Activity Instructor- Robotics & Coding - PS 297 Job at Good Shepherd Services, New York, NY

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  • Good Shepherd Services
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Activity Specialist teaches and facilitates a youth centered class tailored to their specific expertise. Candidates with the following expertise are encouraged to apply.

Reports To: Program Director, PS 297

Location: 700 Park Ave , Brooklyn NY 11206

Hours: Up to 10 Hours/Week, Non-Exempt (Sept. - August)

Salary: $19 - $25 an hour

Major Duties:

  • 3-6 classes per week
  • Instruct and support students in designing, programming robots using coding platform Vex Go and various STEM tools, and VR system equipment.
  • Prepare and develop age, and skill-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-planning of activity; activities are to provide students with structure, purposeful use of activity and self, including beginning and ending rituals.
  • Facilitate a variety of scaffolded activities based on students’ interest. Activities should promote teamwork, opportunity for mastery, and emotional and professional growth.
  • Facilitate purposeful activities in community hour and participate in other staff lead activities as part of the staff team.
  • Foster a youth development, strength’s-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.
  • Robotic experience for coding position- Must be prepared to research VEXGO robotic products for the coding position.
  • 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.
  • Experience working youth.
  • Experience and/or training relevant to the position required.
  • Must be able to engage young people and set structure and limits in a group setting.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.

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