Notre Dame Academy High School in West Los Angeles is seeking a passionate part-time dance teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success teaching high school dancers and professional dance experience. 

Notre Dame Academy seeks a creative, organized, and experienced dance teacher who can work independently and collaboratively within the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) department. Teach two or more dance classes, participate and help produce Fine Arts Night—a highly collaborative VPA performance and arts exhibition—and produce the Spring Dance Concert. The dance teacher may also collaborate with the drama department to choreograph the spring musical. Duties are negotiable depending on the candidate.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or master’s degree in dance, successful high school teaching experience, and professional dance experience. This individual must be innovative, dynamic, energetic, organized, flexible, and hard working, and he or she must embody a growth mindset. We seek faculty members who are intellectually curious, willing to grow professionally, student focused, dedicated to lifelong learning, and able to effectively collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to enhance our learning community.

Notre Dame Academy in West Los Angeles is a private, all-girls, Catholic high school founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1949. Devoted to educating young women to make a difference, Notre Dame Academy nurtures the development of the whole person by recognizing the dignity, uniqueness, and potential of each student. NDA has twice been recognized by the College Board at the Platinum — or highest — level on the AP School Honor Roll, including earning the AP Access Award for our commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework. We value students’ growth beyond the classroom, including in the visual and performing arts, sports, and leadership. We challenge our graduates to be women of faith, academic excellence, vision, leadership, service, and compassion. In support of the educational principles of the Sisters of Notre Dame, we aim for all of our faculty, staff, and administrators to be learners, experts, and community builders. NDA is committed to providing a diverse and equitable learning environment and workplace for students and employees who are Black, indigenous, and people of color. Learn more about our community at academy.ndasla.org.

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter addressing your background and passion for cultivating others’ personal growth through dance. Write “Dance Teacher” in the subject line of your email to jobsearch@ndala.com.

Requirements:

• Experience teaching dance to high school students

• Professional dance experience

• Background choreographing for musical theater, preferred

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in dance, education, or a related field, preferred

• Comfortable in a Catholic education setting