Instructor (After School Part-time up to 19 hours per week

After School Adventures Program Instructor

The City of Pasadena is seeking talented, creative, passionate, and experienced instructors to develop after school programming for school age children in the After School Adventures Program.

Instructors will be responsible for creating curriculum and implementing lessons and workshops in a variety of subjects including recreational sports, fitness and wellness, arts and crafts, dance, drama, music, science, and nature. These are part-time positions working up to 19 hours per week.

The ideal candidate for the Instructor position is expected to cultivate a participant-centered, inclusive, and engaging recreational experience in the After School Adventures Program. Instructors are required to lead groups of children, develop recreational programming and instruct age-appropriate lessons daily. Key attributes include strong communication skills, patience, empathy, and a commitment to fostering critical thinking and developmental growth in participants. Instructors must identify tasks that others can handle and delegate to Recreation Leaders, Interns, and Volunteers.

Planning duties include outlining expected program outcomes, creating timelines and deadlines for tasks and preparing lists of necessary resources for their site.

Instructor vacancies may be filled throughout the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, including:

After school Adventures Program Instructors work with students in an after school setting developing activities and lesson plans for school-aged children. The ideal after-school Instructor candidate will possess recent experience developing and teaching recreation classes in arts & crafts, dance, drama, music, science, or sports & fitness. After school Adventures Program Instructors must be available to work Mondays - Fridays in the after-school hours.

Mondays from 12:00pm- 6:00pm and Tuesdays through Fridays from 2:00pm-6:00pm.