Westminster has an immediate opening for a full-time teacher of middle and high school theater students and high school film students. This position requires experience and skills in producing dramatic plays, musicals, and coaching students to write and produce their own short films, collaborating with other fine arts teachers and working effectively with the theater production staff and technical theater students.
Candidate performs all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and tenets of Westminster Christian School and presents a positive role model for students.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre or related field. Master’s degree preferred. Florida Department of Education certificate in Fine Arts or commitment to obtain one.
• A minimum of five years of experience
• All employees must undergo a criminal background check and fingerprinting.
Active membership in local Protestant church.
Requirements
Job Title: Theater and Film Director
Reports to: High & Middle School Principals, Fine Arts Director
Westminster has an immediate opening for a full-time teacher of middle and high school
theater students and high school film students. This position requires experience and skills in
producing dramatic plays, musicals, and coaching students to write and produce their own
short films, collaborating with other fine arts teachers and working effectively with the theater
production staff and technical theater students.
Candidate performs all duties and responsibilities in alignment with the mission, vision, and
tenets of Westminster Christian School and presents a positive role model for students.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Plan and coordinate schedule of events, budgets, travel, printed material, meetings with
colleagues and activities through the Fine Arts Office while maintaining a positive professional
demeanor
Attend mandatory meetings for theater teachers in Miami-Dade County, attend District
individual events and ensemble competitions on weekends
Organizational and administration skills needed to keep up with the rigor of being a theater
teacher
Create lesson plans based on student levels and ability and maintain a classroom environment
conducive to learning
Select and initiate plays, schedule auditions, call backs and maintain records
Manage rehearsal schedules in class and after school and work in conjunction with fine arts
athletes’ school sports schedules
Consistently assess student achievement through formal and informal testing
Manage student behavior in the classroom and administer discipline according to school
policies
Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students, their parents, and
administrators
Demonstrate strong communications, public relations, and interpersonal skills
Promotion of students’ appreciation for theater through study and performance
Students are required to attend and/or participate in rehearsals and performances outside the
school day to support public performances
Students’ course work focuses on acting, vocal performance, dance, non-dance movement, an staging, and theater history which transfer readily to performances in musicals and drama
Film students explore the elements of film and cinematic techniques used to create movies that
articulate the story and the theme.
Students write, produce, and edit films which are submitted to Scholastic and for adjudication
in the annual Film Festival
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Extensive theater experience, experience in performance, mastery of theater skills, and theater
techniques
Technical and administrative skills needed to manage aspects of theater, directing, producing
plays, musicals, and films
Computer knowledge and use of technology necessary for production and editing in the
teaching/learning process
Work under pressure, problem solve and work cooperatively while exercising judgement and
creativity
Post and promote students work on social media
Skills and aptitude for managing lighting, sound, props, and costumes
Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre or related field. Master’s degree preferred. Florida Department of Education certificate in Fine Arts or commitment to obtain one.
A minimum of five years of experience
All employees must undergo a criminal background check and fingerprinting.
Active membership in local Protestant church.
Salary
TBD based on degree and experience
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