Dance Camp Instructor

1 month ago


Toronto, Canada BGC St. Alban's Club Full time
Salary: $16.55- $17.50

BGC Weston-Mount Dennis & Lawrence Heights Clubs serves children and youth in the Lawrence Heights/Weston-Mount Dennis and surrounding communities providing social, physical, educational, creative, seasonal, and community support programs. Your role as a Dance Camp Instructor will be to provide a safe and supportive environment for the program participants. This program is designed for children and youth ages 8-16 years. Program components include dance education, recreation, social activities, sports, mentoring and the arts.

Location: BGC Youth Centre Portable (106 Emmett Ave)

Responsibilities:

  • Plan, organize and lead a group of children in a group setting
  • Ensure that you are creating a safe and enjoyable environment for participants
  • Create and facilitate fun, creative and inclusive activities for all participants
  • Teach from beginning to intermediate levels using a variety of dance genres and approaches
  • Prepare dance lesson plans and develop dance curriculums
  • Ensure all equipment and supplies are in safe working condition
  • Complete appropriate administrative tasks in a timely manner (i.e. attendances and head counts)
  • Developing and planning programs that meet the interests of children between the ages of 8 to 16 years
  • Encourage and motivate children to achieve their goals through engaging, encouraging, and motivating them.
  • Teach choreographed routines and choose music for camp events and end of weekly sessions
  • Teach all aspects of the dance curriculum, including techniques, theory, and performance, requiring both leadership and vision
  • Ensuring programs are safe, age/developmentally-appropriate, non-competitive, inclusive, innovative and skilled-based in nature.
  • Help to ensure the safety and security of the members and assist in responding to critical incidents as outlined in the Club's policies and procedures
  • Participate in staff training and orientation sessions
  • Ensuring the safety and supervision of participants at all times by strictly following guidelines and procedures (i.e. head counts)
  • Dealing with conflicts and behavior management immediately using corrective techniques, as discussed in training
  • Report to, and takes direction from Supervisors
  • Maintain professional relationships with peers, members, volunteers, parents and other Club members
  • Attend regularly scheduled meetings
  • Arrive no later than 15 minutes prior to scheduled shift.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in fine arts or similar (asset).
  • Extensive dancing skill and experience (hip hop, afrobeats and/ or contemporary an asset).
  • Passion for dance and working with other creatives.
  • Strong interpretive and creative thinking skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail, time management skills, and work ethic.
  • Superb interpersonal, collaborative, and communication abilities.
  • Must meet all "Canada Summer Jobs" requirements including:
    • Be between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
    • Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the
      Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*; and
    • Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
      *International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.
  • Experience working with children/ youth 8 to 16 years old
  • Strong supervision and program planning skills
  • Good decision making and problem solving skills
  • Current First Aid and CPR training (mandatory)
  • Police Reference Check completed within last 6 months (mandatory to obtain prior to start date)
  • HIGH FIVE: Principles of Healthy Child Development training (asset)

Contract Period: June 24 2024 – August 16, 2024 

*Must attend mandatory training from June 24 to June 28*

Hours: 35-37.5 per week Monday to Friday looking for individuals available 5 days a week (mandatory)

Deadline to apply is April 8, 2024


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