Cultural Services Program Leader - Summer Camps

City of Delta; California (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community-focused organization is seeking a dynamic Instructor for full-day cultural arts camps aimed at children and youth. This role involves teaching various art forms, fostering creativity, and mentoring young volunteers. The camps will operate in multiple locations and require a passion for the arts and a commitment to creating an engaging learning environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in arts education and strong interpersonal skills. Join a team dedicated to enriching the lives of youth through artistic expression and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching visual or performing arts to children aged 6-12.
• Strong classroom management and lesson planning skills required.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging arts camps for children.
• Maintain a safe and inclusive environment for diverse learning styles.

Skills

Teaching visual arts

Teaching performing arts

Classroom management

Lesson planning

Customer service

Independence

Education

Formal training in arts

Job description

City of Delta is looking for a dynamic, creative, and energetic Instructor to teach our full day cultural arts camps for children and youth. Camps will run daily from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday to Friday. Camps will be held in three locations; North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen in July and August 2025. Camp leaders are responsible for the planning and delivering of quality, instructional, and engaging courses in visual or performing arts.

These camps introduce students to a variety of art or performance-based mediums and techniques and allow children to grow and develop through artistic expression. Camps support creativity while delivering high quality art or performance-based themed projects. Camp leaders are teachers, facilitators, counsellors, artists, and mentors for their students. They work with youth volunteers and provide mentoring opportunities. Camp leaders are responsible to maintain a safe and inclusive environment for a variety of learning styles and abilities.

Camp leaders will be supervised by experience Program staff and will have opportunity themselves to be mentored into caring, responsible and passionate cultural services program leaders.

Requirements

• Experience teaching visual or performing arts to 6-12 year olds

• Formal training is an asset, but not a requirement. Having a love for visual or performing arts and passion to transfer that knowledge to students is a must.

• Classroom management skills

• Lesson planning

• Able to work independently

• Strong customer service skills

• Energetic, engaging and patient

• Valid First Aid Certificate with CPR

• Reliable transportation to North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen

This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. In order to be considered for this opportunity, applicants must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period., and have the ability to work 30 hours per week.

At the City of Delta, we are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that is representative of our community, providing equal opportunity and fostering an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are recognized, valued and celebrated.

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