Art Group Leader - Acacia Network : Job Details

After School and Youth Programs

Art Group Leader Bronx, NY : 9/17/2024

Job Description

Job ID#:

4012

Job Category:

After School and Youth Programs

Position Type:

Full Time

Details:

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.

ART GROUP LEADER

Group leader will support and promote Art Instruction with Art Instructor. Will engage in art fine arts, activities taught to k-5 or 6th-8thgrade participants.

Hourly Rate: $15.00-$20.00

RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.

+ Promotes positive character development in all youth

+ Provide a fun, encouraging, and disciplined atmosphere.

+ Be able to control and motivate groups of pupils.

+ Demonstrate leadership, dependability, patience, and concern for others.

+ 'Support 'Lesson Planning enhancement.

+ Attend occasional program meetings.

+ Track student attendance, including late arrival and early departure to address any concerns.

+ Have an understanding of health and safety of student in care.

+ Follow administrative and governmental safety and personnel policies, procedures, and ordinances.

+ Help to maintain and establish, enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.

QUALIFICATIONS:

+ Associate's degree preferred or High School Diploma Required, or equivalent

+ Minimum of two to 3 Years of work-related skill, knowledge, or supervising youth

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

+ Care for knowledge of art and Fine Arts

+ Attention to detail and strong organization skills

+ Initiative, flexibility, patience, and creativity

+ Excellent communication skills (i.e., professional ability to attend to customer needs)

+ Ability to work in a team atmosphere (i.e., ability to communicate well with other instructors)

SPECIALTIES:

+ Sculpture, painting, and drawing variety of mediums - paper, metal, clay, wood

+ oil paintings

+ High motivated and creative

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