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, strength’s-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:

• Bachelor’s 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.