Assistant Dance Development Officer
Sport & Fitness Instruction

Guild Hall Community Centre
Walkden
M28 3AS  

Assistant Dance Development Officer  
Working Hours: 36 hours per week Tuesday - Saturday (Maternity Cover April-October 2020)
Location: Various (office base at Guild Hall Community Centre, Walkden M28 3AS)
Salary: Scale 3 - £18,795 - £19,945
Closing Date: Friday 28th February 2019

Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is committed to Building a Great Place to Work; with over 500 employees servicing more than 3 million customer visits at 60+ venues across the city each year. We exist to ‘enhance the lives of people through providing sport, leisure and cultural opportunities’.

We pride ourselves on recruiting the right people with the right values into the right roles. We are looking for professional, respectful, knowledgeable, passionate and solution driven people to join our team as we strive to deliver excellence to our customers.

We have an exciting position available for an Assistant Dance Development Officer whose role is to be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of high quality dance sessions, events and activities as directed by the Dance Development Officer. To assist the dance Development Officer with the co-ordination, promotion and management of the dance programme.

This role will be based within the Dance Development Team, classes and events will take place at various locations across Salford. The dance team deliver a variety of classes across Salford in a number of dance styles including, street dance and dance and movement classes for people with a disability. Our SCL School of Dance offers classes in Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz and Contemporary.

We have award winning competitors and offer our students the opportunity to take part in exams with the IDTA, with which we have a 100% pass rate. Our students are also given the opportunity to take part at shows and events at The Lowry Theatre.

The Dance Development Team also provides classes for local Primary and Secondary Schools in a variety of dance styles and specialise in tailoring classes for young people and adults with a disability.

We are looking for someone who:
· Holds a minimum of one Associate/Diploma Level 4 teaching qualification with the IDTA or equivalent qualification with another recognised dance governing body. Or a Dance related degree.
· Minimum of 2yrs experience of teaching dance and movement activities in a variety of settings to a wide population including, young people, adults and people with a disability
· Experience & ability to organise, develop, plan and deliver sessions according to the needs / abilities of the participants
· Experience of preparing groups for shows, exams and competitions.
· Ability to work regular evenings and weekend
· Consistently demonstrates SCL’s behaviours

Job Description.doc
Person Specification.docx
Application Form.docx

If you wish to be considered for this role and join our team please return your application form to Louise Seddon Louise.Seddon@Scll.co.uk by Friday 28th February ensuring you detail how you meet and demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the person specification.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Formal interview date: Wednesday 11th March
If successful at the formal interview stage you will be invited to a practical interview on Friday 13th March.  

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00.  The payment deductions for any employees who need DBS checks will be taken in 2 payments of £22.  If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr        

For more information on Salford Community Leisure visit our website: www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk
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Salford Community Leisure
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Guild Hall Community Centre
Walkden
M28 3AS  

Assistant Dance Development Officer  
Working Hours: 36 hours per week Tuesday - Saturday (Maternity Cover April-October 2020)
Location: Various (office base at Guild Hall Community Centre, Walkden M28 3AS)
Salary: Scale 3 - £18,795 - £19,945
Closing Date: Friday 28th February 2019

Salford Community Leisure (SCL) is committed to Building a Great Place to Work; with over 500 employees servicing more than 3 million customer visits at 60+ venues across the city each year. We exist to ‘enhance the lives of people through providing sport, leisure and cultural opportunities’.

We pride ourselves on recruiting the right people with the right values into the right roles. We are looking for professional, respectful, knowledgeable, passionate and solution driven people to join our team as we strive to deliver excellence to our customers.

We have an exciting position available for an Assistant Dance Development Officer whose role is to be responsible for the delivery of a wide range of high quality dance sessions, events and activities as directed by the Dance Development Officer. To assist the dance Development Officer with the co-ordination, promotion and management of the dance programme.

This role will be based within the Dance Development Team, classes and events will take place at various locations across Salford. The dance team deliver a variety of classes across Salford in a number of dance styles including, street dance and dance and movement classes for people with a disability. Our SCL School of Dance offers classes in Ballet, Tap, Modern Jazz and Contemporary.

We have award winning competitors and offer our students the opportunity to take part in exams with the IDTA, with which we have a 100% pass rate. Our students are also given the opportunity to take part at shows and events at The Lowry Theatre.

The Dance Development Team also provides classes for local Primary and Secondary Schools in a variety of dance styles and specialise in tailoring classes for young people and adults with a disability.

We are looking for someone who:
· Holds a minimum of one Associate/Diploma Level 4 teaching qualification with the IDTA or equivalent qualification with another recognised dance governing body. Or a Dance related degree.
· Minimum of 2yrs experience of teaching dance and movement activities in a variety of settings to a wide population including, young people, adults and people with a disability
· Experience & ability to organise, develop, plan and deliver sessions according to the needs / abilities of the participants
· Experience of preparing groups for shows, exams and competitions.
· Ability to work regular evenings and weekend
· Consistently demonstrates SCL’s behaviours

Job Description.doc
Person Specification.docx
Application Form.docx

If you wish to be considered for this role and join our team please return your application form to Louise Seddon Louise.Seddon@Scll.co.uk by Friday 28th February ensuring you detail how you meet and demonstrate the skills, experience, knowledge and behaviours outlined in the person specification.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Formal interview date: Wednesday 11th March
If successful at the formal interview stage you will be invited to a practical interview on Friday 13th March.  

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00.  The payment deductions for any employees who need DBS checks will be taken in 2 payments of £22.  If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr        

For more information on Salford Community Leisure visit our website: www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk