Director of Performing Arts

DIRECTOR OF PERFORMING ARTS

Location: NACIS Shanghai

NACIS Shanghai is looking to recruit a Director of Performing Arts, to offer leadership, inspiration and guidance to the whole school Performing Arts department. The post holder must work effectively as a key member of both the Primary and Secondary Leadership Team in ensuring students academic progress. 

This is an exciting opportunity to create a generation of resilient and creative global citizens, who will change our world for the better. You will benefit our students and people, through our programmes such as the Global Campus, Nord Anglia University, and our collaborations with The Juilliard School, MIT, UNICEF, IMG and King’s College London.

THE SCHOOL

Founded in September 2016, NACIS Shanghai offers students a creative, challenging and rewarding learning experience. Students aged 6 to 18 years old are welcomed into our progressive and internationally minded school community. We offer a distinctive bilingual, blended learning programme leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Located in the Minhang District of Shanghai, the school has world class facilities that complement our innovative approach.

Our staff are from 10 different countries with significant numbers of colleagues from China, the UK, Ireland and North America.

The role:

We seek an experienced Director of Performing Arts to join where your focus will be:

1. To be responsible for leading and managing the performing arts programs within NACIS Shanghai.
2. To oversee all aspects of the performing arts departments, including curriculum development, staff management, student engagement, and extracurricular activities.
3. To ensure that teaching and learning in Performing Arts department meets the expectations of the school.
4. To demonstrate thorough curriculum knowledge and a proactive approach towards professional development. To actively contribute to wider school development and growth. 

The Successful Candidate will possess:

• Qualified Teacher Status/ PGCE.
• Minimum of 6-10 years teaching experiences.
• Minimum of 2 years whole school Director of Performing Arts experiences.
• Experience of GCSE, A level, or IB at least 2 years.
• A sound working knowledge of inter-disciplinary learning.

About you

Keen to collaborate and share your specialist expertise, you will be a fitting ambassador for the school. You will communicate with confidence across diverse audiences and situations, using your expertise to build strong relationships with parents and students. You will be able to adapt quickly to our fast-paced international environment as well as meet visa-related restrictions for China, including a bachelor degree, non-criminal background check and at least 24 months of teaching experiences.

To Apply

At Nord Anglia Education, we are an equal opportunities employer dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. In our schools and offices around the world, we treat all colleagues fairly based on their skills and qualifications, without discrimination. We value individuals from all backgrounds, including those with different abilities and neurodivergent conditions, as well as those who identify with various protected characteristics.

We have a strict policy against discrimination and harassment of any kind. We also comply with all national, and local laws regarding non-discrimination and equal opportunity.

We expect all employees to embrace and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in their everyday work, helping to create a welcoming environment for everyone.

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.