Description
Theater Arts Teacher & Artistic Director 2025-2026
Theater/Media Arts Instructor & Artistic Director: Full-time faculty position for the 2025-2026 school year
Description: Loyola High School is a premier Catholic, Jesuit high school in Los Angeles that is ranked the #5 Catholic high school in California. We are a community of mission-driven educational professionals who strive to live out the Profile of a Loyola Educator. We are accepting applications from qualified mission-aligned persons seeking a position teaching Theater and/or Media Arts and serving as Artistic Director of the highly successful Hannon Theatre Company in a thriving Jesuit school community. Ideal applicants should be open to professional growth and committed to participation in a Jesuit secondary education setting and must demonstrate evidence of effective communication, collaboration, and successful teaching pedagogy.
Subject(s) taught: Four sections of Theater and/or Media Arts; one section devoted to Artistic Director duties
Requirements
Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree in the Theater or Dramatic Arts or related field and experience teaching and directing in a high school setting.
Desirable qualities: California Teaching Credential in the Arts, MFA, Masters in Education or related coursework. Extensive experience producing and directing plays and musicals in a variety of settings.
Primary duties: The teacher will teach 4 sections of Acting Workshop or similar Theater and/or Media Arts courses. This will involve lesson planning and presentation, project development, student assessment, and individualized student support as needed. The teacher will develop, plan, and present lessons to students in a classroom, utilizing course material and other appropriate learning material. The teacher will supervise, monitor, assign, and evaluate students. In addition, the teacher will establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom, maintain appropriate and timely records of student progress, communicate with parents, and establish and maintain an effective environment for students, in order to foster learning. Faculty members are also part of a professional learning community (PLC) for one period.
The teacher will also serve as the Artistic Director of Loyola’s Hannon Theatre Company with responsibility for a fall production of a play and a spring production of a musical, including but not limited to vision of the productions, casting, hiring of the staff, and budgeting.
Additional duties: Teachers are also expected to support the school’s spiritual program by assisting with retreats, school-wide liturgies, and/or community service programs. The teacher is expected to be significantly involved in the school’s co-curricular programs by moderating activities and/or clubs as well as prefect at various dances and athletic events. The teacher will also assist in exam proctoring, classroom substitutions, and lunchtime perfecting.
Applications: Position will remain open until filled.
Application process: Applicants will complete the application online and are expected to upload a cover letter addressing their philosophy of education and why they are specifically applying to Loyola High School, an updated resumé, and transcripts.
Loyola is an EOE.
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
Loyola High School of Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
1901 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90006
drivera@loyolahs.edu