Level ExperiencedJob Location Miller Community Center - Seattle, WASecondary Job Location(s) Montlake Community Center - Seattle, WAPosition Type Part TimeSalary Range $26.50 - $28.50 Hourly
Ballet Instructor (Miller and Montlake Community Centers)
If you have a knowledge and understanding of Ballet fundamentals and passion for and experience teaching, Associated Recreation Council (ARC) has a role for you as a Ballet Instructor at Miller and Montlake Community Centers. We are hiring for both centers. Because the centers are located close to one another, employees have greater flexibility and more opportunities for additional hours. This is a seasonal part-time role starting asap. There are multiple opportunities to extend.
ARC, in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, serves Seattle by offering access to licensed childcare and a variety of recreational and lifelong learning programs, classes, and activities. In this role, the Ballet Instructor at Miller and Montlake Community Centers will lead participants through 30-minute lessons. The class’s objectives are to strengthen bodies and minds and provide a safe and positive environment for children to express themselves.
Start Date:
1/5/2026
Schedule:
Tuesdays – 3:15pm – 4pm (Montlake CC)
Fridays – 3:30pm – 6:45pm (Miller CC)
Ballet Instructor duties and responsibilities include:
Develop and deliver developmentally appropriate class lesson plans for cohorts. Instructor is expected to plan dance lessons.
Plan, lead and implement age-appropriate lessons for ballet classes, focusing on strengthening minds and bodies, introductory skills, fine motor development, and dance appreciation.
Instructors are expected to set up and clean up the space before and after each lesson.
Complete required administrative reports, such as attendance sheets and accident reports.
Ballet Instructor requirements include:
Must be 18 years of age.
Experience working with children
Experience in teaching ballet.
Pay:
Starting pay: $26.50/hr
Full Pay Range: $26.50-28.50/hr (Over time, the employee in this role may earn up to $38.50/hr with additional years of service)
Benefits:
ARC Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST)
Location
Miller and Montlake Community Center (We are hiring for both centers. Because the centers are located close to one another, employees have greater flexibility and more opportunities for additional hours.)
We are actively interviewing for this role, so if this role is a good fit for you and you want to learn more about it, please apply now.
The Associated Recreation Council (ARC), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation, serves Seattle by offering a variety of recreational and lifelong learning programs, classes and activities.
ARC, incorporated in 1975 as an independent nonprofit organization, supports this work through the ARC Board of Directors and a system of 37 advisory councils. Citizen volunteers on the board and advisory councils help to enhance the mission and vision of Parks by providing a connection to the community and advocating for the success of citywide recreation services.
ARC is committed to remaining sensitive and responsive to the communities we serve. This is reflected in the way we design our programs and hire and train our staff. We have established an Equity Team to foster organization-wide awareness for race and social justice values through effective communication, idea sharing, consensus building and collective action.
