Summary:
The Duchesne Academy Middle School Dance Team Coach plays a pivotal role in the academic and extracurricular experience of our students. Guided by the Goals and Criteria of the Society of the Sacred Heart, the coach is responsible for coaching the Middle School Dance Team, providing technical training, and fostering a positive, competitive environment. The ideal candidate will not only have a strong background in competitive dance and choreography. The candidate should also possess a nurturing spirit and a deep commitment to inspiring dancers, fostering the sisterhood of the team, and helping each athlete, and the team, reach their full potential.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and coach the Middle School Dance Team throughout the school year, including practice planning, performance preparation, and athlete development.
• Teach jazz, contemporary, and pom choreography.
• Collaborate with the Dance Team Program Coordinator on event scheduling, costuming, program development, and organizing pep rallies.
• Handle administrative tasks such as communication with the Dance Team Coordinator, the Athletics Department, parents, and athletes. Participate in seasonal planning meetings and check-ins with the Dance Team Department.
• Attend and support all Middle School Dance Team performances and competitions.
• Participate in end-of-season activities, including athlete awards and coach evaluations.
• Foster a competitive, fun, and supportive environment for all student-athletes.

Minimum Qualifications/Prior Experience/Qualifications Required:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in competitive dance.
• Availability to coach 3 days a week from 6:30-7:45 a.m.
• Commitment to attend 2-3 Fall Game Day performances and 2-3 Winter Game Day performances (afternoons- dates will be coordinated with Dance Team Coordinator).
• Ability to attend 2-3 Saturday dance competitions between January and March (specific dates will be coordinated with the Dance Team Coordinator).
• Presence at tech rehearsals for the dance show (select mornings and afternoons in April).
• Proven experience in coaching dance teams.
• Experience in collegiate or professional coaching and/or teaching.

Core Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and team-building skills, with an ability to foster positive relationships      within the team.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with dance team staff, Athletics staff, and parents.
• A positive and kind approach to leadership, with a strong commitment to creating an inclusive, supportive, and empowering environment for all dancers.
• A passion for continuing and strengthening the dance team’s culture, values, and sisterhood.
• Highly organized, with excellent problem-solving skills.
• A genuine passion for working with children and families in an educational environment.

Upon Hiring

• Successful completion of criminal offenders’ records information and sexual offender registry checks.
• Successful completion of CMG Safe Environment Training.
• Current CPR certification. 

Essential Expectations

All faculty and staff members at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart are expected and required to do the following: 

• Overtly support and act in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of the Society of the Sacred Heart; this expectation includes attendance at and applicable participation in faith-based practices. 
• Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment. 
• Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that contributes to a healthy school culture. 
• Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation and fulfill routine responsibilities in a thoughtful and timely manner. 
• Uphold professional standards of personal presentation, professional courtesy, discretion, punctuality and attendance at all required meetings and events. 
• Appropriately carry out specific duties as determined by the Head of School and/or supervisor. 
• Maintain professional credentials and complete required training. Participate in and provide documentation for at least one professional development opportunity per year in addition to those required and provided by the school. 
• Respect the confidentiality of the school, its employees, students, and families. 
• Comply with the policies and procedures as articulated in the faculty and staff handbook. 
• Authentically engage in the school’s self-reflection process that requires written goals and measured progress towards them.

Nothing in this Job Description restricts Duchesne’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. This position is at will, which means that either the employee or Duchesne may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender), age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.