About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

This is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. This position will work at least 6 hours per week and no more than 39 hours per week. The pay range for this position $19.75 per hour and is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. On‐call positions may have routine or variable work schedules.

Location

In this position you can expect to work on site at multiple recreation centers around the City and County of Denver.

Denver Parks and Recreation offers Arts and Culture programming throughout the year at many of our 30 recreation centers. We offer a wide variety of classes in areas such as: fine arts, pottery, ceramics, sewing, music, dance, creative

writing and a wide range of crafts and creative early childhood programming (18 month to 5 years old), youth programming (6-18), and adult programming (18+). Our Dance Instructors lead classes of 4-12 participants through a

preset schedule of weekly sessions to become familiar and confident in the topic area of choice. Our programming offers our Dance Instructors the opportunity to teach a variety of age groups in recreation centers throughout the city.

Our Arts & Culture Department is looking to hire energetic Dance Instructors who have a passion for inspiring children through movement and dance.

This is a fun part-time opportunity to work with Denver’s youth and teach them the art of dance.

In this role you will:

• Create, plan, implement, and instruct a variety of dance classes for Denver’s youth
• Create supply lists for classes
• Setup before, and breakdown/cleanup after each class
• Assist coordinators with future programming ideas and community engagement; help mentor newer art instructors as need
• Respond to class-specific inquiries from participants and community members
• Collect and report feedback to the Arts & Culture Program Coordinators for future programming improvement
• Other duties as assigned

We are looking for Instructors who can work 6-15 hours per week, with more opportunity for hours, connected to the upcoming Winter Recital.

About You

Our Dance Instructors should have a passion for teaching, and knowledge of a variety of dance styles. We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic about working with children, connecting communities, and inspiring creativity.

Additionally, our ideal candidate will possess one or more of the following:

• Associate degree or higher in a dance, dance history, or a related field
• Experience teaching a variety of dance styles
• Prior experience working with youth
• Prior experience planning, managing, or coordinating creative dance programming
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification
• Bilingual skills preferred, but not required
• Ability to travel to Denver’s 30 recreation centers throughout the city as needed

We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:

• Education: Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate
• Experience: Two (2) years of experience (paid or volunteer) as an instructor in an organized specialized formal program
• Licensures/Certification(s): Requires certification in CPR/First Aid at the time of application or prior to completion of probation period. Licensure and certification must be kept current as a condition of employment
• Equivalency: A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements

Application Deadline

Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

RG2110 Activities Leader Non-Certified

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Position Type

Oncall

Position Salary Range

$18.29 - $25.06

Starting Pay

$19.75

Agency

Parks and Recreation

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