Teen Life Internship - Teacher/Tutor
New City Kids
- Detroit, MI
- Training
- Part-time
- TUTORS
- Spend 30-45 minutes greeting the children and playing organized activities with them as they enter the ASC.
- Participate in “community time” from 3:30-4:00 doing tasks that staff assign to you, including singing with kids, encouraging kids to participate and cleaning snack tables.
- Work with groups of 4-5 children for an hour at a time helping them complete their homework; this is not doing their homework for them, but actively leading them through each assignment, asking questions and listening until they get the answers for themselves.
- Check their homework to make sure it is complete and accurate.
- Clean up the classrooms after the children leave.
- TEACHERS (MUSIC & ACTIVITY)
- Participate in “community time” from 3:30-4:00 doing tasks that staff assign to you, including singing with kids, encouraging kids to participate and cleaning snack tables.
- Prepare activities and lesson plans for assigned classes.
- Facilitate group activities and projects in classes that foster children mastering concepts and promote a positive community at New City Kids.
- Use the points system well to maintain strong order and discipline in the classroom keeping the children focused and busy at all times.
- Teach curriculum developed by adult staff/master teacher to both the advanced and beginner keyboard, drum, and guitar classes.
- Apply musical concepts in ways that go beyond the written curriculum assignments.
- Prepare children for their regular performances by determining what their needs are and adapting your lesson’s to individual’s needs.
- TUTORS
- Initiative- Willingness to be engaged, ask questions, listen, and lead the child as they do their homework.
- Academics – Be an upstanding student who consistently gets A’s and some B’s in math, reading, and science.
- Teaching ability – Capable of breaking down difficult concepts into small parts and communicating those small steps well to children.
- Responsibility – Able to accept responsibility for mistakes without passing blame on to others.
- Good attitude – Comes to ASC everyday willing to work, regardless of mood; cheerful and respectful towards both children, peers, and adults.
- Enjoys children – Must enjoy working with children ages 6 - 12.
- TEACHERS
- Follow directions – Willingness to always follow instructions and directions from both adult leaders as well as other teen leaders.
- Responsibility – Able to accept responsibility for mistakes without passing blame on to others.
- Good attitude – Comes to ASC everyday willing to work, regardless of mood; cheerful and respectful towards both children, peers, and adults.
- Enjoys children – Must enjoy working with children ages 6 - 12.
- Energetic – Always willing to give energy in all duties.
- Teaching ability – Capable of breaking down difficult concepts into small parts and communicating those small steps well to children.
- Charisma and organizational skills are helpful to have.
- [MUSIC] Musical ability is required; must be comfortable singing/playing an instrument well in front of others.
- [ACTIVITY] Athletic ability is required; must be able to physically complete activities with children.
- [ACTIVITY] Plan activities and lesson plans for children in a creative, engaging, and fun way.
- Hours: Monday – Friday 3:30-6:00pm (most positions will be 2-3 days/week) Sept-May
- Compensation Grade: Minimum wage with bi-annual raises/promotions