Printmaking Instructor

Austin Community College; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Professional development

Internship credit available

Summer home along Lake Ashmere

6-week season

Job summary

A reputable educational institution is seeking enthusiastic art instructors to teach classes at a summer camp in Massachusetts. Responsibilities include leading art classes for girls aged 7-15, collaborating with a team, and mentoring campers. Ideal candidates are warm, creative, and possess strong communication skills along with prior teaching experience. Benefits include paid training and a beautiful summer location along Lake Ashmere.

Qualifications

• Wants to be a role model and is committed to helping campers grow.
• Warm, creative, and open-minded.
• Positive, mature, and self-aware.

Responsibilities

• Teaching art classes to campers – between 3-5 classes a day.
• Collaborate with our experienced Art Director and other art instructors.
• Help campers prepare for their end-of-session showcases.
• Be assigned to and care for an age group of girls when not teaching
• Work on your own craft during time-off or in class observations

Skills

Prior experience teaching art to youth

Strong work ethic

Organization and communication skills

Positive attitude

Good communication

Energetic

Engaged

Humor

Education

Notable prior personal fine arts training

Job description

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• A community of girls and women who share a passion for the arts
• Empowering girls through the power of camp
• Creativity, authenticity, and sisterhood guide everything we do.
• Working at Berkshire Lake Arts Camp isn’t just a job — it’s a chance to change a child’s life and make a long-lasting difference. Each day brings a chance to create, learn, and grow together.
• Located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, serving girls ages 7-15
• Offering top-tier instruction in visual and performing arts

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Wants to be a role model and is committed to helping campers grow
• Warm, creative, and open-minded
• Positive, mature, and self-aware
• Enthusiastic with a sense of humor
• Strong work ethic
• Values good communication
• Enjoys being silly, expressive, and fully engaged in camp life
• Willing to dive in, try new things and give it their all

DATES & COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Dates: June 19 - August 2, 2026
• Benefits include:
  • Paid training
  • Professional development
  • Internship credit available
  • Calling our beautiful setting along Lake Ashmere your summer home
  • A 6-week season (meaning time for yourself within the summer, too!)

EXPERIENCE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Skills You’ll Need:

• Prior experience teaching art to youth or working with children in another capacity
• Notable prior personal fine arts training with a variety of media
• Organization and communication skills

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Teaching art classes to campers – between 3-5 classes a day
• Collaborate with our experienced Art Director and a team of other art instructors
• Help campers prepare for their end-of-session showcases
• When not teaching, you’ll be assigned to an age group of girls to look after and care for
• Opportunities to work on your own craft (sit in on classes during time-off, etc.)