People Dancing

The Dance Development Officer will plan and implement the content of our North West Highlands ‘Dance For All’ Programme which builds upon the success of the Ullapool Dance Festival. Details of the development programme are in our Business Plan downloadable from our website.

The DDO will deliver a wide range of dance classes, create performance opportunities and be involved with dance events in Ullapool and the surrounding area up to about a 40-mile radius (Including Lochinver, Achiltibuie & Dundonnell).

This is initially a one-year contract but it is expected that funding will be continued for at least another two years subject to review of targets at the end of year one.

You will be very experienced in dance development and a skilled teacher with a friendly, enthusiastic, positive and outgoing personality. You will have strong social skills that enable you to engage, inspire, build confidence and empathise with all ages and sectors of the community be it a toddler group, care home residents or a serious youth dance company.

We are open-minded when it comes to your training, we expect you to have a range of techniques which could derive from pro-workshops or intensives as well as formal education. You will be endlessly flexible, tolerant and able to adapt to sudden changes of plan. In the North West Highlands we have no dedicated spaces for dance; you may turn up to find a coffee morning in your planned venue, mud all over the floor or a pipe band playing in the next room!

You will maintain a sense of humour and be diplomatic with all involved as you find a way to make sure things get sorted out. You will promote our aims of inclusivity and equality, always be alert to barriers to participation and seek imaginative ways to combat them. You will have your own vehicle, a suitable driving licence and good spoken English.