Teachers

Closing Date – Mon 18 April

The National Centre for Circus Arts is seeking to recruit a number of multi-skilled Circus Arts teachers to work on our programme areas. This includes Professional Development (Higher Education/ London Youth Circus/ Outreach) and/ or Commercial strands (Recreational Youth & Adults). We are looking for teachers who can supply cover to our evening and weekend classes and/ or are interested in the potential for more regular work on our Higher Education programme. Applicants should already have teaching experience in one or more circus disciplines, have a high level of professionalism and be comfortable teaching a wide range of abilities. In particular, we are looking for teachers in the following areas:

Recreational programmes and youth circus:
Tightwire
Acrobatics (tumbling, handstands)
Flying Trapeze

Higher Education circus:
Acrobatics (Tumbling, handstands/ hand balancing)
Aerial (Straps)

Please note when teaching on our higher education programme teachers may be expected to:

  • Attend student progress meetings
  • Provide feedback for student assessments
  • Produce, maintain and share schemes of work (class plans) with the Higher Education Team

If you have any questions about your current teaching experience in relation to the above please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Pay rate: ÂŁ25.58 – ÂŁ28.24 per hour (depending on programme area)

Hours: Variable scheduled hours:

Recreational programme and youth training: Evenings & weekends

Degree programme: Monday – Friday, 9am – 6pm

For more information please see the job description and teaching ideology document.

If you would like to apply for the position please fill out the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form, and download the application form below. Please submit a CV with your application.