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DAY CAMP PART-TIME TEACHING ARTIST

Camp Name: Mid-Island Y
Location: Long Island, NY
Start Date: June 30th - August 22nd
Salary: $175/day.

ABOUT THE CAMP

Mid-Island Y is a large traditional camp in a beautiful area of Long Island has a great reputation and a thriving community of committed kids!

ABOUT THE ROLE

mainstages brings the Theater-In-A-Box program to Mid-Island Y Day Camp, which consists of daily activity periods (Summer Theater Lab: Challenge Accepted) and the Triple Threat Academy showcase club period which culminates in a presentation, including costume accents, support on tech and show date and a pre-camp family zoom to gain interest!

  • Teach theater 6 activity periods for daily as part of selective and daily programming for children spanning in age from 5-16.
  • Facilitate a curriculum that is theme based and celebrates diversity.
  • Attend and complete online trainings with mainstages.
  • Infuse excitement in each lesson with developmentally appropriate games and activities from the mainstages curriculum.

CANDIDATE SKILLS

  1. Commitment to empathetic leadership of young people.
  2. High level of professionalism and accountability.
  3. Interpersonal and team-building skills.
  4. Reflective and creative thinking skills.
  5. A passion for arts education and giving kids a place to belong and be heard.
  6. Previous camp experience, preferred.

Please Note: This position is a direct employee of the camp and not mainstages, mainstages does not determine the salary. Mainstages acts as a referral agency for the camps, providing training and support.

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I feel like mainstages gave me everything I needed in order to succeed at summer camp. Whatever surprises that came my way, I felt in control because I knew my goal and I had a strong support system ready to guide me towards success.

- Jonathan Sanz , Teaching Artist