Camp Dance Specialist - Seasonal Job at YMCA Southcoast, Swansea, MA

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  • YMCA Southcoast
  • Swansea, MA

Job Description

Dance Specialist-Camp

Responsible for creating a fun, safe, and engaging environment for campers enrolled in specialty dance camp, while supporting daily dance instruction and activities. Essential Functions:

  • Design camper programs around specific camp specialties such as dance, acro, and cheer.
  • Plan and schedule activities based on the abilities, and interests of campers.
  • Choreograph weekly routines for camper performances at the end of the week
  • Demonstrate appropriate use of equipment, proper techniques in activity participation, and articulate expected learning and achievement for satisfactory completion of activities.
  • Monitor participation to ensure safety rules and requirements are followed.
  • Maintain awareness of potential health and safety issues, identify hazards, and take appropriate action to resolve.

YMCA Competencies:

  • Mission and Community Oriented: Accepts and demonstrates YMCA values. Works effectively with people of different backgrounds, abilities, opinions and perceptions. Demonstrates a desire to serve others and fulfill a community need. Recruits volunteers and builds effective, supportive working relationships with them.
  • People Oriented: Seeks first to understand the other's point of view; remains calm in challenging situations. Builds rapport and relates well to others. Listens for understanding and meaning; speaks and writes effectively. Takes initiative in developing others.
  • Results Oriented: Strives to meet or exceed goals and deliver a high value experience for members. Embraces new approaches and discovers ideas to create a better member experience. Makes sound judgments and transfers learning from one situation to another. Establishes goals, clarifies work, and participates in meetings.
  • Personal Development Oriented: Accurately assesses personal feelings, strengths and limitations, and how they impact relationships. Pursues self-development that enhances job performance. Demonstrates an openness to change; seeks opportunities in the change process.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 18 years of age.
  • High School graduate or equivalent; minimum one year college preferred.
  • Experience working with children in day camp setting.
  • Ability to interact effectively with children and parents on a range of issues.
  • Dance and dance instruction experience.
  • Acrobatics, Cheer, and Jazz or Hip Hop experience preferred.
  • Certified, or ability to be certified, within first 30 days of hire in CPR, First Aid, AED, and Child Abuse Prevention.

Physical Demands:

  • Required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Required to demonstrate physical stamina and agility, and stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, run, and stand for extended periods of time.
  • Ability to react to emergency situations by quick movements, strenuous activity, and communicate verbally in a noisy environment.

Job Tags

Seasonal work

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