Summer Instructor - Martial Arts; PS

Position: Summer Instructor - Martial Arts (PS 297)
The Summer Martial Arts Instructor will teach and facilitate a youth centered activity in the area of Martial Arts, including an end of the year showcase of learned skills.

Reports To:

Program Manager

Location:

COMPASS PS 297 - 700 Park Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11206

Hours:

8 - 10 hours / week;
Non Exempt, July - Mid August

Major Duties:

* 2-4 classes per week.

* 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, strengths-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:

* Bachelors Degree preferred with professional experience.

* Must be 18 years or older

* Experience working youth.

* Experience and/or training relevant to the position required.

* Must be able to engage young people and set structure and limits in a group setting.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

* Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.