Choir Teacher

Job Title Choir Teacher

Department Operations

Reports to: Area Arts Director

FLSA Status Non-Exempt

Work Schedule Part-time hourly position

Clubs: Levy-Hughes 701 West Livingston Street Bldg 900, Orlando, FL 32805

JOB SUMMARY:

Under general supervision of the rea Arts Director, the Choir Teacher is considered a professional, practicing teaching artist and is responsible for the development, direction and management of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida's choir program, working directly with youth at the Club level. Teaching Artist will collaborate with the Club program teams to design and implement a rich choir program focused on vocal development as well as performance-related skills. Teaching Artist serves as a Mentor and is responsible for delivering youth-centric arts programming shaped with active, real-time influence and input of youth participants on program content and approach. Programming must uphold key elements of high-quality arts programming by holding youth to high expectations, providing skills building with current, professional teaching methods, engaging key stakeholders and assisting with culminating art events.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

Provide Professional Arts Instruction to Club youth

• Establish and maintain, in collaboration with youth, an environment of physical and emotional safety.
• based on respect at all levels.
• Provide hands-on, experiential learning through arts.
• Provide multi-grade instruction in music appreciation and choir.
• Teach 3-6 choir songs per semester, with an emphasis on intonation, tone, stance, presentation, diction, and overall vocal polish; perform choir pieces twice annually.
• Maintain discipline, order, and enjoyable environment at all times.
• Maintain up-to-date quarterly plans or lesson plans, as directed by the Academic Success Coordinator.
• Maintain a clean and orderly at all times.
• attend all weekly and monthly staff development meetings.
• Participate in all relevant staff discussions, contributing opinions as appropriate, and submitting willingly to any annual or mid-year changes as identified
• Lead by example; model BGCCF values and maintain visibility in the workforce. 
• Participate in special events throughout the year
• In collaboration with youth artists and supported by other Club staff, organize and implement at 2-3 events throughout the year.
• Adhere to all requested program evaluation and documentation protocol detailed by Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.

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Serve as a Club Staff Team Member and Youth Mentor

• Participate in all required and recommended Club trainings and staff meetings.
• Serve as an adult mentor to all Club youth.
• Serve as a champion for high-quality arts.
• Participate in professional development workshops/trainings in the arts with other Club staff across the organization.

SKILLS AND TRAITS:

Professional, Practicing Teaching Artist

• Has earned markers of success in the field of vocal arts.  

• Holds a relevant bachelor's in music, voice or related field/credentials.

• Has worked in a mentorship/teaching role with tweens and teens.

Relationships and Teambuilding

• Promotes an environment of respect at all levels.

• Encourages youth leadership and decision-making.

• Builds trust and rapport quickly.

Communication

• Communicates and collaborates openly, honestly and frequently with all Youth Arts Initiative (YAI) staff.

• Expresses self clearly and concisely both verbally and in writing.

• Adapts messages to the audience.

• Presents to others in hands-on, interesting and engaging ways.

• Builds strategic arts alliances and partnerships.

Youth-focus

• Able to facilitate, mentor and lead youth.

• Readily responds to youth needs.

• Ensures resolution of problems or issues.

• Establishes credibility and a trusting relationship with youth.

• Asks for, listens and responds to youth needs.

Execution

• Creates and communicates tactical objectives and action plans in arts program development.

• Monitors and reports progress as detailed by Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida.

• Holds self and others accountable for completing tasks on schedule.

Consultation

• Fosters trusting long-term relationships with individuals and arts organizations.

• Assists in problem-solving while building problem-solving skills in others.

• Offers relevant tools, information and recommendations.

• Collaborates on development of deliverables and brings timely closure to work.