Theatre Activity Specialist, Richmond Hill High School

South Asian Youth Action Inc.•New York, NY

8h•$30•Onsite

About The Position

The Theatre Activity Specialist will provide enriching activities for high-school youth through enrichment, recreational and academic-based programming. In alignment with the Community School Initiative and Richmond Hill’s Instructional Focus, all activities will support the needs of social emotional learning (SEL) and culturally-responsive sustaining education (CRSE), attendance intervention, as well as family and community-building. The Theatre Activity Specialist would be responsible for supporting the planning and facilitation of developing and facilitating sessions that cultivate student experiences in various skillsets in the theatre world, including different styles of acting, monologues, improvisation, as well as understanding the world of theatre production.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in facilitation, or equivalent training with high school youth
Minimum of 3 years experience in related work, skills, and/or experience to theatre arts field
Knowledge and understanding of youth development, after school and public education
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple priorities, people and projects effectively.
Familiarity with incorporating social justice and culturally-responsive education into programming.
Experience in providing individualized and group instruction to meet the needs of youth with various levels of skills.
Experience designing and teaching courses to ensure youth success and supports youth-centered learning.
The candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people including youth, teachers, school administrations, parents, and other staff. They will be able to work as part of a team with the school community and other SAYA programs. They will be able to consider situations from multiple perspectives in order to avoid and manage conflict.
The candidate will be comfortable adapting to changing circumstances. They will be able to work with youth of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds

Responsibilities

Plan and facilitate purposeful, engaging, and creative workshops, activities, events, and trips that explore sessions. These sessions should reflect SEL, culturally responsive sustaining education, and a social justice framework. Skillsets explored should include but not limited to:
Engaging in different styles of acting methodology (Stanislavski, Chekov, etc)
Reading and Rehearsing monologues, scenes, scripts
Practicing improvisation skills, games, and techniques
Providing guidance on utilization of props, costumes, and stage presence
Prepare and facilitate sessions theatre-based activities
Actively recruit & retain club student participants
Support growth and training of club student leaders.
Supervise all activities to ensure the health, safety and well-being of program participants.
Develop lesson plans of age-appropriate activities and themes that will support the development of social-emotional learning competencies and culturally responsive education.
Build positive relationships with youth and adults and serve as a role model with respect to demeanor, communication and overall attitude.
Ensure proper care of all spaces, equipment and materials; organize room and report any misused or damaged materials to the Program Director.
Complete and submit in a timely manner all program reports relative to this position, including but not limited to: supply requests, session guides, curriculum outlines, incident reports, attendance, and timesheets.
Actively participate in training sessions, designated meetings and special events.
Monitor and support students during field trips and outside activities with adherence to SAYA’s policies and procedures.
Collaborate with SAYA team to ensure integration, facilitation, and planning of club activities in connection with wider school events and initiatives.