Cal Performances is seeking a Group Leader Mentor to work for AileyCamp from June 12, 2023 to July 28, 2023.
Cal Performances presents and produces outstanding artists from the Bay Area, the United States, and around the world in performances and community programs which promote excellence, innovation, diversity, education, and community involvement, with the fundamental belief that the arts are vital to our society locally, nationally, and internationally.
AileyCamp is a nationally proven arts education program that uses dance as a vehicle for developing self-esteem, creative expression, and critical thinking skills among 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students (aged 11-14) from underserved communities. AileyCamp also provides exceptional dance training to middle school students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The project was inspired by the work of the late Alvin Ailey, internationally renowned dance artist, choreographer, and founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. Please visit http://calperformances.org/community/aileycamp/ to learn more about AileyCamp and Cal Performances.
The Group Leader Mentor reports to the AileyCamp directors. S/he/they will mentor 4 Group Leaders/Teaching Assistants as they supervise and support middle school campers throughout their camp day. The GL Mentor ensures that Group Leaders are appropriately trained in AileyCamp, Cal Performances, and UC Berkeley protocols and performance objectives, supported in their day-to-day and camp-long teaching and learning objectives, and operate as a team of mutual support for each other and for the AileyCamp Leadership Team. Responsibilities include facilitating daily check-ins, weekly planning meetings, supervision and assessment of Group Leaders’ creative and team-building lessons with campers, and as-needed individual coaching to ensure that every camper’s needs are met and every Group Leader succeeds. Periodically, the GL Mentor may be requested to substitute for or cover for a Group Leader for a short period of time. In collaboration with the AileyCamp and Education staff, the GL Mentor is also responsible to design and implement a program that mentors and cultivates leadership in the Junior Leaders working with Group Leaders.
Responsibilities
Coordinate group leaders’ bus duty schedule and rotate through bus monitoring duties alongside group leaders. Oversee campers’ transportation experience and implement practices that promote a safe, orderly, and calm environment.
● Five-day work week – Monday through Friday, with rotating early morning calls from between 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. and work days ending from between 3:45 and 4:30 p.m., (and until 9:30pm on 7/27 performance night) all weeks except the week of staff orientation. Days when performing bus monitoring duties require beginning earlier and finishing later than the regularly scheduled times. This is a rotating duty among group leaders. Meetings before and after camp also occur regularly.
Provide general support, oversight, and supervision to campers as needed.
● Supervise the camper progress evaluation process at midterm and the end of camp.
● Participate in and support as needed the final camp presentation, the AileyCamp anthology, and the AileyCamp art installation.
● Provide and support, as needed, oversight of the campers, including during classes, breakfast and lunch meal times, camper free periods, weekly field trips, and special activities.
● Assist with workshop and rehearsal engagement, and take on projects in support of camp, production preparation, and audience engagement.
Coordinate and mentor other group leaders on their assignments to work with campers.
● Facilitate and document Group Leader staff meetings at least twice a week and additionally as needed.
● Monitor group success and act as a liaison between Group Leaders and AileyCamp directors
● Using best practices in Youth Development teaching and learning strategies, and in collaboration with the Group Leaders, design, support delivery of, and assess delivery of creative and/or team-building activities for Group Leaders to conduct in their individual groups.
● Supervise the Junior Leadership Program, and support Group Leaders to cultivate their leadership skills through modeling appropriate leadership and collaborative skills; provide individualized mentorship as needed; and ensure smooth operations and integration with AileyCamp internship programming.
Provide general support to AileyCamp directors and participate in regular staff meetings and perform other duties as needed.
● Support the AileyCamp directors to ensure that all staff are trained to work safely and effectively with middle- and high-school aged youth.
● Participate in individual and AileyCamp staff meetings and Group Leader-specific meetings and trainings including those scheduled during working meals, and after-camp.
● Report regularly on any camp issues or management challenges to AileyCamp directors as needed.
Required Qualifications
● Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
● Demonstrated experience working with children with at-risk factors from a diverse array of family and living situations representing the diversity of the Bay Area.
● Ability to communicate dance concepts through demonstration and verbal explanations.
● Excellent leadership skills including an ability to command respect and motivate achievement while working effectively with young people, serving as a positive influence and model for disciplined practice, healthy personal habits, and respectful communication with campers and colleagues.
● Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
● Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate well to a diverse population, and work as part of a team.
● Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines in a self-directed, prioritized and calm manner.
● Flexibility to meet changing needs and priorities as they occur.
● Excellent organizational and time management skills, cheerful collaborator, able and willing to take initiative to accomplish or support other in accomplishing tasks related to the successful and smooth operation of camp.
● Must be able to successfully pass background check.
● Must complete all UC Berkeley mandated trainings for employees by deadlines given.
● Must comply with UC Berkeley’s Covid-19 policies for employees.
Preferred
● Experience as an AileyCamp Group Leader.
● Experience teaching and performing both dance and choreography with large and small ensembles.
● Experience as a mentor.
● Experience with and/or training in youth development and youth voice teaching and learning models.
Other Information:
This is a temporary position with a start date of June 12, 2023 and an end date of July 28, 2023. Pay is $18 per hour, with overtime earned after 40 hours in a week.
The individual will be performing the required duties in person on campus. Completion of campus-required COVID-19 training and testing (as applicable) for individuals working on campus is required.
To Apply:
For a complete job description and to apply, please visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu/ (search by the Job ID #51329)or go to https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucb/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=21&JobOpeningId=51329&PostingSeq=1for more information and to apply.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
COVID-19 considerations:
The individual will be performing the required duties in person on campus. Completion of campus-required COVID-19 training and testing (as applicable) for individuals working on campus is required.
Work Location: In person
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