Teen Life Internship - TeacherTutor

• TUTORS
  • Spend 3045 minutes greeting the children and playing organized activities with them as they enter the ASC.
  • Participate in community time from 3:304:00 doing tasks that staff assign to you including singing with kids encouraging kids to participate and cleaning snack tables.
  • Work with groups of 45 children for an hour at a time helping them complete their homework; this is not doing their homework for them but actively leading them through each assignment asking questions and listening until they get the answers for themselves.
  • Check their homework to make sure it is complete and accurate.
  • Clean up the classrooms after the children leave.
    
    
• TEACHERS (MUSIC & ACTIVITY)
  • Participate in community time from 3:304:00 doing tasks that staff assign to you including singing with kids encouraging kids to participate and cleaning snack tables.
  • Prepare activities and lesson plans for assigned classes.
  • Facilitate group activities and projects in classes that foster children mastering concepts and promote a positive community at New City Kids.
  • Use the points system well to maintain strong order and discipline in the classroom keeping the children focused and busy at all times.
  • Teach curriculum developed by adult staff/master teacher to both the advanced and beginner keyboard drum and guitar classes.
  • Apply musical concepts in ways that go beyond the written curriculum assignments.
  • Prepare children for their regular performances by determining what their needs are and adapting your lessons to individuals needs.

• TUTORS
  • Initiative Willingness to be engaged ask questions listen and lead the child as they do their homework.
  • Academics Be an upstanding student who consistently gets As and some Bs in math reading and science.
  • Teaching ability Capable of breaking down difficult concepts into small parts and communicating those small steps well to children.
  • Responsibility Able to accept responsibility for mistakes without passing blame on to others.
  • Good attitude Comes to ASC everyday willing to work regardless of mood; cheerful and respectful towards both children peers and adults.
  • Enjoys children Must enjoy working with children ages 6 12.
    
    
• TEACHERS
  • Follow directions Willingness to always follow instructions and directions from both adult leaders as well as other teen leaders.
  • Responsibility Able to accept responsibility for mistakes without passing blame on to others.
  • Good attitude Comes to ASC everyday willing to work regardless of mood; cheerful and respectful towards both children peers and adults.
  • Enjoys children Must enjoy working with children ages 6 12.
  • Energetic Always willing to give energy in all duties.
  • Teaching ability Capable of breaking down difficult concepts into small parts and communicating those small steps well to children.
  • Charisma and organizational skills are helpful to have.
  • MUSIC Musical ability is required; must be comfortable singing/playing an instrument well in front of others.
  • ACTIVITY Athletic ability is required; must be able to physically complete activities with children.
  • ACTIVITY Plan activities and lesson plans for children in a creative engaging and fun way.
    
    

• Hours: Monday Friday 3:306:00pm (most positions will be 23 days/week) SeptMay
• Compensation Grade: Minimum wage with biannual raises/promotions

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

New City Kids offers after school programming for youth in underresourced neighborhoods. Children and teens get a chance to explore music and academics in a creative and fun environmentthese programs give children a safe place to feel and hear that they are valued and loved. New City Kids aims to draw children into hope by developing in them skills talents and desires for their future. By surrounding them with a community of love and development we set youth on a path of transformation that will carry them forward for the rest of their lives.