Upper School Drama and Theater Teacher

ABOUT THE POSITION:

Position Title: Upper School Drama and Theater Teacher

Faculty Position: 2025-26 Academic Year

Hawaii Preparatory Academy seeks a creative, energetic, and collaborative teacher to serve as the Upper School Drama and Theater Teacher. The upper school drama and theater teacher will actively engage with students in class and involves working outside regular school hours for rehearsals, performances, and US Fall Musical and other productions. The teaching assignment can include acting, costume design, theater design, technique, musical theater, and vocal rehearsals.

All responsibilities at the school are expected to support HPA's mission and align with its core values of integrity, respect, pursuit of excellence, and wonder. We welcome individuals who foster an inclusive and supportive environment that celebrates diversity, culture and belonging.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Instruct five classes of students in grades 9-12 in the dramatic/theatre arts.
• Be a member of a grade-level advisory group and support a small group of students within an advisory cohort.
• Post all assignments on time on the school's SMS (MyHPA/Blackbaud) and promptly provide individual student feedback on progress and earned marks.
• Develop and implement programming and training methods that serve to teach vocal and physical expression, the development of acting styles and character, and personality projection.
• Produce and direct yearly productions, including a fall musical.
• Identify and teach individual learning styles, utilizing resources in the learning center and implementing AI and other instructional tools as needed.
• Obtain and maintain proper licensure for driving a school vehicle as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in theater, acting, drama, music, musical theatre or related subject.
• Professional theatre experience desired.
• High School Performing Arts teaching experience required.
• Creativity, ingenuity, flexibility, high energy, positive attitude, and strong work ethic.
• Proven ability to collaborate with other teachers, departments, and faculty.
• Desire to work as a team player with faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Ability to interact professionally with parents and community members.
• Emotional resilience and dependability to meet the demands of the position.
• Demonstrated knowledge of classroom management techniques and strategies.

Physical Demands

• Be able to sit at the desk and computer terminal for extended periods.
• Be able to lift 30 pounds of weight.

Please submit with your application a resume, a letter of interest and two letters of recommendation.

Submit your application by January 15, 2025.

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ABOUT US:

The mission of Hawai'i Preparatory Academy (HPA) is to provide exceptional learning opportunities in a diverse community honoring the traditions of Hawai'i. Our work is grounded in HPA's Core Values of Integrity, Respect, Pursuit of Excellence, and Wonder.

Located on Hawaii Island, one of the most beautiful places on the planet, HPA is a co-educational, college-preparatory, day and boarding school that serves kindergarten through 12th grade. Our students live and study within rare landscapes, precious ecosystems, and a mix of world cultures. We embrace these attributes to create unique signature programs, research partnerships, and growth opportunities to empower students with a sense of purpose and the real-world skills to explore and reinvent that purpose over a lifetime. HPA's goal is to be among the greenest of schools and to undertake a leadership role in sustainability education, where our campus serves as a living laboratory that sends engaged citizens and agents of change into the world.

We seek individuals who believe in our school mission and core values and who share our commitment to the children of Hawai'i Island as well as the dynamic young people who come to HPA from around the world.

HPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, marital status, arrest and court record, credit history, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence, among other things, as provided for by State and Federal law status, arrest and court record, credit history, status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence, among other things, as provided for by State and Federal law.