Clay on the Move Coordinator - Summer 2025

University of Wisconsin-Madison - Student jobs; United States; Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant community recreation program where creativity meets outdoor fun! This role involves engaging with participants of all ages through clay activities in beautiful Madison parks. You will drive a 15-passenger van, set up and facilitate pottery sessions, and create an inclusive environment for everyone. If you are outgoing, reliable, and passionate about teaching pottery, this is the perfect opportunity for you! Embrace the chance to inspire creativity and foster connections within the community. Bring your artistic flair to a team dedicated to enriching lives through recreation and arts.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work outside in various weather conditions.
• Experience working with clay and pottery techniques is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive to parks and facilitate clay activities for diverse age groups.
• Collaborate with instructors to implement adaptable clay activities.

Skills

Creativity

Flexibility

Reliability

Engagement with diverse populations

Driving a 15 passenger van

Pottery throwing skills

Education

Experience in teaching pottery classes

Tools

Pottery wheel

Job description

Department Overview:

Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) is Madison’s public recreation provider. MSCR offers a wide variety of athletic, recreational, arts and enrichment activities and classes for all ages in an accessible, inclusive setting. Programs include swimming instruction, MSCR on the Move, arts & enrichment classes, youth summer camps, sports camps & clinics, adult & 50+ fitness, adult sport leagues including pickleball, softball and tennis, and a wide variety of outdoor pursuits including paddling sports, pontoon trips, camping, orienteering and challenge courses.

As a department of the Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD), MSCR also provides afterschool enrichment activities, clubs and sports as well as summer programming in Madison elementary, middle and high schools, Allied Learning Center and Meadowood Neighborhood Center. Afterschool clubs and sports include: arts & enrichment, homework/academic clubs, drama, dance, skiing, soccer, basketball, volleyball, cross country and much more!

Anticipated Start Date:

06/09/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

08/22/2025

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 14 Maximum: 21

Schedule:

7 hours per shift (2 – 3 shifts per week). Maximum of one shift per day (Mondays, Wednesdays, and every other Friday). Shift times are either 7:30am - 1pm, 10am - 5:30pm, or 3pm - 9pm.

Salary/Wage Range:

Minimum: $22.00 Maximum: $24.00

Number of Positions:

1

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Must be able to work outside in various weather conditions.
2. Must be creative and flexible.
3. Must be outgoing and able to engage with a diverse population.
4. Must be proven to be reliable and able to work independently.
5. Experience working with clay.
6. Understands how to store, maintain and reclaim clay for use.
7. Proficient at throwing – centering, opening and pulling.
8. Comfortable demonstrating how to throw on the pottery wheel.
9. Must be comfortable driving a 15 passenger van.
10. Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience teaching pottery classes.
2. Past experience working with diverse populations.
3. Ability to communicate with Spanish speakers.

Other Information:

Only friendly, creative and well-organized applicants should apply. Please upload a current resume and cover letter to your application. Contact Martha Hutchinson at [phone] or [e-mail] with questions.

If contacted for an interview, applicants must bring a finished piece of pottery made by them and may be asked to demonstrate their throwing ability during the interview.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

1. Drive 15 passenger van to 2-3 Madison parks each week.
2. Collaborate with Clay on the Move instructor to setup and implement easily adaptable clay activities in a variety of Madison parks.
3. Organize, request, and maintain supplies.
4. Communicate clearly with participants.
5. Communicate openly with both Pottery Coordinator and Arts Supervisor.
6. Create an encouraging, inclusive environment – all are welcome!
7. Facilitate clay activities for 3-5 y/o, 5-8 y/o and 8 y/o to adults.

Physical Demands:

Ability to lift 25 lbs of supplies or equipment.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/