INTERNAL ONLY: LEVEL UP After School Creative Program Instructor (Additional Instructors)

Centinela Valley Union High School District; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 62,508 - 89,027; Part time

Job summary

A California school district is seeking an additional instructor for the LEVEL UP After School Creative Program. The position involves mentoring students in artistic development, with responsibilities including supporting project development and collaborating with the primary instructor. Candidates must have a valid California Teaching Credential and preferably experience in arts education or creative industries. This rewarding role emphasizes fostering student creativity and engagement through practical, real-world applications of the arts.

Qualifications

• Valid California Teaching Credential is required.
• Experience or interest in arts education or creative industries is preferred.
• Ability to mentor and assist students in project development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized support in artistic and creative disciplines.
• Mentor students and assist with project development.
• Collaborate with the primary instructor to enhance program delivery.

Skills

Experience in arts education

Ability to support diverse learners

Creative problem-solving

Mentoring skills

Education

Valid California Teaching Credential

Job description

INTERNAL ONLY: LEVEL UP After School Creative Program Instructor (Additional Instructors) JobID: 1361

Certificated Opportunity for Extra Duty Assignment

March 26, 2026

Position(s)

LEVEL UP? After School Creative Program Instructor (Additional Instructors)

Location(s)

Lloyde HS

Duration

Spring 2026 Session: March 2, 2026 – June 5, 2026; Monday – Thursday, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (50 days / 13 weeks)

Compensation

$55 per hour

• Additional Instructors (up to 3): Up to 13 hours per instructor

Funded through Prop 28 allocation; not to exceed allocated hours

Description

The LEVEL UP? After School Creative Program is designed to provide students at Lloyde High School and Lawndale High School with high-level artistic development while connecting their creative interests to real-world applications and career pathways.

The program emphasizes outcome-based learning, requiring students to produce a final project or product aligned to real-world opportunities in the arts, entrepreneurship, and creative industries.

Program Strands

• Art & Creative Skill Development: Portfolio-building through structured independent artistic practice
• Marketing & Brand Development: Brand strategy, content creation, and digital media projects (e.g., social media campaigns)
• Creative Writing: Poetry, memoir, fiction, and screenplay writing, including self-publishing opportunities
• Entrepreneurial Strategy & Creative Thinking: Business development, creative problem-solving, and production of branding materials (logos, websites, marketing assets)

Additional Program Components

• Weekly guest speakers from industry professionals focusing on innovation in the arts, A.I. integration, entrepreneurship, and overcoming creative barriers
• Real-world application of creative and business skills
• Cross-curricular collaboration and student-centered project development

Additional Instructor Responsibilities

• Provide specialized support in artistic and creative disciplines
• Mentor students and assist with project development
• Collaborate with the primary instructor to enhance program delivery

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid California Teaching Credential (Visual/Performing Arts, English, CTE, or related field preferred)
• Experience or interest in arts education, creative industries, entrepreneurship, or project-based learning
• Ability to support diverse learners and foster student creativity and engagement

Legal Notice

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REOPEN, READVERTISE, DELAY, OR CANCEL FILLING THESE POSITIONS

The Centinela Valley Union High School District is committed to providing a safe school and working environment where all individuals in education are afforded equal access and opportunities. The District's academic and other educational support programs, services and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any individual based on the person's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information regarding complaints, please click here to access the District's Complaints Webpage: http://bit.ly/cvcomplaints , or contact the Assistant Superintendent, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Centinela Valley Union High School District, 14901 Inglewood Avenue, Lawndale CA 90260, [phone].

Postings current as of 3/31/2026 6:01:32 AM CST.

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