Dance Instructor

Agency Overview:
Commonpoint is a multifaceted community center dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family, and communal life throughout New York City, offering services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life, and backgrounds. They strive to meet the evolving needs of their community of over 100,000 members, ranging from providing in-school and after-school programs, professional and career development, assistance with food insecurity, legal services, financial counseling, mental health services, senior classes, dementia care programs, and tax preparation assistance to name a few. Commonpoint has grown tremendously in the last five years and now has a mission-driven staff of 3,000 and over 80 sites in the five boroughs.

Dance Instructors are key members of the Health & Wellness team and will report to the Senior Director of Health & Wellness Department. The primary responsibilities include teaching dance skills and techniques. Dance Instructors should have experience teaching ballet, zumba, jazz and other forms of dance.

They are expected to assess dancer’s skills and abilities to help create a fun and nurturing environment with hands-on-learning and lesson planning for children aged 4-12 years old. Maintain supervision and care of each dancer of the dance program. Directly responsible for communicating to Senior Director any class concerns. Represent Commonpoint in a positive light at all times.

SKILLS AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Experience creating choreography.
• Professional Dance background a plus.
• Previous experience teaching children ballet and other dance styles.
• BFA in Dance a plus.
• CPR/First Aid certification a plus.
• Positive classroom management skills are a must.
• Communicate effectively with administration, parents, and dancers.
• Manage cleanliness of the dance studio.
• Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills.
• Effective organizational, stress and time management skills.

Potential Days and Times:

• Mondays - Thursdays 4:00-4:45pm ages 5-7 yrs, 5:00-5:45pm ages 8-11 yrs.
• Ballet, Hip Hop, Zumba, Contemporary Movement.
• Saturdays 10:00-10:45am ages 4 yrs, 11:00-11:45am ages 5-7 yrs, 12:00-12:45pm ages 8-11 yrs.

Location:

• 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362.

Salary:

• $40.00/hr (based on experience).

How to apply: Please email a cover letter and résumé to Adam Ostroff, Senior Director of Health & Wellness, [email protected], please indicate "Dance Instructor" in subject of email.

Commonpoint reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Commonpoint is an equal opportunity employers/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.