Monday, July 16, 2012

Dance 4 Peace is Hiring!


Want to make a difference?? Dance 4 Peace is currently recruiting PeaceMovers in the NYC area!! 

About Dance 4 Peace:
Dance 4 Peace is an innovative global nonprofit that prevents violence and bullying, and transforms conflict in schools and communities through dance and creative movement. The curriculum promotes empathy, mediation skills, anger management, and conflict transformation to instill social and emotional competencies for peace. Through school and community center partnerships, Dance 4 Peace connects communities in the United States in Baltimore, Newark, New York City and Washington DC and internationally in Colombia, Germany, and the Philippines to share intercultural stories of peace. Our vision is to ignite global social change through the art of movement, and as such both our curriculum and evaluation system are completely movement-based. To date, Dance 4 Peace has worked with over 5,089 youth in nine cities on four continents.

Responsibilities for PeaceMover Facilitators:
- Participate in two day training on Dance 4 Peace curriculum and implementation best practices on September 22nd and 23rd.
- Implement and evaluate 10 weekly Dance 4 Peace sessions in at least one classroom (one hour each, at various school locations)
- Active preparation for each session; including the review and understanding of curriculum before implementation
- Compile, maintain and report program evaluation information on a weekly basis to assess strengths and areas for improvement
- Active communication with school contacts including principals and classroom teachers throughout the semester. A PeaceMover facilitator actually goes into the classroom and implements Dance 4 Peace's innovative curriculum.

They offer:
- The ability to be trained on and implement a high-impact, innovative curriculum that is already defining the future of movement-based peace education
- A fun, talented team that empowers you and values your feedback in helping shape our curriculum, our evaluations, and the organization
- Stipend plus training

How to apply:
 - Apply directly through CareerLink -- job posting #9171.
 OR 
 -Apply by sending an email to move@dance4peace.org by Aug 15th with subject line “DC, Baltimore, Newark, or NYC PeaceMover - Your Name”, resume, and a letter describing why you want to make peace move in the classroom.

...and join the movement online:
www.dance4peace.org
www.facebook.com/dance4peace
www.twitter.com/dance4peacenow

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