After School Instructor - Stop Motion Animation

Imogen Roche Foundation, Inc.; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 39 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Imogen Roche Foundation, Inc. seeks a part-time teacher to lead engaging visual storytelling workshops after school with elementary students. Participants collaborate to create original stop-motion short films, from brainstorming to post-production, in weekly sessions.

Instructors will guide creativity, structure lessons, and manage groups during activities, transitions, and events, providing constructive feedback and maintaining a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Subject-matter expertise in a field consistent with the subject taught.
• Patient, kind and friendly demeanor.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage both adults and children.
• Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with creativity.
• Ability to take initiative and use tact and diplomacy.

Responsabilités

• Implements course curriculum, and assists with its development.
• Works with teaching assistant to create lesson plans in accordance with course curriculum.
• Requests supplies from Site Supervisor well in advance of class sessions.
• Leads classes with school-age children.
• Supervises children during transitions.
• Supervises teaching assistants.
• Communicates regularly with Site Supervisor and/or Director about student progress.
• Plans, coordinates, and oversees culminating events at the end of each cycle.

Connaissances

Subject-matter expertise

Leadership skills

Multitasking

Creativity

Initiative

Formation

University degree (preferred)

Description du poste

Description

We are seeking a part-time teacher to lead fun and engaging visual storytelling workshops with groups of elementary school students after school. During these weekly sessions, students collaborate to create original, narrative, stop-motion short films - from brainstorming through post-production. We are seeking instructors who can support students' creative processes, and guide them successfully through all stages of the process.

Instructors are the educators (Teachers, Coaches, Teaching Artists, etc.), who give instruction and leadership in specialized activities in after-school programs. These “club” activities can be artistic, athletic, academic, or recreational in nature. Activity Specialists are school teachers, experts in specific fields of study/endeavor, or individuals with comparable qualifications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implements course curriculum, and assists with its development


• Works with teaching assistant to create lesson plans in accordance with course curriculum


• Requests supplies from Site Supervisor well in advance of class sessions


• Leads classes with school-age children


• Supervises children during transitions


• Supervises teaching assistants


• Communicates regularly with Site Supervisor and/or Director about student progress


• Plans, coordinates, and oversees culminating events at the end of each cycle

Requirements

• Subject-matter expertise in a field consistent with the subject taught


• Patient, kind and friendly


• Strong leadership skills and the ability to effectively manage and correct conduct and performance of adults and children


• Able to manage and give priority to multiple tasks. Exhibits creativity and innovativeness working in a fast-paced environment.


• Able to use own initiative, sound judgment, tact and diplomacy.


• University degree (preferred)