Cultural Arts Specialist - Visual Arts (Part-Time)

Description

START DATE & WORK SCHEDULE
3+ hours per week, dependent on the number of classes assigned to teach.
Classes may be Sunday-Saturday, and anytime between 9 am - 9 pm.

Duties

• Develop lesson plans and deliver instruction to youth and/or adult students.
• Submit requests for supplies to studio technicians in a timely manner.
• Track student attendance for assigned classes.
• Commitment to nurturing students at their level of experience and supporting their creative growth.
• Prepare materials for each assigned class.
• Instruct students in the proper use and care of tools, materials, and studios.
• Return the studio to the same, or better, level of cleanliness after each assigned class.
• Provide feedback to the supervisor for areas of improvement or ideas for new class offerings.
• Act as a steward of the Cultural Arts Community at The Hawk and on behalf of the City of Farmington Hills.

SPECIAL SKILLS & TRAINING

• The candidate should have extensive studio experience and familiarity with working in a shared community studio space.
• Ability to plan out and establish a safe and encouraging learning environment.
• Must work well individually and as part of a larger team of the Cultural Arts teaching artist’s roster.
• Cultural competency to work with people of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and in an environment with minimal supervision.
• Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Previous Work Experience
  Proven experience teaching youth and/or adult art classes in drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, and more.
• Need not have experience teaching all these fields of study but should have a specialty in which you are comfortable teaching.

Typical Qualifications

• Hired individuals will work with the Cultural Arts Coordinator to determine which, and how many, visual arts courses they teach each term.
• A valid State of Michigan driver’s license with good driving record is required.
• Interest in and experience in the arts preferred.

Supplemental Information

• This position is not eligible for benefits.