Teaching Artist

Position Summary

Columbia College Chicago is an acclaimed undergraduate and graduate institution providing a comprehensive education in the arts, communications, and public relations. Reporting to the appropriate Columbia College Chicago School Director, the Part-Time Teaching Artist is responsible for delivering foundational courses in visual art, theater, dance, and music to RE:ALIZE dual enrollment high school students. In partnership with the Chicago Public Schools Department of Arts Education (DAE), Columbia College Chicago presents RE:ALIZE, a two-year program that provides high school juniors and seniors with robust arts access at their home schools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Columbia College Chicago courses to RE:ALIZE dual enrollment high school students in dance, music, theatre, or visual arts.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students' intellectual curiosity and helps them problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Use and stay abreast of current pedagogies and technologies that are effective in a diverse classroom.
• Collaborate with other program faculty and staff to use assessment techniques to maximize the effectiveness of classroom instruction leading to learning outcomes attainment and student success.
• Participate in practitioner-focused meetings and trainings offered by the Department of Arts Education and/or Columbia College Chicago.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in the relevant area required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Significant professional experience in the discipline of the course may substitute for the graduate degree, contingent upon approval from the college.
• Experience teaching and/or mentoring in secondary and/or post-secondary schools required.
• Ability to establish a supportive and well-organized classroom community required.
• Excellent Written, Oral, and Interpersonal Skills Required.
• Experience within the Canvas Learning Management System preferred.
• Knowledge of Columbia College Chicago and Chicago Public Schools preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the relevant area required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Significant professional experience in the discipline of the course may substitute for the graduate degree, contingent upon approval from the college.
• Experience teaching and/or mentoring in secondary and/or post-secondary schools required.
• Ability to establish a supportive and well-organized classroom community required.
• Excellent Written, Oral, and Interpersonal Skills Required.
• Experience within the Canvas Learning Management System preferred.
• Knowledge of Columbia College Chicago and Chicago Public Schools preferred.

Pay

The compensation rate for teaching one, 3-credit course in the dual enrollment program is $6,849.00. Compensation for courses that carry fewer, or more than three credits will be prorated down or up accordingly.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits including affordable health, dental, and vision coverage;
• Flexible spending accounts;
• Commuter benefit program;
• Lifetime and accidental, death & dismemberment coverage;
• Paid and unpaid leave options;
• Work/life benefits;
• Education assistance programs;
• Retail and financial planning benefits.

Additional Information

This position is part-time, continued employment is contingent on available funding for position. Position subject to a background screening. This is a non-union position. This position is overtime ineligible. Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Columbia College Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations concerning civil rights. The college does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law.