Dance Instructor; Youth

Dance Instructor (for Youth)# Dance Instructor (for Youth)
Prospect Heights, IL 60070## Overview Salary Range $24.00 - $27.00 Hourly Position Type Part Time## Description
** Job Title**:
Dance Instructor
** Department**:  Recreation
** Location**:
1500

E. Euclid, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
** Reports To**:
Recreation Supervisor
** Status:
** Part-time, Non-Exempt##
** Essential Functions
** The Dance Instructor is responsible for planning, implementing, leading, and teaching a varied selection of dance classes. Current styles of dance offered at a recreational level are ballet, tap, hip hop and poms. At a competitive level dancers participate in jazz, lyrical, and musical theater. Classes will be taught in a manner that contributes to the student’s wellbeing, growth, and development.

The instructor will need to provide an environment that is comfortable, safe, and fun. The current class schedule runs through mid-March:
Mondays 4:30-6:45pm, Tuesdays 4:30-8:15pm, Wednesdays 4:30-7pm.
** Duties and Responsibilities
*** Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the park district’s policies and operations and enforce them in a positive manner
* Plan dance classes for the three annual program brochures
* Work with the supervisor on the annual dance recital, and work at the dance rehearsal and recital
* Must wait until class participants have proper means home before leaving
* Takes program attendance regularly and turn it into the supervisor at the end of each session
* Work with supervisor and other dance instructors to develop dance program
* Attend and participate in staff and training meetings
* Perform other duties and functions as assigned
* Help dancers develop large and fine motor skills
* Assists supervisor with costume selection and purchasing
* Attend dance competition(s) for the Expressions Dance Company program
** Risk Management
*** Actively supports and enforces the safety program instituted by the Park District
* Maintains a working knowledge of all general agency and department-specific safety rules
* Attends required safety program and in-service education meetings as directed
* Corrects unsafe conditions and/or reports them to your director supervisor
* Enforces safety disciplinary policies and procedures
* Uses protective gloves, masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent exposure to pathogens
** Required Qualifications**:
* Must have studied some form of dance, related to the classes being taught, for at least one year.
* Must have a high school diploma.
* Must be able to communicate effectively with students, parents, and park district staff.
** Recommended Qualifications**:
* Certification in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) within 3 months of employment
* Have at least six months to one year teaching experience.
* Experience instructing competition level dancers in the forms of jazz, lyrical, and musical theater.
** Physical Considerations
*** See the attached “Essential Functions Pertaining to the Job”
** Customers:
** Internal:
Other Park District staff

External:
Patrons of River Trails Park District, residents of Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights
** EOE
* ** This job description is intended to be an illustrative, and not an exhaustive, listing of experiences, skills and duties of this position.
* ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS PERTAINING TO JOB
1.
In an 8 hour work day employee may:
a.
Stand/Walk
None      X       1-4 hours         _           4-6 hours                     6-8 hours            b.
Sit                     _
None    _ _X       1-3 hours                    3-5 hours                     5-8 hours            c.
Drive                _ _X       None                1-3 hours                     3-5 hours                     5-8…