Theater Teacher

As a school leader in creative education embarking on 25 years, LoveWorks Academy for the Arts (LWA)is a distinguished charter school in the Twin Cities offering various arts programming and embodied creative intelligence.  LWA is a community K through 8th-grade school, working alongside families, providing professional employment opportunities, and building leaders with love.

With intimate classroom settings of 12-15 students, our unique learning model at LWA supports our artist-scholars in fostering healthy relationships, critical thinking, ethical choices, intellectual curiosity, and intrinsic creativity. Serving 98% Black and Latino students, LWA consistently performs throughout the city and district showing the learning as practice. 100% of LWA attend high school students and have gone on to earn admission to college each year, and are often the first in their families to attend college.

We’re excited about theater teachers who are fired up about their lessons—who want to spend their time discussing, preparing, and immersing themselves in the rich content they teach. We value teachers who truly listen to what students are saying—who create a space for students to think their way through to answers, and who praise their insights and curiosities along the way. We value educators with a hunger for feedback and professional growth, and a dedication to excellence.

Our teachers embrace a rigorous liberal arts program and a positive approach to discipline, believe in the power of family and community partnerships, and commit to helping students succeed in college and beyond.

Responsibilities:

The theater teacher will develop and teach engaging lessons that follow creative rigor from Art Team, and collaborate with General Education staff on arts-integrated lesson. Additionally, the theater teacher will:

In this role, you will:

• Build a classroom culture in which scholars develop a love of theater;
• Collaborate with Theater Teachers across the network to build a world-class theater program while investing the community in the vital role of the arts in education;
• Engage in training with school leaders and benefitting from targeted, in-the-moment feedback on instruction, accelerating learning and growth with unparalleled support;
• Engage students with a repertoire that is relevant to their lives and interests;
• Design and executing professional-quality performance opportunities for all scholars.

We invite you to apply if you:

• Achieved outstanding academic results;
• Have professional training in a rigorous theater program or extensive professional performance credit;
• Have a passion about theater and learning and for working with children and implementing effective theater instruction;
• Set ambitious goals for yourself and others, and are not afraid of putting in the hard work it takes to achieve them;
• Have confidence and presence -- You enjoy taking the lead and inspiring others with your passion and commitment;
• Enjoy collaborating with others (i.e., playing on an athletics team, or in a band or orchestra);
• Have leadership experience (i.e. leadership position on a club or team; experience overseeing/managing people or organizing activities);
• Pay strong attention to detail, and have experience juggling multiple responsibilities and planning around competing priorities;
• Have experience working with a group of children;
• Embody the character traits we value in our ETHOS - Excellence, Teamwork, Humor, Ownership, and making sure our Scholars are top of mind;
• A 2-year or 4-year degree is a plus, but it is not mandatory.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We actively seek applications from people of all backgrounds to strengthen our community and the perspectives needed to flourish in a multicultural world. Success Academy offers a full benefits program and opportunities for professional growth. Learn more about our philosophy, benefits, and team at our Working Here page.