Dance Specialist

Dunlevy Milbank Community Center (14-32 W 118th Street)

$15-$25

Position Summary: We are seeking an experienced, creative, and highly energetic person to work as a Dance Instructor at our after-school program. Under the supervision of the Assistant Center Director, the dance specialist will be responsible for teaching participants choreography.

Essential Duties:

• Develop course curriculum
• Help students present end-of- quarter dance performance
• Teach general dance skills to students in creative ways
• Ensure safety and well-being of students
• Attend mandated staff meetings
• Request supplies and equipment needed for activities
• Maintain proper care of supplies and equipment
• Adhere to policy and procedures of CA- Dunlevy Milbank Center

Minimum Qualifications:

• Applicants must be responsible, dependable and have minimum of 3 years' experience teaching children and youth
• Must be comfortable creating choreography

Key Compentencies:

• Strong ability to make dance engaging for youth of all ability levels
• Creative approach to teaching dance
• Dynamic personality; able to relate to young people 5 to 14 years old
• In touch with popular youth culture

• Must have experience in various dance genres
• Requires good organizational and planning skills, high creativity and the ability to work with minimum supervision