Ballet Tots Dance Teacher

GLL is looking for Ballet Teachers to join their team in Leisure Centres across Royal Greenwich to deliver high-quality performing arts programmes to the community. As a Ballet Teacher, you’ll be delivering our structured parent and toddler Ballet Babes programme which focusses on the progression and development of pupils between the ages of 18 months to 3 years old. You’ll be a key part of the team as you’ll be involved in setting up and launching the a new performing arts programme. You’ll have a recognised Ballet qualification, with experience of working with young children and entering pupils into exams is a must. You’ll be able to convey your passion for ballet to your pupils as well as being able to communicate well with both children and parents. Enthusiasm and reliability will stand you in good stead as will being highly-motivated and relishing a challenge. You'll be willing to travel within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. What you’ll do: Plan and prepare lessons Prepare students for examinations where required Deliver parent a child classes. Motivate and encourage student progress. Assess and record the development of the students. Provide excellent customer care. What you need: Recognised Ballet Qualification (ISTD, RAD, IDTA, BBO) Level 6 Diploma in Dance Ability to motivate and develop raw talent. Excellent communication skills. Enthusiasm for teaching. Fully participate in and engage in any training provided. Ensure adherence to Safeguarding policy and practices. As a leader within the leisure industry, we can also offer scope to progress your career and job variety like nowhere else. As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with! The basics: This is a flexible position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service; flexible working may be possible. Working from home is not possible in this role. We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry-leading rates of pay. We can offer a career, not just a job, with extensive Learning & Development support available. A uniform will be supplied and must be worn. GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in. As a staff-owned organisation, you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business. Additionally, GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits: Access to a pension scheme. Health Assurance and access to Counselling services. Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme. Free annual eye tests. Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras! GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include: The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you. Access to team building and fun events such as treks, concerts, outings, etc. Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet. About GLL: As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries, and children’s centres. Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area. One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we are having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community. We offer two different types of work arrangements: A permanent employment contract - part time and full time. A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool. If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7-day-a-week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you. So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support, or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL. Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects, and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer. However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working w