Description
Notre Dame Academy High School in West Los Angeles is seeking a passionate part-time drama teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success teaching high school drama and professional acting experience.
Notre Dame Academy seeks a creative, organized, and experienced drama teacher who can work independently and collaboratively within the Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) department, under the guidance of an experienced drama teacher. The VPA department is dynamic, collaborative, professional, and driven to enrich students’ lives through their development of their artistic talents. Teach two or more drama classes for high school or middle school students, participate in Fine Arts Night—a highly collaborative VPA performance and arts exhibition—and prepare students for the Drama Teachers Association of Southern California (DTASC) fall competition.
The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s or master’s degree (preferably BFA or MFA) in theatre, successful high school teaching experience, and professional acting 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 an independent, all-girls, Catholic middle and high school founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1949. NDA offers programs for grades TK-8 (co-ed) and 6-12 (all-girls) that create a launch pad for students to blossom with purpose. 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 and by constantly evolving to reflect the world outside the school’s walls. NDA has been recognized by the College Board at the Platinum — or highest — level on the AP School Honor Roll for three years in a row, as well as earning the AP Access Award for our commitment to equitable access to advanced coursework each time that it was presented. At the high school, 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. Our intimate setting enables NDA to give each student the attention and support they need throughout their entire educational path. Diverse by nature, NDA fosters an environment where every student belongs and feels seen. You will find NDA’s work environment to be kind, warm, welcoming, structured, balanced, lively, active, driven, ambitious, and experimental. 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 students’ personal growth through the theatre. Write “Drama Teacher” in the subject line of your email to jobsearch@ndala.com.
Requirements
Requirements:
- Experience teaching drama, preferably to high school students
- Professional acting experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in drama, theatre, or a related field (BFA or MFA preferred)
- Teaching credential a plus
- Comfortable in a Catholic education setting
Wage Range
The rate of pay offered to the selected candidate is based on internal pay policy and budget. New hires are commonly paid at the minimum of the wage range or within the lower part of the range. We consider a number of factors when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training and other department needs.
Information/Application Contact
Notre Dame Academy Girls’ High School (West LA) (Los Angeles)
2851 Overland Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90064
jobsearch@ndala.com