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Position: Community Arts Partnerships (CAP) – Saturday Children’s Book Club Leader
Department: Community ArtsSummary:
The Community Arts Partnerships (CAP) department at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) provides free, high quality art & design classes & activities that foster positive youth development, promote self-discovery and self expression, and help students develop their artistic & creative skills. These programs bring art & design education to youth in under-resourced communities with the goals of helping students develop their artistic skills, informing young people about career & educational opportunities in the arts, and implementing the arts into the diverse neighborhoods and communities of Detroit.
CAP Work Study Saturday Children’s Book Club (SCBC) Leaders are responsible for reading stories aloud to young children from Kindergarten through third grade at the Detroit Public Library, Redford Branch. In addition, they are also responsible for setting up, cleaning up, and helping those children participate in and complete a simple art activity. The SCBC takes place at the same time and location as CAP’s advanced middle school art program Detroit Neighborhood Arts Workshops (DNAW).
Duties and Responsibilities:– Facilitate a reading program at the Detroit Public Library, Redford Branch
– Be on site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the program
– Gather and transport supplies (coloring pages & crayons) to the program site
– Help ensure classroom is kept clean and organized
– Help ensure classroom noise is kept to an acceptable level
– Other tasks as they arise
– Submit hours on TimeClock Plus with accuracy, with notes, and on time
– Check CCS email & text messages regularly and respond accordingly
– Experience working with children
– Experience teaching children (not mandatory)
– Must be available to commit to specific program assignments
– Must be able to get to and from off-site program assignments (access to a car is ideal)
– Must be on time (at least 15 minutes early) and attend every program assignment
– Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – especially with diverse groups of people
– Must be able to communicate and read children’s books aloud in English
– Ability to work with a diverse student, faculty, and administrative population
– Proficient technology skills to include texting, email, Google Drive, and Google Forms
– Knowledge of and interest in serving the children in Detroit’s diverse communities
To apply, please send a 1 page cover letter and 1 page resume to the CAP office at cap@ccsdetroit.edu
Applications will be reviewed for a rolling hire timeline.
Posted on November 6, 2024