Are you high energy, experienced, and love working with kids???
Do you love CYT and our mission??
Then, apply today!
Camp staff includes professional local artists, CYT Production Artistic Teams, and theater specialists.
CYT aims to hire counselors who are great role models for our students. 

Being a CYT Teaching Artist is both a privilege and a challenge. You will be working with parents and students of various ages and backgrounds who have one basic thing in common – they want to be involved in children’s theater in a vibrant, uplifting, inclusive environment, and they want to have fun while doing it!

It is CYT’s belief that an enthusiastic, positive, well-organized teacher who has a love for theater and a love for children will be able to make a difference in the lives of children and families in our community. 

Basic Function:
To train and instruct students in a specified area of competence in such a way as to promote the development of character, self-esteem, and confidence.

Qualifications:

• Must understand CYT's Mission Statement and Values and Objectives and be willing to incorporate them when performing job-related tasks.
• Must have theater experience and/or education pertaining to class being taught.
• Must show evidence of ability to use appropriate and effective methods of instruction.

Operational Tasks:

• Maintain a current application and updated employee information as requested by the Managing Director.
• Plan a syllabus for the class, which meets the CYT Curriculum standards, and submit by email to the Coordinator no later than two weeks before classes begin, or as soon after employment as possible.
• Maintain regular attendance.
• Arrive to class at least 15 minutes early each week; do not leave class until all students have left.
• Instruct students in designated area of competence, as contracted.
• Read weekly Teacher Notes and communicate CYT business to students.
• Support all CYT-related activities, including ticket contests and fundraisers.
• Plan and direct a quality Showcase of class accomplishments.
• Be a positive role model for all students at all times.

. . . in other words . . . A Great CYT Teacher . . .

• Starts on time with a BANG!
  Always start on time and do something that the kids will not want to miss.


• Has too-oo much to cover!
  Always be overly prepared and have too many activities to accomplish in one class period. Make sure the activities have a purpose and relate to theater arts. No Heads Up Seven Up!


• Knows everyone by name!
  By the end of the second week, call every student by his or her first name.


• Shows personal interest in every student!
  Ask students questions about themselves, their families, their interests, etc. Ask lots of questions. Notice when a student is absent; make phone call to follow up.


• Stands Up!
  Never sit down. Stay on your feet and show alertness, readiness, and energy.


• Is a Leader!
  You’re the boss, the leader, the one who is in control. Make sure you stay on task and lead with authority. If you don’t know the answer, admit it and then find out! Maintain a professional distance from your students. Remember: You are the teacher and they are the students, even when you’re not teaching!


• Is “Plugged In”!
  Enthusiasm is contagious! Keep personal problems personal. When you walk into the classroom you are the greatest actor of all and must be energetic and on fire!


• Is Positive!
  Give students lots of positive feedback - personal, behavior, and performance feedback! Teach, mentor, and believe in every student! Be honest and encouraging at all times!


• Goes for the Gold!
  Expect excellence for and from your class. Have high goals and expect students to achieve them. Don’t settle for mediocrity.


• Has Fun!
  If you’re having fun, so will your students. Make sure all students learn something about theater, make lots of friends, and have fun!


• Touches a Life!
  Ask God to use you in the lives of you students. Pray for them. You have a greater impact than you think you have. CYT students look up to you - they are searching for a hero. Be one!

Artistic Team Members must:

• Have proficiency, passion and past experience in their expertises:
  • Director must know and love theater and know the various aspects of mounting a major production. He/She must know how to motivate actors, create stage pictures, inspire cast and crew and lead the entire company to reach their vision.
  • Musical Director must know how to read music (and play to some extent) and teach rhythm, melodies and harmonies.
  • Choreographer must know and love to teach various styles of dance and be able to tell a story and create stage pictures with movement and dance.
• Love children, love working with children, and love to see growth in the lives of all children, not just the leads.
• Be strong moral role models. The children look up to these individuals and the responsibility of being exemplary cannot be overstated. Because we are “Christian Youth Theater,” it is preferred that the Artistic Team understand what it is to be a Christian and live a Christian lifestyle.
• Be Enthusiastic and encouraging. People always respond better to someone who is positive. Someone who consistently encourages and gives positive reinforcement or will accomplish much more than a leader who is negative, sarcastic and harsh.
• Demand and strive for excellence. Artistic Team members must not be satisfied with mediocrity. They must be willing to put in the extra time and effort to make sure that a production is the best it can be all things considered
• Be a team player. They must be excited and willing to work with other people on their artistic team. Each member must be committed to negotiation, compromise and submission to each other. The “good” of the “bigger picture” must be the focus.
• Submissive to authority. Each person on the Artistic Team must be willing to submit to the guidelines of CYT and the Show Coordinator. The Show Coordinator has the final say on issues that may arise. Because the Coordinator knows the area, the parents, the facility and has a history of the children, the Coordinator is the one who is the constant thread that holds the CYT program together from session to session.