VAPA - DMMS Dance - Choreographer - Open - Murrieta Valley Unified School District at Murrieta Valley Unified School District

Application Deadline

6/3/2026 4:00 PM Pacific

Date Posted
5/16/2026
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Single Rate
$50 Per Hour
Add'l Salary Info
Tier 3
Length of Work Year
08/10/2026-06/04/2027
Employment Type
Part Time
Location
Dorothy McElhinney High School
Schedule
TBD; 50 hours total

About the Employer

Welcome to the Murrieta Valley Unified School District, a 2018 California Exemplary School District! Thank you for your interest in joining MVUSD, a student-centered district of choice in south Riverside County. We proudly educate over 21,000 students from preschool through high school with rigorous academic programs designed to help every student succeed. We inspire students to participate in our highly acclaimed visual and performing arts programs, championship athletic programs and nationally recognized student activity programs. Highly qualified teachers and staff provide a world-class education that integrates academic and vocational skills and prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of a competitive global society. The district also offers adult and community education, early childhood education, child care and a parent center. MVUSD strives to recruit and retain the very best candidates who will inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve, to care.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Leads dance and movement instruction for students under the guidance of the VAPA teacher or Lead Choreographer, with some autonomy in adapting lessons; may choreograph basic routines.

Requirements / Qualifications

Experience in subject with 2 or more years of experience teaching and/ or assisting in a classroom environment preferred. * Two professional references must be from an evaluating supervisor/administrator.

If selected to coach, the following items will be required prior to clearance: 1) TB/Drug Screening within 5 days of offer. 2) Live Scan Fingerprinting 3) CIF Home/ Home Campus Account 4) Completion of Keenan SafeSchools online training modules. 5) Valid CPR & First Aid prior to start date. - CPR and First Aid Certifications must be from an American Heart Association or American Red Cross Approved, in-person course. No online certificates will be accepted.

Requirements / Qualifications

Experience in subject with 2 or more years of experience teaching and/ or assisting in a classroom environment preferred. * Two professional references must be from an evaluating supervisor/administrator.

If selected to coach, the following items will be required prior to clearance: 1) TB/Drug Screening within 5 days of offer. 2) Live Scan Fingerprinting 3) CIF Home/ Home Campus Account 4) Completion of Keenan SafeSchools online training modules. 5) Valid CPR & First Aid prior to start date. - CPR and First Aid Certifications must be from an American Heart Association or American Red Cross Approved, in-person course. No online certificates will be accepted.

Comments and Other Information

The Murrieta Valley Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and in employment and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental/marital or family status, primary language, medical condition, genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Board prohibits, at any district school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any student based on the protected characteristics named above. (MVUSD BP410, AR/BP 1312.3, AR/BP 4030 , AR 4031, AR/BP 5145.3, BP5146, BP5131.2)

Comments and Other Information


The Murrieta Valley Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and in employment and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, immigration status, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental/marital or family status, primary language, medical condition, genetic information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Board prohibits, at any district school or school activity, unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any student based on the protected characteristics named above. (MVUSD BP410, AR/BP 1312.3, AR/BP 4030 , AR 4031, AR/BP 5145.3, BP5146, BP5131.2)