ACTING FOR FILM INSTRUCTOR

 

Gold Coast | Permanent Part-Time | 0.4 FTE | Employee Position

Position @ Burleigh Heads Studio

 

Do you love acting for screen? Are you brilliant with young people? And can you create the kind of studio young actors can't wait to come back to each week?

Goat Track Theatre is growing on the Gold Coast and we're looking for an exceptional Acting for Film Instructor to become an important part of our Gold Coast team.

This is first and foremost an acting and performance coaching role.

We're looking for someone who understands acting for screen and can teach young performers how to work confidently, naturally and truthfully in front of a camera.

We are NOT looking for a film technician.

While you will need a practical understanding of cameras, framing and the filming process, your primary expertise should be working with actors — not equipment.

This is also not casual teaching or a collection of freelance workshop hours. Our instructors are employed as part of our permanent team, with regular wages, paid annual leave, paid personal/sick leave, superannuation and the security that comes with ongoing employment.

We believe talented arts practitioners should be able to build sustainable careers doing the work they love.

This position is approximately 0.4 FTE, with significant potential to grow as our Acting for Film program continues to expand on the Gold Coast.

For the right candidate, there may also be opportunities to teach and work across other Goat Track programs.

 

THE ROLE

Our Acting for Film program develops young performers' ability to work confidently and truthfully in front of the camera.

The successful applicant will teach Acting for Film across our primary and secondary-aged programs, delivering an established curriculum that combines actor training with practical on-camera experience.

We're looking for someone who can take excellent curriculum and bring it brilliantly to life.

You will need to understand screen performance, be able to analyse an actor's work and provide clear, practical coaching that helps young performers develop.

The role also involves preparing students for filmed outcomes and working collaboratively with our film operators and wider creative team.

You don't need to be an expert cinematographer or filmmaker.

The camera is the tool. The actor is the focus.

 

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The person we're looking for has that rare combination of excellent screen acting knowledge and excellent people skills.

You might be an actor, screen acting coach, director, drama educator, teaching artist or performing arts practitioner.

Your professional background matters — but so does the way young people respond to you.

Our ideal Acting for Film Instructor is someone who brings genuine warmth and positive energy into a room.

Someone who is enthusiastic, approachable and fun, while also being organised, reliable and committed to delivering excellent training.

You care about your students.

You want them to succeed.

You know how to encourage a nervous young performer, challenge a more experienced actor and create an environment where students feel comfortable taking creative risks.

You can give constructive feedback without diminishing confidence.

And you get genuine satisfaction from watching a young actor develop.

Our strongest instructors create an environment that is:

Warm. Energetic. Structured. Creative. Safe. Fun. Ambitious.

 

YOU'LL PROBABLY THRIVE AT GOAT TRACK IF YOU...

  • Genuinely enjoy working with children and teenagers

  • Bring warmth, humour and positive energy into a room

  • Have strong knowledge of acting for screen

  • Are confident coaching and directing actors

  • Can provide clear, practical performance feedback

  • Have experience teaching, coaching or facilitating young people

  • Have high emotional intelligence and communicate with empathy

  • Can confidently manage a classroom or studio

  • Are organised, prepared and reliable

  • Enjoy working within an established curriculum and program structure

  • Take feedback well and enjoy collaborating with a team

  • Have high standards for yourself and your students

  • Have a genuine desire to see young people succeed

  • Can work autonomously and take responsibility for your programs

  • Are looking for stable employment within the arts and an organisation you can grow with

Above all, we're looking for someone whose students would describe them as:

Warm. Knowledgeable. Encouraging. Energetic. Fun.

 

EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS

This is not an entry-level teaching position.

Applicants need to demonstrate relevant experience in acting for screen, acting, actor training, directing or another closely related performance discipline.

You must also have demonstrated experience working with children and/or young people in a teaching, coaching, facilitation or performing arts environment.

Relevant qualifications or professional experience might include:

  • Acting for screen

  • Acting

  • Screen performance

  • Actor training or coaching

  • Directing

  • Performing arts

  • Drama education

  • Youth arts

Formal teaching qualifications are not essential.

Practical experience, professional capability and a demonstrated ability to work exceptionally well with young people are important to us.

Applicants should have sufficient practical camera knowledge to confidently work within a filming environment, but advanced technical filmmaking experience is neither required nor the focus of this position.

Applicants must also:

  • Hold, or be eligible to obtain, a current Queensland Blue Card

  • Provide professional references

  • Provide a CV demonstrating relevant experience

  • Have reliable transport, as travel is required

  • Be available for regular teaching during Queensland school terms

  • Be available for afternoon/evening teaching

  • Have flexibility to participate in filming days and school holiday programming where required

Appointment will be subject to appropriate reference and safeguarding checks.

 

HOURS & OPPORTUNITY

This is a 0.4 FTE permanent part-time employee position with room to expand and grow.

This is an employee position, NOT a casual teaching contract. We want our Acting for Film Instructor to have the stability to make Goat Track a meaningful part of their professional career.

Employment includes applicable entitlements such as:

  • Regular wages/salary

  • Paid annual leave

  • Paid personal/sick leave

  • Superannuation

  • Regular and predictable employment

  • Paid planning, preparation and other responsibilities associated with the role

  • Access to established curriculum, resources and organisational support

  • Professional development and opportunities to take on greater responsibility as the company grows

Our Gold Coast Acting for Film program is growing, and we see significant potential for this position to grow alongside it.

For candidates with broader acting, theatre, directing or teaching capabilities, there may also be opportunities to work across other areas of Goat Track, including:

  • Actor's Studio

  • GTKids

  • Fast Track Production

  • Holiday programs

  • Workshops and intensives

  • Performance projects

  • Program development

  • Area coordination and team leadership

For someone looking to move beyond freelance and casual arts work into a secure professional position with genuine responsibility and room to develop, this is an exciting opportunity.

 

ABOUT GOAT TRACK THEATRE

Goat Track Theatre is a well established theatre and actor-training company established in 2009. The company delivers performing arts programs for young people across the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast and year on year is growing to meet demands.

Our students range from primary-aged children taking their first steps into performance through to teenagers undertaking advanced actor training and substantial film and theatre projects.

We take young people seriously as artists.

Our programs are structured and curriculum-driven, but our classrooms and studios are energetic, playful and deeply human.

We want our students to leave Goat Track as more confident performers, better collaborators and braver creative people.

And we want instructors who care about making that happen.

 

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Finding the right person to work with our young people matters enormously to us, so our recruitment process goes beyond a traditional sit-down interview.

Shortlisted applicants will initially be contacted for a conversation with our team.

Candidates progressing through the recruitment process will then be invited to attend our:

GROUP INTERVIEW

TBC please call 5545 4421 for latest groupp interview time

Participation in the Group Interview is a compulsory part of the recruitment process for candidates wishing to proceed to the next stage.

The session gives us an opportunity to see candidates work practically, collaborate with others and demonstrate the qualities required of a Goat Track instructor.

Further information will be provided to shortlisted applicants.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit:

  • Your current CV

  • A short cover letter introducing yourself

  • Details of your experience working with children and/or teenagers

  • Details of your relevant screen acting, performance and/or teaching experience

  • Your general weekly availability

  • Professional referees

If you have professional acting credits, show-reel material or other examples of relevant screen-performance work, you are welcome to include these with your application.

Most importantly, tell us why working creatively with young people matters to you.

We're not simply looking for someone to teach a few classes.

We're looking for an exceptional Acting for Film Instructor who wants to build a career with us — and who can bring out the very best in young performers.