Spring Dance 374 Advanced Choreography Student Class Assistant (WS-ST2)

Job Title: Dance 374 Advance Choreography Student Class Assistant (WS-ST2)

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

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Department Name:

Unit Number (5 digits):

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization

Contact Person/Supervisor: Department Chair of Dance or Dance AAA

Wage Range: $12.00-13.00/hour

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position):

Classroom Assistant for Advanced Choreography offered by the Dance Department. Assistant helps take attendance, leads occasional warm-ups, assists students during class, and provide and/or moderate feedback sessions. Help organize and publicize final showing.

Transferable Skills:

• Choreography

• Giving, receiving, and/or moderating feedback

• Liz Lerman’s CRP

• Helping people learn

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Taking attendance

• Leading warm ups

• Assist students in the class

• Provide feedback

• Help organize and publicize final showing

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

• Choreography experience

• Familiarity or willingness to learn Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process

• Ability give unbiased feedback and moderate feedback sessions

• Ability to help students engage in movement creation during class

• Organizational skills for tracking student attendance and planning final showing

• Leadership and pedagogy skills

• Interpersonal skills

Physical and Environmental Factors:

This position requires crouching, stooping, and twisting/pivoting to perform the essential functions. Candidates must possess the ability to safely perform the physical work required of all duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.