Job Title: Continuing Education Theater Instructor

PVN ID: SI-2408-006416

Category: Administrative Services

Location: COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND

Job Description

General Description

Grounded in the Liberal Arts tradition, the College of Staten Island (CSI) is committed to the highest standards in teaching, research, and scholarship. Drawing on the rich heritage of the City University of New York that has provided access to excellence in higher education since 1847, the College of Staten Island offers that same opportunity in New York City’s Borough of Staten Island.

CSI’s Creative Exchange Continuing Education, lifelong learning program serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We offer learning experiences for personal growth that are unique to college, in and out of the classroom. Our programs are responsive to our student community’s self-identified needs, regardless of ability, and align with best practices in the field of post-secondary education for adults with IDD.

The Creative Exchange Instructor reports to the Director of Community Educational Engagement, and will lead two lifelong learning theater courses for adults with IDD. The first course will explore personal and societal lessons learned from theater. The second course will engage students in drama exercises and other performance-based activities. Please see our catalog at csi.cuny.edu/creative to view course descriptions.

Course Time and Location: Tuesdays from 6:00pm – 9:00 pm at 2800 Victory Blvd. Staten Island, NY 10314

Other Duties

• Establish course objectives based on student needs, strengths, goals, and feedback

• Plan and implement activities based on the student’s individual needs, strengths, and goals

• Utilize student feedback and performance to determine lessons

• Create customized lessons for in person theater courses for adults with IDD

• Facilitate drama exercises for adults with IDD

• Demonstrates student-centered instruction that protects students’ safety and rights

• Submit attendance records and quarterly student ratings that track student progress in the course based on the individual needs and goals in the program

• Participate in staff meetings and professional development as required

• Other duties as assigned

  Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred

• Experience working with an IDD population

• Ability to mediate conflict

• Excellent communication (written, verbal, and interpersonal) skills

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues

• A proactive and organized employee who can work autonomously

• Excellent time management

• Highly motivated with a willingness to be flexible and creativeAs a local, lifelong learning program, Creative Exchange honors the lived experience of our community members. Retired educators, retired professionals, and retired enthusiasts who have passion for their craft are encouraged to apply.

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  About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department Community Educational Engagement

Status Part Time

Pay Range $40.45-$40.45

Hour(s) a week 0.00-3.00

Closing Date Oct 22, 2024 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit No

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