Activity Instructor ( SBAAM )
hace 4 días
New York
Job Description The Activity Specialist teaches and facilitates a youth centered class tailored to their specific expertise. Candidates with the following expertise are encouraged to apply: Reports To: Program Director, SBAAM Location: South Bronx Academy for Applied Media-778 Forest Avenue Bronx NY, 10456 Hours: 8 - 10 hours / week; Non Exempt, September - June Schedule: Program Hours are Monday - Friday, 2pm - 6pm Salary: $19 / HR - $25 • 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, • 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., • 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.