Dance Tutor

As part of the SPAA team, you will work closely with Programme Leaders and other Lead Tutors to ensure our students are provided with the highest levels of teaching and learning support throughout their course of study. Through these channels of the Academy, the SPAA team will uphold essential practices that ensure courses run effectively and efficiently for the benefit of both students and the wider arts community in Sharjah. You will also collaborate with production teams to foster a dynamic and supportive environment where performance opportunities are safely created, managed, and delivered.

Essential:

• BA degree and significant experience and/or additional qualifications in professional performing arts education and training
• At least 5 years’ experience teaching within a vocational performing arts institution
• Trained in multiple dance disciplines, with specific skills in Ballet and Jazz
• A broad scope of applied dance skills and theoretical knowledge for student graduate study
• Previous experience in assessment/feedback procedure
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multinational team, showing compassion as well as independence
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to work on a flexible schedule, which may include evening and weekend work
• Understanding within student assessment and feedback
• Skillful in the dance sector with a specialised genre
• Flexible approach to teaching and conservatoire hours
• Willingness to share pedagogy and collaborate creatively
• Ability to work with students from varying cultural backgrounds and abilities
• Encouragement of high order thinking
• Flexible approach to pedagogy to suit the Academy’s dynamic needs and respects potential cultural considerations
• Energetic, driven, creative and dependable
• Openness to adapting and developing practice.
  

Desirable:

• Relevant postgraduate qualification
• DDI DDE within ISTD Dance training
• Experience of teaching and working at HE level
• Professional dance performance and/or choreography experience
• Direct global industry experience
• Clear understanding of schemes of work and preparing class work in line with the course units and marking systems
• Experience working within a multinational school environment
• Ability to adapt to a wide range of age groups
• Experience writing and delivering course modules for higher education
• Clear module deliverance
• Knowledge of dance history
• Knowledge of anatomy and/or nutrition
• Second or third language advantageous.
  

Delivery through:

• Decision making and solving problems
• Building teams and communication with students
• Facilitating change.

Development through:

• Resilience
• Driving results
• Managing stakeholders.
  

Sharjah Performing Arts Academy (SPAA) is an independent Academy established by His Highness, Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, to address a growing demand in the UAE and MENA region for formal quality education and professional training in the performing arts sector. SPAA is the only performing arts and music conservatoire in the MENA region, offering quality undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes taught in English.  The purpose-built Academy comprises one 432 seat theatre, two fully equipped studio performance spaces, TV/recording studios, twelve sprung rehearsal studios, 12 singing tutorial spaces, a resource library, a gymnasium and a cafe. 

Sharjah Performing Arts Academy specialises in training graduates for work in the international professional performing arts industry. The faculty working at SPAA are highly experienced practitioners within their respective fields. The focus of the Academy is practical rather than academic. The central value for a SPAA graduate is arming them with the highest levels of practical skills for their field and giving them the tools to be able to successfully generate their own work or practice.

Sharjah Performing Arts Academy is a complex performing arts institution. Effective coordination between departments and courses is a high priority to ensure that resources are appropriately shared and quality in teaching and learning is maintained.

• The Staff Handbook is an important resource for all employees. It sets out the expectations and important conditions of your employment.
•  The post holder must accept responsibility for ensuring that SPAA policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety in the workplace are adhered to at all times.
• The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data.
• This is a full-time post based at Sharjah Performing Arts Academy, University City, Sharjah, UAE. 
• This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required of the Dance Tutor. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive and may be reviewed with the post holder and line manager as required and in line with the growth of the Academy.
• The Staff Handbook will be sent to you via email.
• Sharjah Performing Arts Academy offers a highly competitive salary, residency visa, full medical Insurance cover, living/schooling allowances and annual flight to country of residence.

Note: due to licensing requirements and safeguarding policies, any individual offered a position will be required to submit a background check/DBS/Police check.