Choir Teacher
- Employer
- Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida
- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Salary
- Pay is $22.00/ hour without benefits
- Posted
- Oct 19, 2022
- Closes
- Dec 18, 2022
- Industry
- Education, Non-Profit
- Category
- Child Care, Education / Training
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Title Choir Teacher
Department Operations
Reports to: Area Arts Director
FLSA Status Non-Exempt
Work Schedule Part-time hourly position
Clubs: Levy-Hughes 701 West Livingston Street Bldg 900, Orlando, FL 32805
JOB SUMMARY:
Under general supervision of the rea Arts Director, the Choir Teacher is considered a professional, practicing teaching artist and is responsible for the development, direction and management of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida's choir program, working directly with youth at the Club level. Teaching Artist will collaborate with the Club program teams to design and implement a rich choir program focused on vocal development as well as performance-related skills. Teaching Artist serves as a Mentor and is responsible for delivering youth-centric arts programming shaped with active, real-time influence and input of youth participants on program content and approach. Programming must uphold key elements of high-quality arts programming by holding youth to high expectations, providing skills building with current, professional teaching methods, engaging key stakeholders and assisting with culminating art events.
JOB FUNCTIONS:
Provide Professional Arts Instruction to Club youth
- Establish and maintain, in collaboration with youth, an environment of physical and emotional safety.
- based on respect at all levels.
- Provide hands-on, experiential learning through arts.
- Provide multi-grade instruction in music appreciation and choir.
- Teach 3-6 choir songs per semester, with an emphasis on intonation, tone, stance, presentation, diction, and overall vocal polish; perform choir pieces twice annually.
- Maintain discipline, order, and enjoyable environment at all times.
- Maintain up-to-date quarterly plans or lesson plans, as directed by the Academic Success Coordinator.
- Maintain a clean and orderly at all times.
- attend all weekly and monthly staff development meetings.
- Participate in all relevant staff discussions, contributing opinions as appropriate, and submitting willingly to any annual or mid-year changes as identified
- Lead by example; model BGCCF values and maintain visibility in the workforce.
- Participate in special events throughout the year
- In collaboration with youth artists and supported by other Club staff, organize and implement at 2-3 events throughout the year.
- Adhere to all requested program evaluation and documentation protocol detailed by Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.
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Serve as a Club Staff Team Member and Youth Mentor
- Participate in all required and recommended Club trainings and staff meetings.
- Serve as an adult mentor to all Club youth.
- Serve as a champion for high-quality arts.
- Participate in professional development workshops/trainings in the arts with other Club staff across the organization.
SKILLS AND TRAITS:
Professional, Practicing Teaching Artist
• Has earned markers of success in the field of vocal arts.
• Holds a relevant bachelor's in music, voice or related field/credentials.
• Has worked in a mentorship/teaching role with tweens and teens.
Relationships and Teambuilding
• Promotes an environment of respect at all levels.
• Encourages youth leadership and decision-making.
• Builds trust and rapport quickly.
Communication
• Communicates and collaborates openly, honestly and frequently with all Youth Arts Initiative (YAI) staff.
• Expresses self clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.
• Adapts messages to the audience.
• Presents to others in hands-on, interesting and engaging ways.
• Builds strategic arts alliances and partnerships.
Youth-focus
• Able to facilitate, mentor and lead youth.
• Readily responds to youth needs.
• Ensures resolution of problems or issues.
• Establishes credibility and a trusting relationship with youth.
• Asks for, listens and responds to youth needs.
Execution
• Creates and communicates tactical objectives and action plans in arts program development.
• Monitors and reports progress as detailed by Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.
• Holds self and others accountable for completing tasks on schedule.
Consultation
• Fosters trusting long-term relationships with individuals and arts organizations.
• Assists in problem-solving while building problem-solving skills in others.
• Offers relevant tools, information and recommendations.
• Collaborates on development of deliverables and brings timely closure to work.
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