Curriculum Specialist, Drama

Description:

The Drama Curriculum Specialist, K–12 Programs and Initiatives will be responsible for working as part of a team to develop and implement a comprehensive K–12 performing arts curriculum, design and deliver associated teacher-professional development programs, and maintain a relationship with assigned partner schools. This is a full-time position that will require after-hours work and extensive travel.

The salary for this role is $$ per year/hour/set length.

Working at Juilliard Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens. Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on community and culture. We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

Role Responsibilities:

• With the Associate Director of K–12 Drama Programs, play a central and creative role in the continued development of the drama component of a comprehensive K–12 performing arts education curriculum, including:
• Shaping the Drama Curriculum offerings
• Writing and curating repertoire-based teaching resources and materials for different learning stages, including historical materials for teaching for each dramatic work; age-specific, hands-on experiential activities; and appropriate audio/visual materials for classroom use
• Writing, updating, and improving upon the teaching resources and materials in an ongoing manner
• Creating lessons and resources demonstrating the Juilliard Approach for publishing on Juilliard Creative Classroom
• Shaping the Teaching and Learning Supports
• Producing and uploading content for skill-based drama content
• Function as primary contact for set number of schools to be determined each year
• Visit assigned school(s) for multiple days at a time
• Schedule visits with the schools directly
• Submit reports following each visit, addressing big concerns immediately with the Senior Director and Regional Administrator
• In addition to active observations, visits at the assigned school(s) could include:
• Leading meetings with teachers and school leadership teams
• Creating and leading professional development workshops for teachers
• Demonstrating or co-teaching classroom lessons created by the K–12 Programs and Initiatives team
• Sharing professional work in assemblies, special events, community workshops, sometimes side-by-side with students
• Providing feedback to and trouble-shooting issues with teachers and school leadership during the visits
• Providing frequent and personalized support to teachers via phone, email, and/or video calls
• Plan, participate, and co-lead professional development sessions and workshops for educators and departmental colleagues alongside Associate Director K–12 Drama Programs and other K–12 Programs and Initiatives staff:
• At Juilliard
• Within partner schools’ regions
• Within assigned schools globally
• Contribute administrative support for departmental projects related to curriculum and professional development
• Attend staff meetings and monthly K–12 Programs and Curriculum Specialist team meetings

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Theatre/Drama Education or Performance
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a working theatre professional
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as an educator in K–12 classrooms or professional arts organizations
• Experience supporting and working closely with K–12 Drama teachers
• Providing feedback
• Managing professional situations, etc.
• Demonstrated work creating teaching materials in drama for children aged 4–18
• Demonstrated work creating curriculum for educators who teach children aged 4–18
• Demonstrated work leading professional development workshops for educators
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and comprehensive follow-through
• The ability to manage simultaneous projects and meet self- and external deadlines
• The ability to represent Juilliard well and in a highly professional manner, in person, and in writing
• A collaborative disposition that adapts to shifting ownership of content and supports the direction teammates choose
• A positive, “can-do” attitude, indicated by an ability to work effectively with professionals, students, artists, and administrators from different backgrounds, and a willingness to take on responsibilities outside of the job description, as needed
• Availability to travel internationally and domestically and to participate in after-hours phone calls and meetings

Preferred Background:

• Master’s Degree in Theatre Performance or Education
• Previous domestic and international travel
• Published curriculum credentials

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.