Activity Instructor : Truman
US-NY-Bronx
External
Req #: 7711
Type: Hourly
Overview: Title: Activity Instructor Reports To: Program Director, Truman High School Location: Bronx, NY Hours: 20 hrs per week; Non Exempt, 10 Months Schedule: Monday - Friday, 2pm - 6pm Salary: $19/hr - $25/hr Job Summary: The Activity Specialist teaches and facilitates a youth centered class tailored to their specific expertise. Candidates with the following expertise are encouraged to apply: * Dance (All Styles) * Theater/Acting * Music & Lyricists * Spoken Word and Poetry * Graphic Design * Podcasting * Art/Animation/Painting * Chess/Strategy Based Games * Photography/Videography * Robotics * Coding/Computer Programming * Audio/Sound Engineering * Fashion and Cosmetology * Boxing * Martial Arts * Cooking/Culinary * Anything Interesting that isn't mentioned on this list! Major Duties: * 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. * Attend and participate in staff meetings. * Perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications: * Must be at least 18 years old. * High School Diploma or GED required. * Experience and/or training relevant to the position required. * Candidates with some college, experience with adolescents and teaching/coaching youth are encouraged to apply. * Flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm for young people * 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. Qualifications: Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with. Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance. We value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all abilities to apply.
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