Dance Coach at Urban Dove Inc

New York, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

11 Nov, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Teamwork, Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Sports Skills, Health Curriculum, Behavior Monitoring, Student Engagement, Data Tracking, Restorative Practices, Youth Development, Collaboration, Attendance Management, Parent Communication, Equipment Maintenance, Professional Development

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Description

Description ABOUT THE POSITION: The UD Team SBYD Coach will use his/her passion and expertise in sports, health and fitness to change young lives. As a member of the UD Team, Coaches will use the power of sports and physical activity to engage, educate, and energize at-risk youth. Using an SBYD framework, where life skills are taught in conjunction with sports skills, Coaches will use sports to help struggling students to re-engage in the academic community. Coaches will lead multiple sessions each day with their team during which they will teach athletic skill development, coach their teams in both inter- and intra- school competitions, all while ensuring that UD Team’s Core Values of Teamwork, Leadership, Communication are in the forefront of each session. ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a completely unique and innovative network of alternative sports-based high schools for over-aged, under-credited youth. Our schools combine a rigorous academic curriculum with a hands-on, real-world vocational program, and an award-winning college and career readiness program that strives to give each graduate a high school diploma, a foundation for higher education, and the job skills needed to enter the world of work. RESPONSIBILITIES: Plan and execute SBYD curriculum, including conducting team practices, coaching competitive games both at and away from school after school and on weekends, facilitating cardio/weight room sessions, and other SBYD activities as needed. Plan and facilitate engaging Health curriculum. Plan and facilitate weekly team circles. Co-facilitate weekly HI Risers and College All Stars workshops. Monitor daily team transitions including homeroom, the first and last five minutes of class, lunch, and dismissal. Track and monitor data on student attendance, lateness, behavior, and academic performance. Update schoolwide athletic eligibility document on a regular basis. Log accurate attendance in Jupiter Student Information System Promote and track team earnings in schoolwide positive behavior plan (UD Cup) Implement school wide electronics policy. Monitor referrals for infractions on a daily basis and implement interventions for low level behavioral issues. Conduct in-depth one on one check-ins with each student, accurately maintaining and filing all meeting notes. Conduct aggressive student outreach including daily attendance calls, home visits, and parent meetings, ensuring that student attendance is in place and reportable. Collaborate with teachers in weekly meetings and facilitate communication between students and teachers as needed. Engage students in study hall with opportunities to make up work or enrichment. Maintain open communication with parents and guardians regarding attendance, academic performance, and behavior, conducting intervention meetings as needed. Work in partnership with deans, guidance counselors, and social workers on intervention planning (attendance, lateness, behavior, academic) using a restorative lens. Work with parents to make sure every student has a completed consent and medical form on file to participate in sports. Maintain sports equipment and uniforms. Attend all department and school wide meetings and professional development. Requirements QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree Demonstrated ability to “multi-task” and deliver high quality work. Commitment to the UD Team mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently. Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth, and a sense of humor. OUR MISSION Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential. OUR VISION Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support, they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations. Urban Dove provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Responsibilities

The Dance Coach will plan and execute the SBYD curriculum, conduct team practices, and coach competitive games. They will also monitor student attendance and behavior while facilitating communication between students and teachers.