Music Specialist

Harlem Children's Zone; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement

Paid sick leave

Employee referral bonus

Commuter benefits

Discounts on flights, hotels, theme-?r

and more

Job summary

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) invites energetic, mission-aligned individuals to join as Part-Time Activity Specialists across various disciplines to guide students in after-school programs.

You will develop age-appropriate arts curricula, lead hands-on projects, and foster creativity, critical thinking, and teamwork. The role emphasizes flexibility, collaboration with staff, and a commitment to youth development within HCZ's Promise Academy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (degree preferred) and 1+ year teaching experience.
• Conservatory training and/or university-level education preferred.
• Passion and experience with arts education involving youth; flexible, creative, and enthusiastic.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and develop age- and skill-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and projects.
• Plan and facilitate a project-based unit; attend weekly meetings.
• Develop students' artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
• Engage youth through the arts in critical thinking, teamwork, and community-building.
• Coordinate field trips, guest speakers, events, exhibitions, and college visits.
• Communicate student progress to the team and act as a role model.
• Work independently or with staff and full curriculum.

Skills

Youth development

Lesson planning

Project-based learning

Communication

Time management

Teamwork

Flexibility

Creativity

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Conservatory training or university-level education

Job description

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Activity Specialist at Harlem Children's Zone.

The Activity Specialist will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.

We are looking for enthusiastic part-time Activity Specialists across various disciplines to guide our students in after-school activities. Our students are brimming with creativity, and Harlem Children's Zone provides the tools to lead them to success. During the day, our students are engaged in learning the basics! After school is the time to develop any special interests!

As an Activity Specialist, you will facilitate weekly lesson plans, activities, and creative projects related to your specialty. You will also teach, facilitate, and promote lifetime decision-making, identifying values, communication, critical thinking, etc.

For more information, check out Want to Work at Harlem Children's Zone? Here Are 7 Things You Need to Know.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (degree preferred)
• 1+ years of teaching experience

Feel free to apply if you specialize in:

• Vocal Performance
• Instrumental Music (Piano, guitar, drums...)
• Music Production
• Audio/Sound Engineering

Grade-Level: K-12

• Elementary/Middle
• High School

Who You Are

• A commitment to Youth Development and the mission and programs of HCZ
• The ability to create lesson plans related to the class subject matter and implement project based learning in the curriculum
• Conservatory training and/or university-level education and practical experience in the content area is preferred (college students currently pursuing degree-level work are also encouraged to apply)
• Must have at least one year of teaching experience
• Passion and experience with arts education involving youth, along with Flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm for young people
• Excellent planning, organization, communication, and time management skills
• Ability to provide consistent and positive instruction as well as receive constructive criticism
• Experience working in youth development and teaching well-developed enrichment courses, social consciousness, self-identity, and efficacy
• Energetic, motivated self-starter and a team player
• Must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively on projects with staff and students and full curriculum

What You'll Do

• 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
• Plan and facilitate a project-based unit, and attend weekly meetings
• Work with program participants to develop their artistic, educational, and leadership potential
• Engage youth in the following areas through the arts: critical thinking; evaluation; risk-taking; rehearsals; hands-on project-based learning; documentation of work; community-building, and activism
• Coordinate subject-related trips, guest speakers, special events, student exhibitions, and college trips
• Share knowledge of the history and current state of African, African-American, and Latino issues and be able to interpret that into diverse learning opportunities
• Ability to communicate the progress of students and share insights discovered with team members on a regular basis
• Act as a role model for all students
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Schedule

• Promise Academy After School: On Site, Monday-Friday any time from 2 pm-7:30 pm.
• Peacemaker Program: On- Site: Monday-Friday 2 PM-6 PM
• A Cut Above: Monday-Thursday, 3 pm- 7 pm & Friday's 12 pm-6 pm
• ACE, ETC, CCCC (Zone High School, After school) Monday-Thursday 3 pm-8 pm & Friday's 2 pm-6 pm
• Summer Hours: Monday-Friday, on-site five days a week (40 hours total). Work hours may fall anywhere between 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., depending on the site you're hired with

Benefits

As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive.

Please take a look at our Part-Time benefits below.

Our exceptional Part-Time benefits include:

• Career advancement
• Paid sick leave
• Employee referral bonus
• Physical wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

The salary range for this position is $25-$30 per hour.

Harlem Children's Zone and Promise Academy Charter Schools does not provide work visas for candidates who require employer sponsorship to ensure work authorization in the United States.

Harlem Children's Zone is an EOE.