Activity Instructor; MS

Title: Activity Instructor

Reports To: Program Director, MS 447

Location: Creston Campus – 125 E 181st Street, Bronx NY 10453

Hours: 8 - 10 hours / week;
Non-Exempt, September
- June

Schedule: Program Hours are Monday
- Friday, 2 pm - 6 pm

• 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!

• Prepare and develop age-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-plan activities; activities are to provide students with structure and a purposeful use of activity and self, including beginning and ending rituals.
• Facilitate a variety of scaffolded activities based on students’ interest, promoting teamwork, opportunity for mastery, and emotional and professional growth.
• Facilitate purposeful activities in community hour and participate in other staff‑led 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.

• 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.