Specialty Instructor-DANCE

Description

YMCA Camp Casey is seeking an upbeat, energetic, and positive youth dance instructor to lead dance classes for preschool through 5th grade, with the potential to also offer a beginner adult class as well. An ability to teach different styles of dance strongly preferred.

The ideal candidate can confidently lead age-appropriate dance classes, offering 1-2 classes, twice a week, and participate in an annual parent showcase. This is a brand-new program launching with no current enrollment, but there is strong opportunity for growth if the program is successful.

Position Summary :

Instruct group classes; provide quality service to our diverse participants in a safe, enjoyable, positive and culturally appropriate environment that promotes wellness and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies, practices and procedures.

Job Duties / Responsibilities :

• Lead classes as directed
• Conduct energizing, fun, safe, and educational classes
• Provide quality customer service to our diverse participants, contributing to member retention
• Knowledge of trends to provide effective information and support to participants
• Familiar and promotes all YMCA programs and events
• Keep accurate class attendance records
• Follow YMCA policies, practices and procedures; respond to emergency situations
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications :

Fluency in second language desired

Y Culture :

Embrace Leader Core Competencies :

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Personal Growth :

Physical and Mental Demands : The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands :

Ability to conduct classes and activities relating to area of expertise, performing all physical aspects of the position; including walking, standing, bending, reaching, and lifting. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands :

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.