Instructor, Dance

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Instructor, Dance working as part of Family Programs Team, will deliver professional customer service and relationship building skills to create a welcoming environment at the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. The instructor will be responsible for teaching scheduled dance classes for youth and/or adult. The incumbent will also exhibit the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility in all aspects of their work with the YMCA. 

THE YMCA AS THE THIRD PLACE

To be the welcoming and transformative place - beyond work and home - where people feel most able to be their true selves; explore their purpose, dreams and goals; achieve health and wellness for their spirit, mind and body; connect with their community and feel a sense of belonging and possibilities like nowhere else. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Serve as an instructor of dance classes 
• Instructors are expected to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to class and stay 10-15 minutes after to arrange equipment, clean up, complete appropriate record keeping, read notices and visit with participants and parents. 
• When unable to instruct a particular class, instructors will find a substitute for their class, and inform the supervisor in writing of the substitution. 
• The instructor is responsible for the proper care of any equipment for that class and reporting the need for repairs to their supervisor. 

• Follow and enforce all YMCA procedures and policies, including personnel guidelines, safety guidelines, facility access procedures and membership policies. 
• Carry out emergency plans as necessary. 
• Maintain a clean and safe YMCA. Take initiative to clean up/repair areas. 
• Attend and remain current on all mandatory training and staff meetings. 

• Be knowledgeable and supportive of the YMCA annual support campaign. 

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

CAREER PATH

• High performance, additional experience and/or education can lead to promotion: Supervisor, Coordinator, Manager, Senior Manager, Director, Senior Director

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and will frequently use arms and hands to reach, feel, and handle objects.
• The employee may be asked to frequently lift up to 25 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, and the ability to adjust.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Qualifications & Benefits

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience teaching various types of dance; or dance experience with the expectation to shadow an instructor for 1 session. 
• CPR- First Aid Certification
• Experience working with children.

BENEFITS

• Free individual membership 
• Program discounts
• Generous Retirement Contribution Options -Includes company contribution of 10% once eligibility is met
• Employee Assistance Program
• Accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked
• Paid Time off for those scheduled and working 20 per week

Salary : $20 - $30