Activity Specialist - Visual Arts @ PS 169

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

11d•$26 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

To design and facilitate age-appropriate activities for school-aged participants in a community-based afterschool program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Has a strong visual arts background in a variety of media
Have skills working with youth of all ages
Can use the medium of visual arts to promote self-expression, skill development in a range of art media, social-emotional learning, and community-building
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
Skilled in working with youth of all ages
Flexible and possesses the ability to work well as a member of a team of different backgrounds, disciplines (artists, teachers, young-adult staff)
Interested in creating positive experiences for groups of youth, including participants with special needs and challenging behaviors
Build and maintain positive working relationships and daily interactions with participants, volunteers, co-workers, and supervisors
Be willing to fully engage in all professional development spaces, including staff meetings and individual meetings with the supervisor
Be willing to give and receive feedback from supervisors, colleagues, students, and other school stakeholders in a constructive and respectful manner
Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization
Possess a strong belief in people’s ability to grow and change
Forge a mutually respectful partnership with the people served and their families.
Be willing to reflect on and expand understandings of authority, boundaries, positionality, and conflict resolution
Actively engage and interact with children each day
Will be required to be active by walking, bending, standing, squatting, or sitting on the floor with children
May be exposed to all weather conditions and might be required to work in various temperatures in order to facilitate activities in various locations inside and outside of the school building

Nice To Haves

Bilingual: English/Mandarin/Cantonese or English/Spanish, preferred

Responsibilities

Design age-appropriate, standards-based visual arts curricula for groups of elementary-age youth in after-school and summer programs
Provide weekly instruction in visual arts, including painting, drawing, and sculpture, for youth of all ages
Incorporate the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts and the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards for English Language Arts into the visual arts curriculum.
Submit lesson plans for all art activities on a weekly basis
Attend, supervise, and facilitate activities with participants on fieldtrips and off-site locations around NYC
Collaborating with participants to create art pieces for exhibition in the program, school, and/or community
Planning and collaborating with colleagues to produce program-wide performance
Contribute to the planning and execution of special events, staff development training, and other community-building activities
Supporting the overall program through additional tasks that allow for efficient and safe operation and successful special events for participants and families (i.e., supervision of snack time, lunch, and mealtime, set up and breakdown of special events, and more).
Attend weekly professional development meetings
Demonstrated ability to maintain a high energy level
Adhere to all agency and NYC Public School policies, including dress code, which requires a CFL T-shirt (provided) and clothing/shoes that allow you to move comfortably