Activity Specialist - Music @ PS 1

Center For Family Life in Sunset Park•New York, NY

About The Position

The Activity Specialist – Music creates, implements, and facilitates age-appropriate activities for school-aged participants in afterschool and summer programs. The specialist designs standards-based music curricula for elementary- and middle-school-aged youth; provides weekly vocal and/or instrumental music and composition instruction; and leads weekly activities for youth of all ages. The role also involves working with participants to compose and perform songs and musical arrangements for program, school, and community performances, and incorporating New York State learning standards for the arts and English language arts into the curriculum. The specialist plans with colleagues to produce two to three program-wide performances annually and contributes to special events, staff development, and community-building activities. The position includes attending weekly professional development meetings and building close, daily relationships with participants, coworkers, supervisors, families, school personnel, and community groups. The specialist helps create positive experiences for youth, including participants with special needs and challenging behaviors, and works collaboratively with staff from different disciplines. This is a non-exempt, part-time position in School-Based Programming, reporting to Yolanda Nunez and David Garcia, Co-Program Directors. The position pays $30 per hour and is scheduled for 25 to 29 hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Ability to provide weekly instruction in vocal and/or instrumental music.
Skill in piano and/or guitar accompaniment.
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Experience or skills working with youth of all ages.
Flexibility and ability to work well on a multidisciplinary team.
Interest in managing and creating positive experiences for groups of youth, including participants with special needs and challenging behaviors.
Sensitivity to cultural differences among staff and clients.
Belief in people’s ability to grow and change, and ability to build mutually respectful partnerships with people served and their families.
Ability to maintain a high energy level and comfortably manage multifaceted projects alongside day-to-day activities.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in English and Mandarin, Cantonese, or Spanish.

Responsibilities

Design age-appropriate, standards-based music curricula for elementary- and middle-school-aged youth in afterschool and summer programs.
Provide weekly vocal and/or instrumental music and composition instruction, and lead weekly activities for youth of all ages.
Collaborate with participants to compose and perform songs and musical arrangements for program, school, and/or community performances.
Incorporate the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts and the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards for English Language Arts into the music curriculum.
Plan and collaborate with colleagues to produce two to three annual program-wide performances.
Help create and implement special events, staff development, and community-building activities.
Attend weekly professional development meetings.
Build and maintain close, daily interactions with participants, coworkers, and supervisors.
Maintain contact as needed with participants’ families, school personnel, and external community groups.