Part Time Teaching Artist/Education Administrator

The Court Theatre is New Zealand’s largest theatre company. Along with our stage productions, we have a strong education programme that fosters the future of theatre in New Zealand through drama and improv classes, holiday programmes, workshops, master classes, and the Ambassadors, Youth Company, Theatre Sports in Schools, Jesters Youth, and Youth Crew programmes to name a few.

We’ve got a busy year ahead, and we are looking for an awesome Teaching Artist/Education Administrator to join our team that can work with the Education and Engagement Manager to teach and organise the delivery of education programmes including bespoke workshops and tours, as well as to assist the Education Administrator with the general administration of the above programmes together. This is a part time position of 20 hours per week, hours are flexible based on the successful candidate's availability. Weekend work may be required on occasion. 

This is a varied role that will include everything from delivering one-off drama workshops, delivering term time classes, covering classes, dealing with enquiries from parents, schools, teaching artists and communities, to general admin, scheduling, planning and organising and working with the marketing team on promotions. 

To Be Successful In This Role You Will:
  • Have a strong passion for education and the arts and a desire to inspire that passion in others
  • Have previous experience teaching drama/performing arts across different ages
  • Be great at planning and thinking ahead
  • Be comfortable to juggle multiple balls in the air
  • Have strong communication skills
  • Be good at solving problems and creating solutions
  • Have general admin skills with high attention to detail
  • Have relevant computer skills including word and excel and be happy to pick up in-house systems
How To Apply:

If you’re looking for an interesting and varied role that can use all your amazing teaching and performance skills, then we would love to hear from you.

Please apply by submitting your current CV and a cover letter to ben.limmer@courttheatre.org.nz by close of business, Wednesday 5 February 2025. A full job description can be found HERE.

For questions regarding this role, please email ben.limmer@courttheatre.org.nz. All enquiries will be treated confidentially.

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Court Theatre Team