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Animation Activity Specialist-Elementary-South Ozone Park
Part Time Elmhurst, NY, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1150

Salary Range: $30.00 To $45.00 Annually

Animation Activity Specialist for Elementary School Program, South Ozone Park Queens (Part‑Time Position)
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA)

South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is committed to providing its employees opportunities for growth in a supportive community environment. With a flexible schedule and generous benefits package, SAYA provides its employees a healthy work‑life balance in a youth development nonprofit.

SAYA: Belong. Grow. Thrive.
Organization Description
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is an inclusive, South Asian‑focused 501(c)3 youth development organization. Through our innovative, holistic approach, we work toward educational equity by providing opportunities and resources to less privileged New York City youth, ensuring they are empowered academically, emotionally, and socially to become engaged community members.

Established in 1996, SAYA provides valuable life skills and holistic, impactful programming to underserved New York City youth. As one of the first South Asian organizations created in the United States, SAYA is the only organization of its kind in the NYC metropolitan area providing inclusive and secular comprehensive youth development services while centering our community’s experiences. Today, SAYA provides programming at eleven elementary, middle, and high schools in Queens and Brooklyn, along with our Elmhurst‑based community center - serving a growing number of youths across all sites each year.

A key tenet of our work is cultivating vital social and emotional learning (SEL) skills such as belonging, confidence, and self‑efficacy through intentionally designed, research‑based curricula. Across our organization, services tailored for different age groups include leadership and identity development, academic support that bridges learning gaps, comprehensive college preparation, and activities that nurture creativity and build positive peer connections.

Position Summary
The Animation Activity Specialist is responsible for designing and leading engaging animation activities that foster creativity, technical skills, and teamwork among program participants. This role involves teaching participants how to create animated projects, including storyboarding, character design, and digital or stop‑motion animation, while maintaining a positive, inclusive, and supportive environment.

Reports to
Program Director

Compensation
$30‑45 an hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is an in‑person position for the school year from August through June with potential rehire for summer and the following.

Responsibilities

Supervise all activities to ensure the health, safety and well‑being of program participants.

Develop lesson plans of age‑appropriate animation activities that will support the development of social‑emotional learning competencies, seek to build skills and encourage collaboration.

Teach foundational and advanced animation techniques, such as storyboarding, character creation, and frame‑by‑frame animation.

Incorporate both traditional (e.g., hand‑drawn) and digital animation methods into the curriculum.

Facilitate purposeful activities that foster the development of new skills in youth in an engaging, creative and responsive manner.

Manage classroom and maintain positive learning environment.

Build positive relationships with youth and adults and serve as a role model with respect to demeanor, communication and overall attitude.

Ensure proper care of all spaces and materials, organize room and report any misused or damaged materials to the Program Director.

Complete and submit in a timely manner all program reports relative to this position, including but not limited to: supply request, lesson plans, incident reports, attendance, and timesheets.

Assist Program Coordinator with ordering and maintaining equipment and/or supplies.

Actively participate in training sessions, designated meetings and special events.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree preferred.

Minimum of 2 years of academic preparation in animation, graphic design, art education, or a related field.

Knowledge of animation software (e.g., Adobe Animate, Blender, Toon Boom, or similar tools).

Experience with stop‑motion animation using props, clay, or paper models when appropriate.

Knowledge and understanding of youth development, after school and public education.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple priorities, people and projects effectively.

Experience in providing individualized and group instruction to meet the needs of youth with various level of skills.

Experience designing and teaching courses to ensure youth success and supports youth‑centered.

Ideal Candidate
Ideal candidate will excel in the following areas:

Communication: The candidate will have the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people including youth, teachers, school administrations, parents, and other staff. They will be able to work as part of a team with the school community and other SAYA programs. They will be able to consider situations from multiple perspectives in order to avoid and manage conflict.

Flexibility: The candidate will be comfortable adapting to changing circumstances. They will be able to work with youth of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

SAYA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Employer.

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In Summary: Animation Activity Specialist-Elementary-South Ozone Park Part Time Elmhurst, NY, US 30+ days ago Requisition ID: 1150 Salary Range: $30.00 To $45.00 Annually . South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) provides valuable life skills and holistic programming to underserved New York City youth .

En Español: Si no puede completar esta solicitud debido a una discapacidad, póngase en contacto con este empleador para solicitar un alojamiento o un proceso de aplicación alternativo. Especialista en Actividades Animadas-Elementaria-Parque del Ozone Sur Tiempo parcial Elmhurst, NY, Estados Unidos hace más de 30 días Requisition ID: 1150 Salario Rango: $30.00 A $45.00 Anualmente Especialista en actividades de animación para el Programa de Escuelas Primarias, South Ozone Park Queens (Posición Part Time) Acción juvenil de Asia Meridional (SAYA). Como una de las primeras organizaciones del sur asiático creadas en los Estados Unidos, SAYA es la única organización de su tipo en el área metropolitana de Nueva York que ofrece servicios integrales y seculares para el desarrollo juvenil mientras centra nuestras experiencias comunitarias. Hoy en día, SAYO proporciona programación en once escuelas primarias, medianas y secundarias en Queens y Brooklyn, junto con nuestro centro comunitario basado en Elmhurst - sirviendo a un número cada vez mayor de jóvenes en todos los sitios cada año. Un principio clave de nuestro trabajo es cultivar habilidades vitales de aprendizaje social y emocional (SEL) como pertenencia, confianza y autoeficacia mediante currículos diseñados intencionalmente y basados en investigación. A través de nuestra organización, los servicios personalizados para diferentes grupos de edad incluyen liderazgo e identidad, apoyo académico que cubre las brechas de conocimiento, preparación integral para la universidad, y cómo nutrir la creatividad y apoyar las conexiones entre los participantes. Esta es una posición en persona para el año escolar de agosto a junio, con un posible retiro para verano y los siguientes. Responsabilidades Supervisar todas las actividades para garantizar la salud, seguridad y bienestar de los participantes del programa. Desarrollar planes de lecciones de actividades de animación apropiadas para su edad que apoyen el desarrollo de competencias sociales-emocionales de aprendizaje, buscan desarrollar habilidades y fomentar la colaboración. Enseñar técnicas básicas y avanzadas de animaciones como storyboarding, creación de personajes y diseño de imágenes por fotogramas. Incorporar métodos tradicionales (p. ej., dibujo a mano) y de animacion digital al currículo. Facilitar actividades específicas que promuevan el crecimiento de nuevas habilidades en los jóvenes en un rango comprometido, creativo y receptivo. Gestionar aptitudes y mantener el entorno educativo de manera positiva. Construir relaciones positivas con los estudiantes y adultos y administrar los programas educativos de forma adecuada. Los candidatos podrán trabajar como parte de un equipo con la comunidad escolar y otros programas SAYA. Podrán considerar situaciones desde múltiples perspectivas para evitar y gestionar conflictos. Flexibilidad: El candidato se sentirá cómodo adaptándose a las circunstancias cambiantes.