Cultural Arts Specialist - Visual Arts (Part-Time)

City of Farmington Hills; Farmington Hills (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

City of Farmington Hills seeks a teaching artist to develop and deliver art instruction in a shared community studio. You will plan lessons, deliver classes to youth and adults, and coordinate supplies and materials with studio staff.

Attendance tracking and studio upkeep are expected as part of maintaining a welcoming learning environment. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and extensive teaching artist experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive studio experience and ability to create a safe and encouraging learning environment.
• Ability to plan lessons and adapt to diverse student needs and backgrounds.
• Strong verbal and written communication in English.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Prepare materials for each class and ensure proper use and care of tools.
• Maintain cleanliness of the studio after each class.
• Provide feedback to the supervisor for program improvement.
• Act as a steward of the Cultural Arts Community for The Hawk and City of Farmington Hills.

Skills

Studio experience

Safe learning environment

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in field

Job 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. 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. 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.

EDUCATION

A bachelor's degree in the field is required. Extensive teaching artist experience is considered in lieu of an incomplete degree.