School Age Child Care Program Media Arts Teacher and Boys Group Leader

School Age Child Care Program Media Arts Teacher and Boys Group Leader
Job Description

Title:                                      School Age Child Care Media Arts Teacher and Boys Group Leader

In Collaboration with:    Other Group Leaders, Volunteers and Visiting Artists
Timeframe/Hours:            September – June, 12-6 pm, July/August, 9:30 am – 6 pm (additional hours for trainings/meetings)

Overview

Since 1932, the Community Art Center has provided a second home for youth through culturally relevant after school arts and media programs. The Art Center is a neighborhood institution committed to our mission to cultivate an engaged community of youth whose powerful artistic voices transform their lives, their neighborhoods, and their worlds. Youth ages 5-12 participate in The School Age Child Care (SACC) Program where they become creative problem solvers through a hands-on arts curriculum. Focus classes and Choice classes engage all youth in the creative process. Jr. Leadership Groups and intermediate level arts classes prepare pre-teens for success in high school and beyond. Open all but 14 week days of the year, and 10 hours a day during school vacations and summer, our unique approach to integrating arts and social services offers youth the opportunity to learn, grow and achieve their full potential.

The Community Art Center holds four key values at its core:

• We believe in the power of young people
• We believe in the power of artistic expression
• We believe in taking care of ourselves and each other
• We believe in creating positive change in our neighborhood and beyond

The Community Art Center seeks an enthusiastic, creative, highly-committed School Age Program Media Arts Teacher and Boys Group Leader to join our dedicated staff of artists/youth workers for our summer session and the first month of our fall session.

Responsibilities:

TEACHING AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
·         Design and implement sequential media arts classes (graphic design, photography, video and/or music production) for a mixed-aged class of 13, 5-12 year olds which demonstrate initiative, creativity, are in line with CAC’s values and mission and that culminate in a final end of summer presentation

·         Lead pre-teen boys group (13 boys ages 9-12) through active and supportive guidance and through the creation of a semester long curriculum with consistent creative and engaging daily activities

·         Design and implement “choice classes” (one time arts or recreation workshops) for a mixed-aged class of 13, 5-12 year olds which demonstrate initiative, creativity and are in line with CAC’s values and mission

·         Provide active and supportive guidance throughout the summer and after school hours including transitions, daily Variety Time and Homework Time activities

·         Ensure the safety of all activities and of the overall environment both on- and off-site including field trips and full program field trips

·         Maintain overall cleanliness of assigned classroom, orderliness of all programmatic supplies, and consistent displays of student artwork on classroom bulletin boards and CAC gallery space as needed

·         Serve as an advocate for youth as needed, promoting positive relationships with families, school and other service providers

ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING

·         Write and submit curriculum for tribe classes and lesson plans for choice classes (one time workshops) in a timely manner and populate classroom bulletin boards that correspond with class content

·         Plan supply needs and submit to administration for approval

·         Complete and file necessary forms including discipline referrals, incident reports, accident “ouch” reports and parent/family communication

·         Support and supervise college interns, volunteers and teen assistants assigned to your classroom

 

PROGRAM CULTURE

·         Provide an inspiring, positive, energetic, caring and safe environment for all youth that reinforces positive social skills and creates a healthy and fun learning environment

·         Work in collaboration with all Community Art Center staff members, participating in supervisory and staff meetings as needed including training days, retreats and CPR/First Aid Certification

·         Learn and reinforce all program policies, rules, and regulations and respond immediately and provide follow-up to all incidents including positive and negative behaviors, incidents and accidents based on CAC behavior management policy

·         Support the Art Center’s values, mission and vision and contribute to a positive and healthy work environment

 Qualifications:

·         Minimum two years teaching or direct service work with school age youth (5-12 years)
·         Experience teaching pre-teens with preference given to those who have led boys-only groups
·         Experience teaching the media arts with preference given to those who can teach more than one of the following mediums (video, photography, graphic design and music production)
·         Demonstrated commitment to working with communities of various cultural backgrounds
·         Understanding of and commitment to youth development principles
·         Superior interpersonal skills
·         Excellent organizational and leadership skills
·         Ability to write curriculum
·         Solid work ethic and attention to detail
·         Proven reliability and dependability
·         Ability to work independently and as part of a team
·         Common sense and a sense of humor are a must
·         Bilingual candidates preferred (English and: Haitian Creole and/or Spanish)

Salary/Benefits: 40 hrs/wk (summer) – 30 hrs/wk (September), $12-$15/hour, individual health and dental, 1 week sick/personal days, 2 weeks paid vacation

How to Apply: Please contact career@mountida.edu for directions to apply.  Deadline - Friday, August 22.