Teaching Artist
Teaching Artist
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Position Summary:NJPAC Teaching Artists are professional artists and educators who teach a variety of arts disciplines in various environments across the state of New Jersey. Our programs are offered virtually on-site and to schools community centers and childcare centers throughout New Jersey. All TAs are paid for ongoing training opportunities as well as all meeting and planning time.NJPAC Teaching Artists are on-call employees. Work fluctuates based on season sales and TA availability.
Pay Rates:
- Facilitation:$50-$80/hr
- Meetings and Training :$28.35/hr
- Documentation: $13/hr
We are currently prioritizing the following opportunities:
Dance:Musical Theater choreographers Creative Movement
- Creative Movement: use the elements of dance and movement to engage elementary students to support storytelling and literacy development
- World Dance: (grades 3rd 6th) all cultural dance artists welcomed. Lesson planning required.
Hip Hop:Emceeing Beatboxing DJing Music Production Graffiti Dance
Music:Recorder Beginning Band
Professional Development Facilitators:All Artistic Disciplines
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Facilitate workshops residencies and/or Saturday and summer classes that are developmentally appropriate focus on the whole student and build social-emotional learning in addition to artistic learning goals
- Create curriculum outlines and lesson plans that embody the goals of NJPACs program(s)
- Share curriculum outlines with NJPAC staff classroom teachers and school administration
- Communicate with NJPAC and school staff regarding all aspects of programming
- Participate in paid meetings and training at NJPAC
- Travel to and work in all types of schools on-site programs and community settings across New Jersey. Some opportunities may be available for virtual options.
Qualifications and Special Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in the arts education or arts-related field or equivalent experience
- Professional experience in a performing art form and/or as a teaching artist or educator
- Experience working with diverse populations and ages
- Foundational understanding of healing centered culturally responsive anti-racist and/or social-emotional learning
- Strong classroom management skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills in order to interact with students classroom teachers school administrators and NJPAC staff
- Willingness to travel to and teach in various school settings in New Jersey
- Willingness to attend meetings training and complete paperwork in addition to teaching classes
- Reliable transportation
- Required background check & fingerprinting clearance
Supporting Documents must include the following required for employment consideration are:
Teaching Philosophy Statement (one page written or three minutes recorded max)
Headshot (Optional)
Other Work Sample (Optional)
Please upload all documents when completing your application of employment. If you are having issues uploading your supporting documents please email Steven Hayetat
No phone calls please. Candidates selected for audition and interview will receive a verbal or written response including a request for a sample lesson plan. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis but we will only conduct interviews three times a year in an effort to provide cohort training within the first month of on-boarding.
NJPAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment Type
Gig
