Role OverviewThe Activity Instructor teaches and facilitates youth-centered dance expertise. The role involves preparing and developing age-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, and activities that fuse the arts and academic competencies. The Instructor works with program participants to develop their artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
What You Will Do
The main day-to-day responsibilities include preparing and developing curriculum, working with program participants, facilitating activities, and executing dance performances pieces. The Instructor also attends and participates in staff meetings and performs other duties as assigned.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The ideal candidate is someone who is enthusiastic for young people, has excellent planning, organization, and time management skills, and can engage youth while setting structure and limits in a group setting. The candidate should also have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development, and trauma-informed perspective.
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Other benefits not specified
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