Art Instructor - Acacia Network
Bronx, NY
About the Job
Acacia Network, the leading Latino integrated care nonprofit in the nation, offers the community, from children to seniors, a pathway to behavioral and primary healthcare, housing, and empowerment. We are visionary leaders transforming the triple aim of high quality, great experience at a lower cost. Acacia champions a collaborative environment to deliver vital health, housing and community building services, work we have been doing since 1969. By hiring talented individuals like you, we've been able to expand quickly, with offices in Albany, Buffalo, Syracuse, Orlando, Tennessee, Maryland and Puerto Rico.
Fashion Instructor teaches and facilitates Fashion education, to youth K-5 and 6th-8th grade. Instruction is done in focused centered after-School classroom structure. Fashion will teach drawing, sketch, portfolio, design, cut, and assemble and accessories among other fashion centric modalities and teachings. Facilitate the course competencies with curriculum structure and proactively support creative facets of the learning environment. Encourage a culture of Fashion learning.
Pay: $20.00-$25.00 per hour
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Progressive development of student skills leading to a final project
- Provide support during academic/homework hour
- Promotes positive character development in all youth
- Set teaching goals for students.
- Provide a fun, encouraging, and disciplined atmosphere.
- Be able to control and motivate groups of pupils.
- Demonstrate leadership, dependability, patience, and concern for others.
- Communicate course information to students and parents.
- Provide structure of Lesson Planning and curriculum enhancement.
- Attend occasional instructor meetings.
- Communicate requested information to the Artistic Director in a timely manner.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
- Track student attendance, including late arrival and early departure to address any concerns.
- Have an understanding of health and safety.
- Follow administrative and governmental safety and personnel policies, procedures, and ordinances.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associates degree or pursuit or BA College (Preferred) or equivalent certification
- Background in Fashion, design or equivalent discipline
- Minimum of 2-3 years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required.
- Certifications and credentials in respective skill-based activity highly preferred.
- Candidates who are qualified to lead instruction in more than one activity preferred as well
Source : Acacia Network
