Teaching Artist - Brooklyn, NY

Teaching Artist (Part-time hourly, $40 per hour)

NIA seeks to build its community of diverse Teaching Artists who are passionate about sharing their practice with youth in grades K-8. Teaching Artists provide curriculum driven, project based learning, resulting in a culminating event and/or live performance. Each Teaching Artist commits to a specific residency period based on their proposed curriculum and programming and specific site schedule.  

Under the supervision of the Education Department, Teaching Artists propose course ideas, prepare course materials, and then lead students through high quality course objectives. Teaching Artists implement skill-based learning to inspire their students to innovate, think critically, express themselves, find joy in the process of making, and to help them achieve their learning goals.

Programs of interest include:

- Visual Arts (painting, drawing, printmaking, zine making, sculpture, cartooning, mixed media)

- Multimedia Arts (digital drawing, graphic design, poster-making, character design, photography, filmmaking, animation)

-Theatre (acting, playwriting, musical theatre, devised theatre, magic, costume/props design, puppetry, technical theatre, lighting/sound design, stage management, directing)

-Music (theory, composition, beat-making, performance, ensembles, percussion/drum circle, singing, dance, step)

-Writing/Film (poetry, spoken word, podcasting, interviewing, content creation, film, video editing, audio editing)

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an innovative curriculum that includes clear learning objectives resulting in a culminating activity 
• Participate in professional development sessions
• Deliver accurate and timely documentation, including attendance, evaluations, lesson plans, photos and time sheets
• Prepare youth for exhibition(s) and culminating events
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and school administrators
• Adapt instruction based upon student needs and progress
• Maintain a positive and encouraging atmosphere that promotes student confidence and motivation.

To Apply:

• Resume required.
• Cover letter required, including a proposal for the content you are interested in teaching

• Link to your portfolio or images/recordings of your artwork required.
• Optional - Images of student artwork and/or sample lesson plans

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrated previous teaching experience in NYC public school settings
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• NYC DOE Fingerprinted preferred
• Strong classroom management skills
• Experience with Social Emotional Learning framework a plus
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• A welcoming, encouraging, and enthusiastic approach with students
• Must be reliable and punctual