Speech and Drama Teacher (Post Secondary) Job Description
Speech and Drama Teacher (Post Secondary) Job Profile and Description
Students pursuing post secondary education in the field of film and theater arts or to improve oratorical or declamatory skills that can benefit a career in broadcast journalism or acting take courses that are handled by Speech and Drama Teachers in film or acting academies. These teachers conduct workshops that help students to articulate and enunciate words more clearly with the right accents both in speaking and acting. They can also be found working as consultants of corporate call center training.
Speech and Drama Teacher (Post Secondary) Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the faculty in developing the curriculum for theater acting and speech development
- Conduct theater acting workshops that allows students creative self expression and communication
- Conduct speech workshops in developing proper English articulation and speaking deportment.
- Supervise activities in speech labs
- Design programs that enhance conversational speech, stage projection and speaking before an audience.
- Assist corporate HR training for call center agents and trainors.
- Attend seminars and lectures on emerging trends in speech and drama teaching methods and technologies.
Speech and Drama Teacher (Post Secondary) Skills and Specifications
- Must have genuine interest acting and proper language phonetics
- Must have high level of teaching skill and patience
- Must have excellent verbal communication skills
- Must have excellent interpersonal and people management skills
Speech and Drama Teacher (Post Secondary) Education and Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree or higher education in English is basic]
- A masters degree in film and theater acting is an advantage
Speech and Drama Teacher (Post Secondary) Salary
The median annual salary of an Art and Drama Teacher in 2009 is $60,400 with the middle 50% earning between $44,500 and $82,600. The bottom 10% earned about $32,700 while the uppermost 10% received about $112,400.