For ALL positions:
TO APPLY, please send your resume to admin@bittycityplayers.com with an explanation of what draws you to the position. Highlight which elements of your experience, skills, and background would make you a good fit for the job. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis so prompt application is encouraged.
TO APPLY, please send your resume to admin@bittycityplayers.com with an explanation of what draws you to the position. Highlight which elements of your experience, skills, and background would make you a good fit for the job. Applicants will be considered on a rolling basis so prompt application is encouraged.
* Now Hiring: Relationship & Marketing Manager *
We are seeking a part-time employee to help us build and strengthen relationships with schools, partner organizations, family activity platforms, and families.
Hours are flexible and much work may be done remotely. This is a great opportunity for a educator, artist, freelancer, or graduate student with proven administrative and marketing skills.
We would also love to hire a knowledgable local (NYC) parent looking for flexible work.
Requirements:
Contact us for more info
We are seeking a part-time employee to help us build and strengthen relationships with schools, partner organizations, family activity platforms, and families.
Hours are flexible and much work may be done remotely. This is a great opportunity for a educator, artist, freelancer, or graduate student with proven administrative and marketing skills.
We would also love to hire a knowledgable local (NYC) parent looking for flexible work.
Requirements:
- Compelling copywriting in line with Bitty City's voice and style.
- Reliable preparation, tracking, and follow up
- Social media fluency (IG, FB and FB ads, listings platforms)
- Professional and personable phone manner
- Familiarity with families and schools
- Excellent spelling and grammar
Contact us for more info
Now Hiring: Expert Early Childhood/Elementary Online Teachers for Summer 2020
Now Hiring: After School Teachers for 2019-20 School Year
Are you the next Bitty City Players Afterschool Teacher?
★ You are an experienced early childhood educator (focus on PreK)
★ You are knowledgeable about children’s needs, challenges, and development.
★ You are a collaborative and flexible team member and an excellent communicator.
★ You are patient, positive, and passionate.
★ You are organized, self-motivated, and reliable.
We are looking for a part-time teacher to join the team for our small afterschool program in the Vinegar Hill/Dumbo area of Brooklyn, NY. Additional opportunities to work with other Bitty City Players programs are also available to those on our team!
This is an excellent position for anyone who loves working with children in a collaborative and supportive environment, and is seeking a regular but flexible part-time afternoon schedule – such as a teaching artist, morning program teacher, or graduate student.
Qualifications
- See Criteria outlined above
- Significant classroom experience with Pre-K
- Proficiency teaching at least 1 of the following subjects to young children: theater, visual art, music, movement, STEM topics, foreign language, social-emotional skills.
- Undergraduate degree required; degree in Early Childhood Education, Arts Education, Social Work or related field is preferred
- Work experience in public schools and/or afterschool education is preferred.
- Familiarity with NYC DOE PreK & K Curriculum units is a plus
- Training and experience with special needs individuals is a plus
Responsibilities
As a Teacher
- Maintain a welcoming, safe, healthy, organized and age-appropriate learning environment.
- Ensure safety and well-being of students, and encourage their participation during outdoor and indoor play, mealtime, and enrichment class time.
- Plan/contribute to the design and implementation of lessons and activities.
- Teach enrichment lessons 1-4 days/week (flexible) with support of Assistant Teachers. BCP will provide a broad curriculum, as well as lesson ideas and support. Teachers will primarily create their own lesson plans.
- Problem-solve with young children and manage behavior of groups and individual children, using language focused on “choice” and a positive growth mindset.
- Collaborate with other afterschool teachers
As an Employee
- Attend and actively participate in all training sessions and scheduled meetings.
- Follow procedures and meet expectations as outlined in the Bitty City Players Staff Handbook and during training and orientation.
- Document lessons and hours.
We strive to create a caring and cohesive team, and a supportive and collaborative environment which enables everyone to do their best work.
Schedule and Availability
- The program runs 9/09/2019 thru 6/25/2020, Monday thru Friday, 2pm-6pm. Schedule is flexible; availability 5 afternoons a week is preferred but not required. .
- We are seeking candidates available for the full school year, but are willing to consider candidates with single-semester availability.
- The program schedule follows the NYC DOE School calendar, but will also provide full-day programming during select school vacations and closures. Teachers are welcome but not required to sign up to work during vacation programming.
- All staff, regardless of afterschool work schedule, must be available for orientation and training (school year start training is mornings Sept 3-5) and for 2-3 hours of staff meetings per month.
