement initiatives.
Coach students within one-on-one sessions to support private acting coaching programming.
Design and deliver Saturday on-site classes, multi-week summer programming, and other workshops – onsite, in schools and communities.
Support all EDUC&CE program initiatives including act as a primary teaching artist for the Book Stars program- preschool and kinder literacy, Bobby G High School Musical adjudication and workshops, arts integration deliverables, playwriting workshops and play readings, preshow workshops for the Theatre Company season, talkbacks, community workshops, DPS Shakespeare Festival workshops, and Drama Day facilitation
Partner with organization mission driven work groups to support cross-departmental collaboration
Schedule, plan, and manage all aspects of post-show workshops for the annual Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) production including – but not limited to:
Partner with Group Sales staff to track details of schools attending TYA production and participating in post-show workshops including transportation details, number of students, number of chaperones, participation in workshops, need for lunch space, accessibility needs of students
Oversight of and collaboration with TYA Welcome Team, managing arrival and departure of student groups, use of studio classrooms for lunch and workshops, support of House Management team
Create daily report with all group details to inform decision making by House Management, Custodial, Security, and on-site Welcome Team
Day of contact for participating schools to help coordinate arrivals and departure with House Management team and other DCPA staff
Continued collaboration with the Executive Director of Education and Community Engagement and Director of Education and Curriculum Management on development and delivery of workshop
In partnership with Director of Business Operations, collaborate with on site custodial team to ensure cleanliness of classroom studios, restrooms, and theatre lobby
Scheduling Teaching Artists for on-site and off-site pre-show workshops. In partnership with Executive Director, identify Teaching Artists for workshop teaching team, train workshop curriculum, trouble shoot scheduling shifts
Track, culminate and aggregate programmatic engagement and data.