Media Arts Specialist

About the role

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Activity Specialist to support students in after-school activities. The Activity Specialist will guide students in developing their special interests while fostering their academic and personal growth.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop age-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and special projects in collaboration with supervisors.
• Facilitate project-based units and attend weekly meetings.
• Work with program participants to develop their artistic, educational, and leadership potential.
• Engage youth in 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.
• Communicate the progress of students and share insights with team members.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (degree preferred)
• Minimum 1 year of teaching experience
• Specialization in one of the following areas: Podcast Production, Creative Writing, Videography, Photography, Graphic Design
• Elementary/Middle High School grade level experience

What You'll Do

Prepare and develop age-appropriate curriculum, lesson plans, activities, and special projects that fuse the arts and academic competencies.

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.

Communicate the progress of students and share insights discovered with team members on a regular basis.

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 PMA
• 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

• 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.)

Pay

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