About the Role
LEAP is seeking applicants for our Fall Centralized General Applicant Pool for Afterschool Programs. Applications are reviewed by Program Directors, Coordinators, and hiring teams across 18 school-based afterschool sites in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Manhattan. To be considered, applicants must complete a location and role questionnaire.
Responsibilities
- Design and lead culturally responsive, art-focused workshops that integrate arts and academic learning to spark youth creativity and self-expression (Teaching Artist).
- Design and facilitate hands-on, specialized clubs (e.g., STEM, chess, culinary arts, fashion, athletics) that fuse arts with academic learning (Activity Specialist).
- Model positive behavior, ensure participant safety, and support daily program operations by helping to facilitate academically aligned arts, sports, or STEM instruction (Group Leader).
Requirements
- Must complete the brief location and role questionnaire attached to this application.
Skills
- Creativity
- Confidence building
- Critical skill development
- Arts education
- Culturally responsive instruction
- Workshop facilitation
- Club facilitation
- Mentorship
- Behavior modeling
- Safety assurance
- Program operations support
Location
- Brooklyn
- Bronx
- Manhattan
Work Type
- Afterschool Programs
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Commensurate with experience
Salary/Compensations
- Teaching Artist: $30.00 - $50.00 / hour
- Activity Specialist: $22.00 - $30.00 / hour
- Group Leader: $18.00 - $21.00 / hour
About the Company
- LEAP believes in the transformational power of the arts and has grown from four schools to a network inspiring over 20,000 youth annually.
- LEAP is a collective of passionate individuals committed to the power of arts and young people.
- LEAP's culture emphasizes collaboration, accountability, reflection, learning, celebration, clear communication, mutual support, honesty, trust, respect, safety, empowerment, joy, inclusivity, equity, amplifying youth voices, and honoring community diversity.
