Activity Instructor- ART

Good Shepherd Services•Bronx, NY

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Activity Instructor teaches and facilitates youth-centered classes tailored to their area of expertise. The role develops participants’ artistic, educational, and leadership potential through structured, scaffolded activities that connect the arts with academic competencies. Activities should reflect student interests and promote teamwork, mastery, emotional and professional growth, and a sense of belonging, safety, and community. This position is based at 2050 Prospect Ave, Bronx, NY 10457. It is a non-exempt role scheduled for 8–10 hours per week from September through June. Program hours are Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Compensation is $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 strengths-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 integrate the 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 use of activity and self, including beginning and ending rituals.
Facilitate a variety of scaffolded activities based on students’ interests.
Promote teamwork, opportunities for mastery, and emotional and professional growth through activities.
Facilitate purposeful activities during community hour and participate in other staff-led activities as part of the staff team.
Foster a youth-development, strengths-based 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.