Summer Education/Teaching Assistants

Compensation

$18/hr

EDUCATION/TEACHING ASSISTANT DUTIES:

TADA! is seeking two Education/Teaching Assistants to support our Week-Long Musical Theater Summer Camps.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting TADA!’s Teaching Artists (Director/Choreographer and Music Director) in leading camp activities and fostering a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment
• Encouraging active student participation by modeling choreography, singing, and leading theater-based activities
• Collaborating with the Education Manager to provide administrative support, including student check-in/check-out, daily communication with staff, addressing student and caregiver concerns, and assisting with space maintenance and performance preparation
• Supervising snack/lunch breaks, bathroom trips, and water breaks to ensure student safety and smooth transitions
  Assisting with additional departmental duties as assigned by the Director of Education and Education Manager

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

COMMITMENT:

Education Assistant / Teaching Assistant #1: (10 weeks) 
You must be available from June 16 – August 29, 2025 | Monday-Friday, 8AM – 5:30PM (with two 45 minute unpaid breaks). Additionally, we will hold mandatory training on June 10, 2025 from 10AM-5PM

Education Assistant / Teaching Assistant #2: (8 weeks) 
You must be available from July 7 – August 29, 2025 | Monday-Friday, 8AM – 5:30PM (with two 45 minute unpaid breaks). Additionally, we will hold mandatory training on June 10, 2025 from 10AM-5PM

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Passionate about youth theater and arts education with a commitment to TADA!’s mission, vision, and values
• Experience or interest in working with young people aged 5-12
• Customer service-oriented with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• An empathetic listener and solution-oriented problem solver with intercultural sensitivity towards people of various identity markers and life experiences (e.g., Teaching Artists, TADA! staff, young people, caregivers, etc.)
• Reliable, punctual, detail-oriented, and organized
• A commitment and deep interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of TADA!’s programming and initiatives

** Position contingent on a clear background check **

RATE: $18/hr

HOW TO APPLY:

Send the following materials to education@tadatheater.com:

1. Resume
2. 2-3 minute video-recorded statement of interest (introduce yourself, share your arts education and musical theater experience/background, and why you’re interested in the TADA! Education/Teaching Assistant position)

Application & Material Deadline: Sunday, May 4 

Selected applicants will be invited to interview on May 7 & 8