Activity Instructor

Good Shepherd Services•New York City, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Activity Specialist teaches and facilitates youth-centered DANCE expertise. Candidates with the DANCE expertise are encouraged to apply. This is a part-time, non-exempt position requiring 10-12 hours per week, running from September through June. Program hours are Monday - Friday, 2 pm - 6 pm. The salary 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.
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 a team player
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.

Nice To Haves

Candidates with the DANCE expertise are encouraged to apply.
Candidates with some college, experience with adolescents and teaching/coaching youth are encouraged to apply.
Flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm for young people

Responsibilities

Prepare and develop age and skill-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and special projects that fuse the arts and academic competencies to be reviewed by supervisors before being taught.
Work with program participants to develop their artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
Pre-planning of activity; activities are to provide students with structure, purposeful use of activity and self, including beginning and ending rituals.
Facilitate a variety of scaffolded activities based on students' interest.
Activities should promote teamwork, opportunity for mastery, and emotional and professional growth.
Facilitate purposeful activities in community hour and participate in other staff lead activities as part of the staff team.
Foster a youth development, strength's-based environment, fostering a sense of belonging, safety, and community to participants.
Engage and facilitate group conversations, tracking and supporting students' academic success.
Execute dance performances pieces with participants for community cumulative events.
Attend and participate in staff meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned.