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NECCA is the largest professional circus training school in the U.S., fostering the careers of hundreds of circus artists and coaches that continue American Circus Arts around the world for major organizations such as Seven Fingers of the Hand, Cirque du Soleil, and much more. Teaching standards of excellence in a variety of circus disciplines, NECCA nourishes a caring and collaborative community with attention to the whole wellbeing of every student.
Coaching Staff
We regularly seek versatile educators and artistic visionaries to fill a variety of short term and long term positions. Our coaches must be able and willing to teach a variety of levels across all of our programs: Social Circus, Advance Youth, Recreational Adult, Discipline Intensive, and Professional Track. Adaptive teaching experience to meet the needs for all bodies is a plus.
Coaches
If you are looking for a vibrant small town community to call home surrounded by some of the best coaches in the country at the largest long running non-profit, professional circus center in the U.S. – NECCA is the place for you.
At the New England Center for Circus Arts, we are more than a place to land between gigs. We are a place to grow your career. We believe in staff development, internal promotion, staff support and community. And we are looking for coaches who want to establish their careers and their lives here in beautiful Southern Vermont within a few hours drive from Boston, New York City, and Montreal.
We are currently looking for professional coaches with experience who can teach both professional and recreational level ground acrobatics and aerials, including traditional circus disciplines for adults.
Skill sets we are interested in include:
- Vertical aerial (rope, fabric, sling, static cloud swing)
- Bar aerial (lyra, static trapeze, dance trapeze, swinging trapeze)
- Tumbling & trampoline / tramp wall
- Flexibility / contortion
- Hand balancing
- Partner acrobatics / sports acro / hand-to-hand
- Flying trapeze (line holding and catching)
- Swinging trapeze & cloud swing
- Clown & physical theater
- Plus teeterboard, chinese pole, russian barre, juggling / manipulation, hoop diving, hula hoop, tight wire, balancing, german wheel, cyr wheel, rola bola, and more!
- Administrative skills including scheduling, student liaison, etc
Start Date: We are hiring for positions starting ASAP, June 2022 and Sept 2022. Must be able to legally work in the US. Please send a resume & cover letter to employment@necenterforcircusarts.com.
Local Coaches
Large circus school in Southern Vermont is looking for coaches with gymnastics, tumbling, sport acro, conditioning, flexibility, parkour, and/or trampoline experience for daytime hours coaching adults. High level aerial coaches are also encouraged to apply. Must be able to work legally in the United States and be within a commuting distance to Brattleboro. Please submit your resume and cover letter to employment@necenterforcircusarts.org.
Flying Trapeze Coaches
If you are looking for a vibrant small town community to call home surrounded by some of the best coaches in the country at the largest long running non-profit, professional circus center in the U.S. – NECCA is the place for you.
We are looking for coaches who want to establish their careers and their lives here in beautiful Southern Vermont within a few hours drive from Boston, New York City, and Montreal. At the New England Center for Circus Arts, we are more than a place to land between gigs. We are a place to grow your career. We believe in staff development, internal promotion, staff support, and community.
We are currently looking for professional coaches with experience who can teach both professional and recreational level flying trapeze. Specific skills we are interested in include:
- Pulling safety lines for all level tricks, up to double layout, triple, or double cutaway half.
- Catching all level flyers, with experience progressing students into catching and returning out of lines.
- Working platform for all levels, with experience teaching unassisted takeoffs and board skills.
- Safety net repair and other rigging maintenance.
- Training new staff members on pulling lines, catching, and working platform.
- Experience teaching other circus disciplines is a plus.
We are hiring for positions starting ASAP. Pay will be commensurate with experience. The application deadline is March 28, 2022. Must be able to legally work in the US. Please send a resume & cover letter to employment@necenterforcircusarts.org
Rope/Vertical Aerial Coach
We are searching for a high level rope / vertical aerial coach who wants to establish their career and their life here in beautiful Southern Vermont within a few hours drive from Boston, New York City, and Montreal. At the New England Center for Circus Arts, we are more than a place to land between gigs. We are a place to grow your career. NECCA is a growing and vibrant organization vital to the regional community and believes in staff development, internal promotion, staff support, and community.
We are currently looking for a coach with experience teaching both professional and recreational levels of Aerial Rope; coaching other vertical disciplines (fabric, sling, etc) is a plus. The ideal candidate will also have additional circus or fitness coaching experience.
We are hiring for positions starting Sept 2022, with an expectation to arrive in Brattleboro in late August for preliminary meetings and a commitment for a 9-12 month period. Must be able to legally work in the US. Please send a resume & cover letter to employment@necenterforcircusarts.org.
Deadline to apply is April 24, 2022.
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Our Admin Team, many of whom are artists themselves, bring their organizational skills and “behind the scenes” experiences to support and sustain the mission of NECCA. Join us!
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HEAD RIGGER
Nationally renowned circus training facility, New England Center for Circus Arts, is in search of our next Director of Facilities and Rigging. Applicants should have 2-3 years experience in professional circus rigging, show production and/or technical production skills, facility maintenance and/or management, and supervisory experience. Teaching/training experience is a plus. This full time salaried position will oversee all facility and rigging operations at NECCA, spanning multiple programs, two facilities and multiple productions throughout the year. We are looking for a team player who exhibits values of respect, inclusion, professionalism, excellence and a caring community. Must be available some nights and weekends for rigging inspections and production oversight. Must reside or be willing to relocate to the Tri State area (VT, NH, MA) near our beautiful town of Brattleboro, VT. Some organizational benefits are provided.
Send resume/CV and Letter of Interest to the attention of the Executive Director to jstruble@necenterforcircusarts.org.
TO APPLY
Interested professionals should send their resume in English accompanied by a cover letter, indicating role(s) of interest, availability, two professional references and one personal reference to employment@necenterforcircusarts.org. All candidates must agree to adhere to our mission and values and be vaccinated for COVID-19.
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, gender/gender identity, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or physical ability.
Serious candidates may fill out requests for medical or religious exemption from COVID vaccination using these forms. Please mail them to covid@necenterforcircusarts.org.
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