Go Girls! Dance Choreographer

THE JOB

Go Girls! Oakland is currently seeking DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER for temporary full-time employment for our Go Girls! Camp season from June 3 – July 19, 2024. Compensation is $30.00-$35.00 per hour DOE, about 40 hrs. per week per sessions (Session #1: June 3-14, Session #2: June 17-28 & Session #3: July 8-19) - applicants are not required to work all 3 sessions .  Hours are Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm and until 5:30 on the final Friday of each session.

THE TRAINING

Mandatory Training days are the weekend of May 4-5, 2024.  This training is led by veteran Go Girls! Teaching Artists and Program Director, Chrissy Mulvihill. You are paid a stipend for your time to attend and will be well-fed.  In this training, not only will you learn the ins and outs of working at a Go Girls! Camp, you will also learn, practice, and strengthen the skills that will benefit your career as a teacher, teaching artist, youth worker, and girl advocate anywhere you choose to share your gifts in the world.

As a Go Girls! Camp Dance Choreographer, you will...

  • Train with Go Girls! Oakland staff to learn our Go Girls! Camp Methodology

  • Prepare curriculum and high quality learning experiences according to the Go Girls! Methodology

  • Lead girls ages 5-10 through the process of devising original dances that incorporate the themes of camp and/or the girls’ ideas

  • Lead 2-3 age appropriate dance/movement classes per day that support confidence, movement, and a variety of dance techniques 

  • Stage and rehearse dance numbers for the play

  • Effectively manage a group of up to 48 girls using positive discipline techniques and relational attachment (camp ratio is 8:1)

  • Work effectively with your team: Site Director, Play Director, Assistant Teachers, Expressive Artist, Music Specialist and Middle School aged interns from the Go Girls! Leadership Team (GGLT)

  • Support children to feel safe and have fun during community building, free play, snack and lunch times

  • Connect daily with parents at pick up time, celebrating their children's successes and discussing challenges appropriately

  • Support children to manage conflicts peacefully by facilitating “talk-it-outs

THE QUALIFICATIONS

A Go Girls! Camp DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER will have...

  • Recommended at least 3+ years of experience teaching dance to young children ages 5-10

  • Knowledge in and respect for ensemble-based collaborative processes of creating original performance

  • Knowledge in and respect for movement experiences that are physical, play-based and incorporate story

  • Flexibility: multi-tasking and managing challenges in a variety of situations is key

  • Confidence: we hire artists who can project calm and confidence

  • Impeccable Social/Emotional Skills: Ability to manage stress and emotional triggers, willingness to use direct communication, ask for what you need and listen to others needs

  • A Curious and Reflective Mind: the kind of person who is always learning, always thinking about how you can do better, open to loving feedback

  • Great Boundaries: the ability to take good care of yourself by saying no when you need to and keep all kids safe at camp

  • Positive energy: Kids do best with adults who model kindness & playfulness

  • “Nothing to Hide”: All employees of Go Girls! Oakland are subject to fingerprinting background checks and TB testing