Holiday Camp Manager – Freelance (Wimbledon, Dorking, Tunbridge Wells)

The Village School of Dance is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and reliable dance teacher with excellent leadership skills to manage our high energy holiday dance camps, in Wimbledon, Tunbridge Wells & Dorking. This could be your opportunity to work the desirable hours of 10am – 3pm and boost your earnings during the holidays.

Details: 

• Holiday camps are either 3, 4 or 5 days long 
• Each day of the camp runs from 10am until 3pm 

Shortlisted candidate will display the following attributes:

• Excellent communication & leadership skills
• Reliable 
• Organised
• Enthusiastic and highly motivated
• Very good time keeping skills
• Enjoys working with children and within team
• Confident public speaker, in a room with 50+ children and adults

Requirements: 

• Qualified dance teacher with an appropriate examining board (eg. RAD, ISTD, IDTA, BBO etc.)
• Enhanced DBS 
• First Aid certificate
• 3 years + teaching experience 

Desired:

• Access to a car with driving licence

Responsibilities: 

• Managing the children, parents and additional teachers and assistants throughout each camp 
• Organising the timetable throughout the week 
• Opening up the halls and setting the space ready for the children 
• Ensuring health & safety guidelines are followed for all 
• Administering first aid 
• Supply your own speaker/ music playing device. Please note: playing music through your phone’s speaker alone is not sufficient as it is not loud enough. 
• Co-ordinate and present the performance for the parents at the end of the week 
• Managing the craft – ensuring there is enough for the week
• Create choreography for own music routines and oversee other teacher’s choreography & script 
• Communicating with the teacher(s) throughout the week 
• Managing and controlling the sign in/ sign out system with the children
• Responsible for checking lunch boxes for nuts 
• Handing out t-shirts and certificates 
• Organising lunchtime activities i.e disney film on your laptop/ tablet (usually disney + or netflix) and games 
• Tidy up at the end of each day, and put the hall back to how it was when arrived for other hall users 
• Ensure the hall is securely locked when leaving 
• Give clear instructions assistants so they can help you effectively – sometimes they are our students with it being their first work experience so you may have to direct them more than usual
• Follow GDPR guidelines with students’ information 
• Take the register on membermeister each day
• Check emails regularly throughout the day and respond to parents’ email queries that arise during the camp 
• Set up A-board and/ or flag up outside the building 

Pay: 

• Easter Camp 2024: 
  • £100 per day – training week
• Easter Camps 2024 onwards:
  • £100 per day + £10% of the week’s profits 

Other Information:

• Holiday camps will only take place, if the minimum required number of children (set by Chloe & Katherine) has been reached, in order to cover all of the costs involved. 
• TVSD T-Shirt for you to wear will be provided by the school. 
• We would ideally like a manager who will work at all three of our branches (Wimbledon, Dorking & Tunbridge Wells), however we would consider candidates who can manage just two. 

To apply, please email your CV & Cover letter to chloe@thevillageschoolofdance.com

ISTD Ballet, Tap & Modern Teacher – Freelance (Tunbridge Wells)

The Village School of Dance is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and reliable dance teacher with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our team of 10+ teachers in Wimbledon, Tunbridge Wells & Dorking. 

Details: 

• Where: Tunbridge Wells
• Day: Monday, Tuesday or Friday
• Times: TBC (approx 4.45 – 6.30/7.00pm)
• Styles: ISTD Ballet, Tap & Modern
• Grades: Primary – Grade 2
• Age groups: Reception +
• Pay: £20-23 depending on experience 

The shortlisted candidate will display the following attributes:

• Excellent communication skills
• Reliable 
• Highly organised
• Enthusiastic and very motivated
• Excellent time keeping skills
• Enjoys working with children and within team
• Experience with following set procedures and tasks
• Likes to be creative and thinks outside the box

Requirements: 

• Qualified dance teacher with an appropriate examining board (eg. RAD, ISTD)
• Enhanced DBS 
• First Aid certificate
• 2 years + teaching experience 

Desired:

• Access to a car with driving licence

Responsibilities: 

• Managing the children, parents and assistants (if needed) throughout each class
• Opening up the halls and setting the space ready for the children 
• Filling out weekly Risk Assessments
• Ensuring health & safety guidelines are followed for all children and parents attending the classes
• Administering first aid when needed
• Sufficiently preparing students for exams in a timely manner, and to the standard required by the examining body
• Teaching exceptional levels of technique in a fun, engaging and creative way 
• Teaching a variety of ages from 3 years to adults! 
• Supply your own speaker/ music playing device. Please note: playing music through your phone’s speaker alone is not sufficient as it is not loud enough. 
• Co-ordinate and present a performance of class work for parent watching week at the end of each term
• Create choreography for shows and potentially festivals and competitions
• Communicating with the the Principal and/or the Vice-Principal on a regular basis to stay up-to-date with important information regarding your classes
• Taking the register via our database every lesson
• Responsible for ensuring all children are wearing the correct uniform 
• Tidy up at the end of each shift, and put the hall back to how it was when arrived for other hall users 
• Ensure the hall is securely locked when leaving 
• Give clear instructions assistants so they can help you effectively – sometimes they are our students with it being their first work experience so you may have to direct them more than usual
• Follow GDPR guidelines with students’ information 
• Set up A-board and/ or flag up outside the building 
• Attend exam days, this is usually one extra day per term
• Attend any show days, this is usually on extra day per academic year
• Take part in online training provided by the school 
• Take part in your own personal CPD and keep up-to-date with your individual freelance training

About The Village School of Dance: 

The Village School of Dance was started in 2008, by our Principal Katherine, and since then has grown to encompass the needs of all the dancers who attend. Across our three branches in Wimbledon Village, Dorking and Royal Tunbridge Wells, we run regular productions and summer schools, as well as offering a full range of Ballet, Modern, Tap, Acrobatics, Pointe Work and Body Conditioning classes for children and adults, as well as Darcey Bussell’s brilliant high-intensity fitness class (which is also great fun!), DDMIX. More recently, we decided to build a competition team who dance and compete, representing our school in theatres around the South East. 

Our children’s Ballet lessons follow the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and the Modern and Tap classes follow the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance Syllabus. While following these syllabi, our wonderful teachers are dedicated to inspiring our dancers, pushing them to achieve their best and educating them in all aspects of the world of dance, in every lesson.  

We are a happy school, welcoming everyone through our doors. Our mission going forward is to improve technique across all classes, in a kind and nurturing way. 

Our school is currently very fast growing and for the right candidate, there are always opportunities to take on more hours, responsibilities and even extra work during the holidays! 

To apply, please email your CV & Cover letter to chloe@thevillageschoolofdance.com