Arts Program Instructor

Southern District YMCA- Camp Lincoln Inc • Exeter, NH

1h

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY:
Provide instruction and leadership for a variety of arts & crafts programs within Exeter Area YMCA, ensuring that program participants receive a quality experience in a safe environment. Programs will include formal and informal drop-in classes and activities which focus on the YMCA’s focus areas of Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Effectively interact and build relationships with members, program participants and families at all times.
Provide high quality instruction to all class participants.
Ensure age and developmentally appropriate curriculum is carried out and modified based on individual needs.
Be flexible and able to adapt to changes in program schedule and participant needs.
Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times while performing duties that support social responsibility within the community.
Demonstrate the ability to care about and give attention to participant's needs.
Monitor enrollment and attendance in programs.
Maintain and care for all program areas and supplies.
Communicate program information, problems, and concerns to parents, participants, and managers/directors.
Southern District YMCA is an Equal Opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of SDYMCA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or genetic information.

Requirements

• Minimum of 18 years of age.
• 1 year of experience instructing and leading classes preferred
• Ability to perform correctly the skills appropriate to the levels being taught
• Knowledge and commitment to the YMCA mission and its core values of honesty, respect, responsibility and caring.
• CPR and First Aid certification or ability to attain certification within 30 days of hire.
• Human relation skills necessary to facilitate positive and effective relationships with youth and teen participants, community organizations, parents, staff, and volunteers.
• Willingness to work as part of a team to offer quality programming.
• Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations (depending upon the programs).
• Must have adequate sight and hearing to effectively supervise program participants.
• Must be able to lift and carry supplies weighting up to 20 pounds.
• Position may require bending, leaning, kneeling, and walking.

Responsibilities

• Effectively interact and build relationships with members, program participants and families at all times.
• Provide high quality instruction to all class participants.
• Ensure age and developmentally appropriate curriculum is carried out and modified based on individual needs.
• Be flexible and able to adapt to changes in program schedule and participant needs.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times while performing duties that support social responsibility within the community.
• Demonstrate the ability to care about and give attention to participant's needs.
• Monitor enrollment and attendance in programs.
• Maintain and care for all program areas and supplies.
• Communicate program information, problems, and concerns to parents, participants, and managers/directors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed