SANCA is hiring 

Recreational Circus Coach 

School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts 

Reports to: Tom Hanna, Program Director 

Description: A circus coach is responsible for instructing students ages 6-99 in the  joys of circus arts. Recreational Circus classes  at SANCA are usually offered on a session basis with Summer session typically including single-serving classes. The number of students in each class depends on the  ages and level of the class, the average is 6 students. We are looking for someone who has a passion for empowering students, who can easily adapt when plans go awry, and who can act as a positive role model for the students. This is a part time position offering up to 25 hours each week and has a pay range of $19 – $25 per hour.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

– Adhere to SANCA’s policies, objectives and rules 

– Support SANCA’s Mission and Vision 

– Coach circus classes with an emphasis on safety, positivity, and small steps to success. 

– Follow the curriculum and weekly rotation 

– Present a high level of professionalism as a teacher/representative of SANCA 

– Prepare for each day’s classes before teaching begins 

– Communicate with other coaches teaching at the same time as you to maintain good flow throughout the  gym and rotation of use of equipment 

– Participate in SANCA staff training 

– Communicate with the supervisor about needs, challenges, student progress

 – Communicate with other coaches about the lesson plans, curriculum, classroom rules 

Qualifications: 

The ideal candidate would 

– Have a year experience working with culturally diverse youth 

– Have two years of experience teaching youth 

– Have good classroom management skills 

– Have a working knowledge of child physical and cognitive development 

– Have a broad knowledge of circus skills and safe progressions (especially, tumbling, acro, juggling, tightwire,  rolling globe, trapeze, trampoline) 

– Be a strong leader, patience, mature, and dependable 

– Have First Aid/CPR certification 

Minimum requirements are: 

– A year experience working with youth 

– Working knowledge of circus skills 

– Pass a background check 

– Patience and ability to deal with stressful situations 

If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].

An Important Message from our Executive Director

Hello SANCA Family,

A record-setting heat wave is on the way to Seattle. Temperatures on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday are expected to be in excess of 95 degrees and may hit triple digits. In the past 100 years, Seattle has recorded 100+ temperatures only three times, so this is truly a unique situation. The large open gym spaces at SANCA do not have air conditioning.

Here’s what you need to know regarding classes and camps at SANCA:

1. Camps will continue to operate Monday-Friday. Students will take more breaks, do less strenuous circus activities, and spend some time in the blue and green rooms where there is A/C. We also have students play in the sprinklers outside.
2. All other classes are cancelled for those two days.
3. Due to the nature of the environment in the Flying Trapeze Tent, and to protect our staff and students, SANCA is preemptively cancelling all Flying Trapeze classes on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Students will automatically receive a credit in their account for the canceled classes. Students may request a refund by contacting the SANCA Front Office.

It’s with a sense of bittersweetness that I announce my resignation as Development Director at SANCA. My seventeen-year tenure at SANCA as a coach, grant writer, and development director has been filled with amazing experiences, people, and opportunities that I will never forget. After all these years I’ve decided to pursue a new opportunity and I’ve accepted a position as the Grants Manager at the Henry Art Gallery.

I feel fortunate to have been a part of SANCA and to have had the opportunity to meet so many of you and share the experience of circus with you and your families. As inspirational, exciting, and fun as circus is as an art form and activity, it’s really the community of people that make it so special, and I want to thank you all for everything that you bring to the SANCA community; it’s been an honor knowing all of you.

Best Regards,

Jeff Deveaux

Hello SANCA Family,

As you may have heard, Governor Inslee issued an order that allows businesses to welcome vaccinated guests unmasked indoors. For now, SANCA will continue to require masks for everyone who enters our facilities – no exceptions.

The Governor’s order excludes schools, as students under the age of 12 cannot be vaccinated. As SANCA has a lot of students under the age of 12, we are following that part of the order. Masks will be required at SANCA until further notice.

Cheers,
John ‘JT’ Tannous
Executive Director

We asked you to GiveBIG . . . 

. . . AND YOU DID!

Washington’s GiveBIG event has been the keystone of SANCA’s annual spring fund drive since it launched eleven years ago, and while it’s always been an essential source of support for SANCA, this year your support at GiveBIG was crucial in helping SANCA to sustain our circus programs and start the process of recovery as we continue to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our circus community came together to raise $26,900 online. With offline giving and a matching gift of $5,000 established by members of SANCA’s Board of Directors, we raised a total of $32,253 — exceeding our $25,000 fundraising goal! Thank you!

You’ve also been loud and clear about your passion for circus arts and your support for SANCA as a vital non-profit arts organization in Seattle! The GiveBIG leaderboards for online giving report that SANCA places:

• 11th in fundraising among 389 participating arts organizations.
• 77th among all 1,643 participating organizations.

Your support this year at GiveBIG ensures that our students will continue to have opportunities to participate in healthy and creative circus classes. Your generous gifts of support will:

• Sustain circus arts programs while SANCA is still under pandemic restrictions.
• Provide support to youth who are low income through SANCA’s BIPOC and Youth Scholarship Funds.
• Help SANCA reimagine and rebuild our Social Circus programs and community partnerships to bring an even stronger lens of equity and diversity to our work.

You have made it possible for SANCA to survive these uncertain times. Thank you so much!

Sincerely,

Jeff Deveaux

Development Director

• gala decor, theme, and style
• the silent auction
• provide input on event plans
• help with post-event efforts (thank you’s, etc.)