Resident Teaching Artist - Denver CO, Roaring Fork Valley CO, Sitka AK

Requirements

• Highly skilled in their artistic craft, holding a degree in an artistic field or having a comparable combination of education and experience in their artistic field.
• U.S. citizenship, national, or legal resident.
• Able to dedicate up to 10 months to a full-time national service year (September through June).
• Able to successfully pass all necessary background checks and clearances for working with youth.

Qualifications

• Dedication to the highest level of artistic excellence, deep commitment to service and belief in the artistic potential of every child.
• Aptitude for organization, self-motivation, and problem-solving;
• Ability to remain flexible and manage changing priorities and demands on time;
• Exceptional judgment;
• Interpersonal maturity, compassion, and wisdom;
• Ability to work effectively with people of all backgrounds and experiences.
• Efficacy in communication;
• Easily engages others and demonstrates genuine interest in the thoughts, ideas, and opinions of others;
• Comfortable with public speaking, writing, preparing presentations and/or speeches;
• Possesses the ability to actively listen.

Responsibilities

• Direct teaching and school common-time hours
• Communication, meeting, planning, and preparation hours
• Student performance or exhibition hours
• Full attendance and participation in all training and professional development requirements for school site and ArtistYear
• Designing and teaching standards-based aligned arts education that supports school culture and goals, as well as ArtistYear’s standards.
• Design and execute arts instruction and activities that engage students.
• Prepare and execute required Community Arts Projects (minimum of one per year)
• Regular communication, meetings and collaboration with school staff members and the ArtistYear leadership
• Receive and implement regular and supportive feedback from ArtistYear leadership and/or school site supervisor on performance.

To Apply: Again, you can find more information and our direct application link here: https://artistyear.org/apply-now/. Please fill out our application here and direct any questions to our CFO & COO, Julia Durkin at julia.durkin@artistyear.org. ArtistYear is an Equal Opportunity Employer.