Part-Time Trauma-Informed Workshop Coordinator (Arts for Teens)

Arts for LA; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 38,000 - 53,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement benefits

Professional development stipend

Job summary

artworxLA seeks a part-time Workshop Coordinator to support incarcerated and system-impacted youth across five sites in Los Angeles. You will co-facilitate workshops, help design SEL and career skills activities, and assist Teaching Artists with classroom management.

This role emphasizes trauma-informed, healing-centered practice, strong relationships with students, and coordinating logistics like budgets, travel, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in classroom settings with teens in high-need populations.
• Strong knowledge or experience in the arts and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate weekly classroom workshops in three to five school sites, including a juvenile probation camp.
• Design and lead workshops focused on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and career skills, tailored to system-impacted youth.
• Support Teaching Artists in classroom management and adapting to challenges in juvenile justice settings.
• Act as a liaison among students, Teaching Artists, and school/probation staff to facilitate communication and resolve conflicts.
• Build familiarity with institutional culture, align with student goals and routines.
• Encourage and support students toward project milestones and deadlines, fostering creativity and resilience.
• Coordinate art installations and exhibitions at school or cultural partner sites.
• Engage in trauma-sensitive, healing-informed training for working with system-impacted youth.
• Manage budgets for supplies, reimbursements, and inventory at sites.
• Track student attendance and assist in administering evaluation tools for reporting.

Skills

Classroom experience with teens

Arts familiarity

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Written communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

artworxLA seeks a part-time Workshop Coordinator to support incarcerated and system-impacted youth across five sites in Los Angeles. You will co-facilitate workshops, help design SEL and career skills activities, and assist Teaching Artists with classroom management.

This role emphasizes trauma-informed, healing-centered practice, strong relationships with students, and coordinating logistics like budgets, travel, and documentation.