Activity Instructor Dance All Styles - PS224
About The Position
The Activity Instructor teaches and facilitates a youth-centered dance class tailored to their expertise. The role involves developing and leading age- and skill-appropriate activities that combine arts and academic competencies, while supporting participants’ artistic, educational, and leadership development. The instructor fosters a strength-based, trauma-informed environment where young people can build skills, teamwork, confidence, and a sense of belonging, safety, and community. This position is based at 757 Wortman Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11208. It offers up to 8 hours per week from September through June, during program hours Monday through Friday, 2 pm to 6 pm. The role is non-exempt and pays $19.50–$25.50 per hour.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Experience and/or training relevant to the position required.
- Flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm for young people.
- Excellent planning, organization, and time management skills.
- Ability to engage youth while setting structure and limits in a group setting.
- Energetic, motivated self-starter and team player.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Commitment to working from a strength-based, youth and family development, and trauma-informed perspective.
Nice To Haves
- Some college.
- Experience with adolescents.
- Experience teaching or coaching youth.
Responsibilities
- Prepare and develop age- and skill-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and special projects that combine arts and academic competencies, for supervisor review before teaching.
- Work with program participants to develop their artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
- Plan activities that provide structure and purposeful engagement, including beginning and ending rituals.
- Facilitate scaffolded activities based on students’ interests that promote teamwork, mastery, and emotional and professional growth.
- Facilitate purposeful activities during community hour and participate in other staff-led activities as part of the staff team.
- Foster a strength-based youth development environment that supports participants’ sense of belonging, safety, and community.
- Engage and facilitate group conversations, and track and support students’ academic success.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
