Job details |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Offer: Art & Play Instructors:Job description:Adventures in Cardboard Art & Play InstructorsJob location: MN - Twin Cities MetroType: Full Time Job Category: Education - Primary / Secondary Deadline: City: Minneapolis, MN income: $18/hour, 40 hours/week, ten weeks, temporary/seasonal employment Website: https://adventuresincardboard.com/ Is this a remote / work in the house position?: No Job descriptionAdventures in Cardboard is currently looking for Art & Play Instructors for our 2022 Summer Adventure Camps. Our day camps run ten weeks (with two weeks off), Mon-Fri, from June 13 – September 2. If you enjoy working with kids, are an outgoing person with expertise in sports coaching, performance in theatre or music, gaming expertise or something similar, please consider Adventures in Cardboard for full time summer employment!Instructors act as positive, engaging coaches to groups of kids, ages of 8-15, as they transition through activities centered around competitive live-action games, fantasy live action function-playing and costume creation. We work entirely outdoors in several parks across the metro area. Adventures in Cardboard's philosophy is Low Structure, High-Design. We strive to create an atmosphere that is a bit ?happy-go-lucky' and as far from ?school? as possible. We strive to create a summer world where kids have the freedom to explore a range of activities on their own time (within safely defined boundaries) while receiving invitations from staff and peers to engage in creative play and storytelling. This play is both creative and imaginative, Information technology is both theatrical and tactically competitive, Information technology is oriented to both building community and building a legacy of shared stories. Sometimes play takes the form of improvisational live-action stories where our job is to facilitate everyone's comfortable invitation into this happy but often chaotic world. Sometimes play takes the form of strategic and competitive games with specific rules that require staff to act as coaches teaching kids how to take losses and victories with dignity and a spirit of fair play. Participants are constantly invited to blend these two types of play in many ways. It's a messy mix of ?do-it-yourself? fun. To this end, candidates should have plenty of practice working with kids and still hold them high regard. They should understand how to talk to kids without talking down to them. candidates should be comfortable working alone with large groups of kids, but should also possess a high social intelligence and enjoy working with other instructors. candidates should be interested in building a sense of community and camaraderie while at camp. They should be able to spin a yarn, play a character, tell a great story and have some sense of how to captivate kids' attentions when needed while possessing the stamina to invite children into play and social interaction all over the day. We know that implicit bias on the part of businesses disproportionately hurts women, black, indigenous & people of color, people from working class backgrounds and LGBTQ people. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities. We work to create a non-oppressive, democratic and community-focused workplace that represents, at all job levels, the communities and families our camps serve. Qualifications or requirementsAll candidates:· should be a minimum of 19 years or older. · should have stellar expertise in working with kids, preferably at least two years of practice. · should be able to describe strong behavior management practices exhibiting the maturity to not take children's behavior personally. · should be willing to work outside in all types of weather. · should not be triggered by or exhibit judgmental behavior toward sword play, pretend combat and tragic thematic content. · preferably have expertise in sports coaching, acting and theatre, storytelling, music or gaming. · preferably are able to put on a big, friendly, outgoing personality. Extroverts tend to handle being an Instructor a little more easily. · preferably have an interest and expertise of myth, folklore and fantasy literature and/or gaming. · preferably are able to commit to all 10 weeks of full-time summer employment between June 13 and Sep 2 (there are two weeks off the weeks of July 4-8 and Aug 8-12) · should be willing and able to travel to regional parks that could be 15-20 minutes from Minneapolis. · should be able to attend a paid staff training the weekend of June 4th and 5th, 2022. As with all children's work under Minnesota law, employment at Adventures in cardboard is dependent on candidates passing a Predatory Offender Registration check and a Bureau of Criminal Apprehension background check pursuant to Minnesota Statute §299C.62. How to submit the application:If interested in the position, please email questions or cover letters to E-Mail: contact@adventuresincardboard.com.Title your email Art and Play Instructor Application In your email please include: · a description of your practice working with kids, · your practice in theatre, sports coaching, music, fantasy literature, folklore and/or gaming, · and why you are interested in Adventures in Cardboard. · A resume is also encouraged. Thank you! Skills:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|