CCAD Youth & Community Learning Instructor

CCAD Youth & Community Learning Instructor

Options include: Saturday Art Class Instructor and/or Evening Art Class Instructor

CCAD is seeking instructors for its Fall 2025 Saturday Art Classes and Evening Art Classes. Instructors for these programs thrive in creative spaces with young and lifelong learners and are committed to delivering inclusive and equitable curriculum. To apply provide a cover letter and CV/ resume. Please also be sure to select at least three courses in the application questions that you feel most equipped to teach. We must have this information in order to truly consider a candidate for depth descriptions of courses can be found on the Saturday Art Classes or Evening Art Classes pages of our CCAD Website.

Instructors are required to:

1. Serve as the primary instructor for all scheduled classes
2. Deliver high-quality well-planned art and design instruction that is appropriately scoped to student skill level and matches the course description
3. Prepare and submit a syllabus to the Director of Youth & Community Learning by stated deadlines and revise as directed
4. Plan and enact class periods effectively adhering to Youth & Community Learning department standards
5. Attend all orientation and training sessions
6. Exercise appropriate classroom management interventions and support as needed
7. Keep accurate attendance records via Enrollsy our classroom management system
8. Support at student dropoff and pickup as directed
9. Communicate clearly and regularly with the Youth & Community Learning director and staff as well as students and their families as appropriate
10. Ensure that classroom and studio spaces are cleaned prior to leaving
11. Facilitate and collaborate around end-of-term celebratory exhibition of student work
12. Perform other related duties as assigned
13. Adhere to all CCAD health and safety standards.

Instructors are paid:

• $1250 per ten week Saturday Art Classes course
• $625 per five week Saturday Art Classes or Evening Art Classes course
• $417 per three week Saturday Art Classes course

Saturday Art Class instructors are required to be present for all Saturdays:

• From September 20th to November 22nd for ten week courses
• From September 20th to October 18th and/ or October 25th to November 22nd for five week courses
• Varying Saturday October or November dates for three week courses
• If you are hired to teach a morning course you will be required to be present from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM (classes run 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM).
• If you are hired to teach an afternoon course you will be required to be present from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (classes run 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM).

Evening Art Class instructors are required to be present for all Tuesday evenings:

• From September 23rd to October 21st.
• Evening Art Class instructors will be required to be present from 6:30 PM to 9:15 PM (classes run 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM).

Instructors are allowed to teach a combination or morning and afternoon Saturday Art Classes and/or Evening Art Classes if available and interested.

Please apply by visiting and searching for Saturday Art Classes.

About Columbus College of Art & Design:

Columbus College of Art & Design teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the midst of a thriving creative community in Columbus Ohio. Founded in 1879 CCAD is one of the oldest private nonprofit art and design colleges in the United States. CCAD offers nine BFA programs and a Master of Professional Studies in User Experience Design that produce graduates equipped to shape culture and business at the highest level. Additionally CCAD offers year-round community art classes for children and adults of all ages led by local creators and designers skilled in their craft. For more information visit .

About Columbus:

Columbus is among the Top 10 best U.S. cities for new college grads and one of the top 10 creative scenes in the country as well as one of the 15 most affordable cities in the U.S. As one of the nations largest college towns Columbus is the type of city where creative activities flourish. There are eight distinct cultural districts that surround CCAD and there are more than 165 restaurants pubs and clubs in downtown alone. CCAD is a campus community located in the heart of this vibrant city.