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Qualifications

• Bachelor鈥檚 degree required. Degree in Health Sciences, Exercise Science, Social Work, Public Health, Dance, Psychology, or a related field preferred.
• Advanced certifications in areas such as personal training, yoga, Pilates, corrective exercise, functional movement, somatic practices, or related disciplines strongly preferred.
• CPR/AED certification required.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in health, wellness, dance, fitness, education, student support, or performing arts environments.
• Experience working with dancers, athletes, adolescents, young adults, or pre-professional students strongly preferred.

Core Competencies

• Strong understanding of dancer-specific physical and mental health needs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially in sensitive or high-pressure situations.
• Ability to manage multiple student cases with discretion, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Strong leadership, program development, and systems-building experience.
• Knowledge of injury prevention, recovery, rehabilitation coordination, and performance optimization.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, staff, leadership, and outside providers.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to documentation, follow-up, and student care systems.
• Ability to balance direct student support with administrative leadership and long-term program planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a pre-professional, conservatory, performing arts, athletic, or educational training environment.
• Background in mental health support, coaching, counseling, social work, student support, or wellness education, either non-clinical or clinical.
• Familiarity with insurance systems, healthcare coordination, medical documentation, and referral processes.
• Experience supervising staff, interns, work-study students, or multi-site teams.
• Experience developing workshops, training materials, student support resources, SOPs, or wellness curriculum.
• Experience coordinating partnerships with healthcare, wellness, fitness, or mental health providers.

Key Responsibilities

Program Development & Leadership

• Design and implement a holistic, research-driven Health & Wellness program tailored to the needs of pre-professional dancers.
• Oversee Health & Wellness programming across New York City programs, Summer Intensives, and satellite locations, ensuring consistency in care standards, protocols, communication, and student support across all sites.
• Establish and maintain health, wellness, and safety standards across all programs and locations.
• Develop, update, and implement Health & Wellness standard operating procedures, training manuals, safety protocols, return-to-participation guidelines, and student support procedures.
• Integrate wellness practices into daily school operations, artistic programming, and the overall student experience.
• Stay current with trends and innovations in dancer health, performance science, recovery modalities, mental health support, and wellness education.
• Contribute to school-wide student experience initiatives, strategic planning, culture-building efforts, and cross-departmental systems designed to support student belonging, safety, and long-term success.

Student Care & Case Management

• Provide one-on-one support for students related to physical health, mental well-being, injury management, and overall student care.
• Provide non-clinical student support related to stress, anxiety, adjustment, self-criticism, body image concerns, and overall well-being, while identifying when outside mental health referrals or additional intervention may be needed.
• Serve as the primary liaison between students, parents, faculty, staff, and healthcare providers when appropriate.
• Maintain confidential health records, including Daily Logs and Injury/Illness/Mental Health tracking.
• Support students in navigating insurance, medical referrals, healthcare access, and communication with outside wellness providers.
• Aid students and families in understanding required medical documentation, clearance notes, modification notes, and return-to-dance expectations.
• Support sensitive student matters and formal incident response by documenting concerns, coordinating appropriate follow-up, communicating with leadership, and ensuring student safety and confidentiality.

Injury Prevention & Response

• Oversee injury prevention strategies, including conditioning, cross-training, recovery protocols, dancer education, and early intervention practices.
• Respond to on-site injuries and medical situations, providing First Aid and emergency support as needed.
• Develop and enforce Return-to-Dance protocols in collaboration with licensed healthcare providers.
• Coordinate care with physical therapists, physicians, mental health professionals, nutritionists, and other specialists when appropriate.
• Prepare and maintain medical kits, supplies, and performance-related Health & Wellness support materials.
• Provide on-site Health & Wellness support during performances, rehearsals, orientations, and school events when necessary.

Partnership Development

• Build and manage relationships with healthcare providers, including physical therapists, mental health professionals, nutritionists, massage therapists, physicians, and other wellness practitioners.
• Coordinate on-site and referral-based services such as physical therapy, massage therapy, mental health referrals, nutrition support, and recovery services.
• Partner with insurance providers and outside healthcare systems to support student access to care.

Evaluate vendors, review service agreements, manage wellness-related partnerships, and contribute to budget planning for Health & Wellness programming and student support services.

Education & Programming

• Develop and integrate Health & Wellness curriculum into the student training experience, including Pilates, conditioning, yoga, meditation, somatic practices, nutrition, anatomy, injury prevention, recovery, and dancer longevity.
• Design, coordinate, and/or facilitate wellness-based classes and curriculum that support the physical and emotional demands of pre-professional dance training.
• Lead workshops and seminars on topics such as injury prevention, mental health, nutrition, recovery, performance readiness, self-advocacy, stress management, and dancer wellness.
• Educate faculty and staff on best practices in dancer health, safety, student support, and communication.
• Bring in outside experts to lead workshops and trainings for students, faculty, and staff.
• Support students in developing self-awareness, body awareness, emotional regulation, and sustainable habits that contribute to long-term success in the performing arts.

Operations & Administration

• Manage Health & Wellness logs, documentation systems, internal tracking systems, and communication platforms, including Slack, Band, PCR, Airtable, and other school systems as needed.
• Train, onboard, and supervise Health & Wellness staff, interns, work-study students, and satellite Interns to ensure consistent student care, documentation practices, confidentiality standards, and emergency response procedures.
• Manage Health & Wellness staff schedules, intern coverage, summer site coverage.
• Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety policies, standard operating procedures, confidentiality expectations, and documentation practices.
• Attend and contribute to staff meetings, leadership meetings, student support meetings, orientations, evaluations, and cross-departmental planning meetings as needed.
• Contribute to scheduling, reporting, budget planning, resource management, and cross-departmental coordination.
• Monitor trends in student health, injury, illness, mental health concerns, and program needs to inform future programming and preventative care strategies.

Work Environment

• Fast-paced, high-performance training environment.
• Requires flexibility in schedule, including evenings and occasional weekends.
• Combination of administrative work, direct student support, active on-site engagement, and cross-departmental collaboration.
• Requires discretion, professionalism, and the ability to manage sensitive student health and wellness matters.

Full Time: Requires flexibility in schedule, including evenings and occasional weekends.

$70,000 – $80,000 commensurate with experience