Overview
Job Title: Dance Coordinator
Salary: Commencing at £41,350 with progression to £43,857 per annum
About the Role
What You Will Do
- Provide operational leadership for the department’s strategic priorities and contribute to curriculum development across current and future programmes.
- Manage programme modules, including timetabling, assessments, material selection, schemes of work and associated resources.
- Deliver teaching across agreed curriculum areas, in line with relevant specialisms and departmental priorities.
- Coordinate student groups, lead weekly programme meetings, resolve issues and ensure a high-quality student experience.
- Collaborate with internal teams, including Learning Enhancement, Marketing & Recruitment, Student Health & Wellbeing, AV, Facilities, Student Administration and Examinations, to support students and departmental initiatives.
About You
- Extensive knowledge and experience of dance training across a range of styles relevant to Musical Theatre and Actor training, alongside significant professional performance and choreographic experience.
- Extensive experience within the music industry and HE sector, with a strong understanding of music education and experience of managing HE courses and delivering higher education teaching.
- Highly collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively with teaching artists and colleagues to deliver excellence in multidisciplinary performance training.
- Excellent people management, communication, digital, IT, time management and organisational skills, with the ability to solve problems effectively under pressure.
- Creative and innovative, with the ability to develop original ideas, support budget management and hold a relevant degree or equivalent qualification/experience.
- Degree in relevant subject or equivalent qualification/experience
For more information specifically about the post, please contact Adam Stadius at a.stadius@lcm.ac.uk
Benefits
At Leeds Conservatoire, there are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- Annual leave entitlement – If you work full time, you’ll get at least 35 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff).
- Generous Pension schemes
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- The People’s Pension
- Memberships and discounts – employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). Staff can also receive discounted tickets to ‘The Venue’.
- Travel and commuting – discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities – including staff development days
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities – this will vary depending on role requirements
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