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Do you have experience working with kids and dancing? Do you love working with children? Apollo After School is looking for you!

Compensation: $20 - $25 hourly (depending on experience).
Location: New Jersey (Chatham and Mendham)

Starting Date: School Year 2024 - 2025
Hours:

• After Care 3 days per week from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

As an Apollo Dance Instructor, you will be expected to have a reliable means of personal transportation and be able to work in our extended-day program at various after-school sites in the New Jersey area.

Job description

Apollo After School offers after-school care and enrichment clubs at local schools. We seek outgoing, personable, and reliable dance teachers for our school-based programs in the area. If you don't have a degree as a professional dancer or in education, no problem! While this is highly valuable we encourage candidates who have a real, genuine passion for working with children and dancing to apply!
If this sounds like you, then continue reading!

As an Apollo Dance Instructor, your responsibilities will be:

• As an Apollo Dance Instructor, you will have the opportunity to impact children through dance positively.
• Develop lesson plans
• Planning and implementing engaging dance lessons for children aged Pre K - 5th grade, with a focus on beginner-level.
• Organize an end-of-year recital.
• In charge of executing recreational dances.
• Creating a positive and inclusive class environment allowing kids to feel valuable and supported.
• Teaching dance techniques, choreography, and coordination skills while encouraging creativity and self-expression.
• Monitor and ensure the safety and well-being of all participants during dance classes.

The requirements for our Dance Instructor are:

• Must enjoy dancing and have a strong desire to inspire young dancers.
• Knowledge of different dance styles (Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, etc).
• Experience teaching dance to kids is a plus.
• Ability to create fun engaging and age-appropriate lesson plans.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Energetic, patient, and knowledgeable on how to share positive feedback.
• Great ability to motivate and encourage young dancers.
• Availability to move to different sites.

Perks

• We encourage Career and Professional Development
• Training in relevant childcare subjects
• Collaboration, and schedule flexibility
• Work-life balance

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Apollo After School or Chess Wizards is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status._