Dance Health Specialist

Summary:

Queensland Ballet is seeking an experienced and highly organised Dance Health Specialist to support the planning, coordination and delivery of our Dance Health programs, including initiatives delivered through our funding partnership with Queensland Health.

Using your specialist ballet and dance knowledge, you will create safe, accessible and engaging dance experiences for people of varied ages, abilities and health circumstances. Programs may include Dance for Parkinson’s, Ballet for Brain Injury, hospital-based Dance Rehab, Dance for Arthritis, community classes and other approved initiatives.

This is a varied role that combines program delivery with operational coordination, administration, resource development, data collection and stakeholder engagement. You may also undertake the function of Lead Teaching Artist for designated Dance Health programs.

This is a non-clinical position. The role does not diagnose health conditions, prescribe treatment or provide medical, clinical, rehabilitation or allied health services.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare and deliver safe, accessible and engaging Dance Health programs
• Adapt session content and facilitation approaches to participants’ abilities, access needs and program objectives
• Develop lesson plans and resources that support safe and consistent program delivery
• Coordinate schedules, participant information, venue requirements, briefing materials and program documentation
• Maintain accurate participation data, feedback and engagement records for evaluation and reporting
• Build positive relationships with participants, Teaching Artists, Queensland Health and other community, health and aged care partners

Mandatory requirements

The successful applicant must have:

• A current Blue Card, or eligibility to obtain and maintain one
• Appropriate Australian working rights
• Current First Aid and CPR certification, or willingness to obtain it
• A current unrestricted driver licence
• The ability to meet vaccination, immunity, health-screening and infection-prevention requirements applying to relevant partner sites
• Capacity to undertake statewide travel where required

Queensland Ballet connects people and dance through performance, artistic development, education, community engagement and accessible participation programs.

Our Dance Health programs use the joy and experience of dance to support participation, connection and wellbeing across a diverse range of community and health settings.

Queensland Ballet is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. The successful applicant will be expected to uphold our Child Safety and Wellbeing requirements, Code of Conduct, professional boundaries and all applicable child protection obligations.

Please submit your current résumé and a cover letter outlining your relevant dance facilitation experience and interest in the role.

Applications close: 25 September 2026 (we reserve the right to close earlier so please do not delay).

Queensland Ballet welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.