Culinary Arts Instructor

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

Expertise Areas

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!

Major Duties

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.

Qualifications

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.

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