Youth Arts Instructor & Creative Leadership Coach

Good Shepherd Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 21,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services in New York, NY, is seeking an Activity Specialist to teach and facilitate youth-centered classes across multiple arts disciplines and technologies. The role supports students’ artistic, educational, and leadership growth, with structured activities and collaborative team work.

Hours are 8-10 per week, non-exempt, September–June, with a schedule of Monday–Friday, 2pm–6pm. Candidates should be 18+, possess a HS diploma or GED, and show flexibility, creativity, and

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.
• Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth and family development and trauma-informed perspective.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Flexibility

Creativity

Enthusiasm for youth

Planning and organization

Engage youth

Energetic, team player

Verbal and written communication

Trauma-informed approach

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Some college encouraged

Job description

Good Shepherd Services in New York, NY, is seeking an Activity Specialist to teach and facilitate youth-centered classes across multiple arts disciplines and technologies. The role supports students’ artistic, educational, and leadership growth, with structured activities and collaborative team work.

Hours are 8-10 per week, non-exempt, September–June, with a schedule of Monday–Friday, 2pm–6pm. Candidates should be 18+, possess a HS diploma or GED, and show flexibility, creativity, and