Dance & Cheerleading Instructor - PS 297

Good Shepherd Services; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance 40+ Days of Paid Tm

Personal and Pet Insurance 403 (B)

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services is seeking a Dance & Cheerleading Instructor for PS 297 in New York. The role is 8–10 hours per week, non-exempt, from September to August, and involves teaching youth in dance and cheerleading. Applicants should show flexibility, creativity, and a passion for developing youth through structured activities.

The position emphasizes age-appropriate curriculum, group facilitation, and collaboration with staff to support student growth and safety.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience and/or training relevant to the position required.
• Candidates with some college, experience with adolescents and teaching/coaching youth encouraged.
• 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.
• Commitment to a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and develop age- and skill-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and projects.
• Develop students' artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
• Manage uniforms and participant gear.
• Facilitate scaffolded activities to promote teamwork and growth.
• Engage participants in group conversations and track academic progress.
• Attend staff meetings and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Dance

Cheerleading

Teaching

Youth development

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome prospective employees for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission.

Good Shepherd Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status or any other applicable protected classification, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.

We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance.

Dance & Cheerleading Instructor - PS 297

HOURS: 8-10 Hours/Week, Non-Exempt (Sept. - August)

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

• Dance (All Styles)
• Dance Instructors are responsible for teaching assigned weekly classes, choreographing recital routines, and following a standardized curriculum.

Major Duties:

• 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.
• Managing uniforms and participant gear
• 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.
• Experience and/or training relevant to the position required.
• 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.

• Tuition Assistance 40+ Days of Paid Time Off
• Personal and Pet Insurance 403 (B) Retirement Plan