Full-time Position: Theater and Theater Tech

 

Danville, CA

 

Full-time Position: Theater and Theater Tech

Expected Beginning Date: August 2019

 

Position Description:

This position will teach theater and theater tech classes, direct theater productions, manage the theater, and run the theater tech crew.

 

The Athenian Art Department is a nurturing laboratory of creativity. We facilitate the creation of original ideas into a transmittable form through hands-on, experiential instruction and open, honest critique and reflection. The Athenian art teacher moves fluidly between the roles of teacher, mentor, and coach.

 

At Athenian we believe that art is about asking questions rather than giving answers and we seek to help our students see the complexity of simple ideas and vice versa. We place equal importance on concept and craft as you can’t have content without form or form without content. We inspire our students to see beauty while learning to harness the power of art to inspire social change.

 

We are a collaborative department who works together to create concerts, festivals and exhibitions. We look for skilled artist educators who are experts in their field and give them the support to build their own programs within the context of the Athenian mission.

 

 

This full-time FTE position qualifies for full benefits and requires limited co-curricular duties.

 

Core Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years experience teaching theater and/or theater production and working with high school and/or middle school students
• Experience directing plays, musicals and/or other theatrical productions
• Experience working in professional  theater
• Ability to collaborate with a small and creative art department
• Demonstrated commitment to education for democracy, justice, equity, inclusion, community service, and environmental stewardship

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

• BFA, MFA, or teaching credential in theater, theater tech, or a related field
• Professional experience doing theater design, and/or live event production
• Experience with 3D media including woodworking and metalsmithing
• Experience managing a crew and logistics for live events
• Proficiency with power tools, lighting and sound consoles, scenic construction, and rigging
• Experience and expertise in managing all elements of theater/event production including design and execution of scenery, lighting, sound, costumes, etc.
• Understanding of independent schools

·         Experience working in a boarding school with an international student population

 

 

School Description:

The Athenian School is a distinctive independent school that prepares its students for college and for lives of meaning and purpose. Athenian encourages students to become life-long learners and infuses them with confidence, independence, personal responsibility and a sense of community.  Enrollment in grades 6-12 is 530 students, including 60 boarding students, many of whom are international students.  For more information about Athenian’s unique educational program, applicants are encouraged to visit our website: www.athenian.org.         

 

Every employee is an Athenian community member, and as such, embraces the cornerstones of Athenian’s philosophy: respect; open, direct communication; honesty; fairness; responsibility; and dedication to the students in their intellectual and personal growth. Additionally, active support for environmental conservation, international understanding, equity, inclusion, justice, participatory government, outdoor education, and service is essential. Cultural competence is an expectation of employment for all teaching and professional staff at Athenian. As a school that from its founding has valued the worth and integrity of each individual, we are particularly interested in candidates with a proven commitment to teaching and working in a diverse, multicultural setting.

 

Athenian School strives to attract and retain a faculty and staff of the highest caliber. We have a unique community here, filled with many differing opinions, backgrounds, ideologies and experiences. We have students from all over the globe, our families include a mom and a dad, two moms, two dads, single parents, guardians and stepparents. We have many faiths and those who are non-observant. We represent all income levels. What we share is a belief in Athenian’s mission. By embracing diversity in all forms — gender and gender identity, sexuality, faith, ethnicity, socio-economic status — we encourage students to take intellectual risks, to challenge their own assumptions and to learn to work collaboratively as global citizens and advocates for positive change.

 

The Athenian School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, faith, sex, gender or gender expression, age, ability, sexual orientation, familial or marital status.  The Athenian School is actively seeking to create a more culturally diverse school community and as such, we encourage people of color and members of the LGBTIQ community to apply.

 

Athenian’s salary and benefits are competitive and include medical, vision, and dental insurance, a retirement plan, a smoke-free environment, and a daily prepared lunch.

 

We ask that all candidates take time to read about Athenian’s history and philosophy. Please also include the particular source through which you learned about this position: newspaper, website, referral organization, etc.

 Please send letter of interest, current resume, link to your digital portfolio, and three references via email to: ushiring@athenian.org

 Address letter of interest to Kalyan Balaven, Director of Teaching & Learning.