Camp counselors will be hired as independent contractors by ACPPA Community Art Center (http://www.acppa.net) to assist with summer arts camps for the summer of 2016.
4-Week Camp Counselor: July 5th-29th; Monday through Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm

*Summer camp will be closed on Monday, July 4th.
4-Week Counselor Job Responsibilities: July 5th-29th, 2016

Supervise a group of 12-15 campers for the July Arts Intensive during morning and afternoon homeroom times, transitions between classes, free time, and during class times. All July camp groups are divided by age into four groups with one lead adult camp counselor per group.

Students travel with their age group to various classes throughout the day – art, music, theater, dance, claymation. These classes are led by ACPPA teaching artists. Camp counselors are expected to remain in the room with their group and assist the teacher during class times.

Assist with morning set up, supervise student arrivals to homeroom, line up for afternoon dismissal, and clean up after students leave for the day

Camp counselors will be responsible for leading a few group activities, games, and projects with their students. These will occur during scheduled times throughout the week and counselors will be given the necessary information/material to lead and implement these lesson plans.

Accompany students to weekly indoor swimming at Norristown High School. Counselors purely supervise and do not get into the pool or swim.

Counselors will take a lunch break (separate from campers) during their camp group’s lunch time.
Camp Counselor Job Requirements:

• previous experience working with children (any form of childcare, nanny, babysitting, etc.; paid or unpaid)
• previous teaching experience is preferred but not necessary (paid or unpaid)
• must be able to apply for and/or provide the following two clearances upon hire: PA child abuse clearance, PA criminal background check; ACPPA is not able to reimburse for these expenses
• excellent communication skills, reliability, and punctuality
• reliable daily transportation to ACPPA Community Art Center
• be available to work for the full duration of the listed summer camp dates

Compensation: Camp counselors will be paid bi-weekly, hourly wage.

TO APPLY, Please e-mail the following to Stephanie De Simone, Director of Education at sland@acppa.net:

1. cover letter: include contact information and position you are applying for, pertinent work/school experience, hourly salary requirements, any certifications you possess (First Aid, CPR, Lifeguard, Babysitting, etc.) and your mode of transportation to Norristown

2. current professional resume

You will be notified once your information has been received and an interview will be scheduled, if necessary.

Teachers will be hired as independent contractors by ACPPA Community Art Center of Norristown (http://www.acppa.net) to teach outreach classes for the Norristown Area School District after school program in the middle schools (co-ed, grades 5-8) and elementary schools (co-ed, grades 2-4). Art and dance teachers are needed.

Middle School Program: All classes are outreach and will be taught in the various Norristown Area School District middle schools. The program is currently running and will end on June 9th, 2016.

Dance: Mondays & Thursdays, 5-6:15pm

Art: Wednesdays, 5-6:15pm

Elementary School Program: All classes are outreach and will be taught in the various Norristown Area School District elementary schools. The program will run May 2nd through June 9th, 2016.

Dance and/or Art: Mondays through Thursdays, 3:50-5pm

*Please state in your cover letter your availability to teach M-Th.

Job Requirements:

• our outreach teachers travel to the schools and must have excellent communication skills, keep in contact with ACPPA admin staff and respond to emails in a timely manner; reliability and punctuality (arriving to the schools on time and being responsible for your classes each week)
• previous teaching experience and experience working with children (paid or unpaid)
• commitment to teach through early June 2016
• must be able to apply for and/or provide the following 3 clearances upon hire: FBI fingerprints, child abuse clearance, criminal background check; ACPPA and NASD are not able to reimburse for these expenses
• having a car is preferred – not all schools are easily accessed by public transportation

TO APPLY, Please e-mail the following to Stephanie De Simone, Director of Education at sland@acppa.net:

1. cover letter: include contact information and teaching position you are applying for, pertinent work experience, salary requirements per class, days you are available to teach, when you are able to start work, and your mode of transportation to Norristown

2. current professional resume