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About the Role

Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Activity Specialist to guide students in after-school activities. This role involves facilitating weekly lesson plans, activities, and creative projects, while teaching decision-making, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and develop age and skill-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and special projects that fuse the arts and academic competencies for supervisor review.
• Plan and facilitate a project-based unit.
• Work with program participants to develop their artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
• Engage youth in critical thinking, evaluation, risk-taking, rehearsals, hands-on project-based learning, documentation of work, community-building, and activism through the arts.
• Coordinate subject-related trips, guest speakers, special events, student exhibitions, and college trips.
• Attend weekly staff meetings.
• Share knowledge of the history and current state of African, African-American, and Latino issues and interpret it into diverse learning opportunities.
• Communicate student progress and share insights with team members regularly.
• Act as a role model for all students.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School or Equivalent
• Must have at least 2 years of teaching experience
• A commitment to Youth Development and the mission and programs of HCZ
• Flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm for young people
• Excellent planning, organization, communication, and time management skills
• Ability to provide consistent and positive instruction as well as receive constructive criticism
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, available days and evenings
• Experience working in youth development and teaching well-developed enrichment courses, social consciousness, self-identity, and efficacy
• Energetic, motivated self-starter and a team player
• Must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively on projects with staff and students and full curriculum

Skills

• Arts education
• Youth development
• Curriculum development
• Lesson planning
• Project-based learning
• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Time management
• Organization
• Planning

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Part-time
• After-school activities

Experience Level

• 2 years of teaching experience

Education Level

• High School or Equivalent
• Conservatory training and/or university-level education preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $25 - $30 per hour

Benefits

• Career Advancement
• Paid sick leave
• Employee referral bonus
• Physical wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.

About the Company

• Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) is a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York.
• HCZ's mission is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.
• HCZ provides a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families, and staff thrive.

Equal Opportunity

• Harlem Children’s Zone is an EEO.