VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR

Jimmy Jazz; West Zollarsville (PA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

ArtsQuest is seeking a part-time, year-round educator to lead art programs for visitors, primarily youth, and assist with tours and events. You will collaborate on lesson plans, help with supplies, and support camps and festivals.

Strong English, solid organization, and reliable transportation are required. Ideal candidates hold a degree in art education or related field, have experience with children, and are comfortable reading or presenting to diverse groups.

Qualifications

• Degrees in art education or related field required.
• Experience working with children preferred.
• Knowledge of various visual art mediums desired.
• Strong problem-solving and creativity required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with children and adults.

Responsibilities

• Teach art-making programs to visitors, including youth and field trips.
• Develop projects and lesson plans with the Manager of Visual Arts.
• Assist with supply prep, inventory, ordering, and classroom logistics.
• Lead exhibition tours for visitors of all ages.
• Support ArtsQuest Summer Art Camp operations and events.
• Provide event support for ArtsQuest activities and festivals.

Skills

Problem-solving

Creativity

Interpersonal skills

English communication

Bi-lingual Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

High School Diploma

Job description

• Base Pay $18.00 / Hour
• Job Category PART TIME
• Employee Type Part Time Year Round

THIS IS A YEAR-ROUND PART TIME POSITION!

Responsibilities

• Teach free and ticketed art-making programs to visitors of all ages (primarily youth), which may include field trips, multi-week classes, drop-in workshops, private parties, crafts at festivals + outreach events, and more.
• Work with Manager of Visual Arts to develop projects and lesson plans for art-making programs.
• Assist with day-to-day operations of Visual Arts and Education programs, which may include supply preparation, supply inventory and ordering, classroom organization and maintenance, open studio monitoring, and more.
• Lead exhibition tours to visitors of all ages.
• Assist with day-to-day operations of ArtsQuest Summer Art Camp as needed. This may include assisting in classrooms, facilitating drop-off and pick-up, monitoring recess and lunch breaks, supply preparation, and more.
• Provide support for ArtsQuest events including First Fridays, Block Party, People’s Ball, Second Sundays, etc.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• B.A., B.F.A, or A.A. (or equivalent work experience) in art education, fine art, art history, or related field. High School Diploma required.
• Experience working with children is desired.
• Knowledge of a variety of visual arts mediums desired.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creativity is a must
• Outstanding interpersonal skills - ability to interact with both children and adults
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English. Bi-lingual ability in Spanish or other languages is a plus.
• Reliable transportation to travel between facilities as needed.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, bend, crawl, and kneel.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms, and use hands and fingers to handle, feel, grip, etc.
• Frequently required to lift up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable assistance.
• Frequently required to travel between our facilities, using reliable transportation.
• Employee should have the ability to read, write and communicate in English; bi-lingual ability in Spanish or other language is a plus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a part-time position. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., however the employee must be willing and able to work outside normal business hours to support our events and activities throughout the year as needed, including evenings, weekend and holidays when necessary and during events and festivals.

Travel: Travel is required between buildings, for off-site meetings and events and is expected for this position. Employees should have a reliable means of transportation to enable them to travel between our buildings, facilities and festivals.

Working Conditions

• ArtsQuest offices are smoke-free.
• Ability to work harmoniously in a diverse office environment
• Normal working environment is mostly indoors, however, the ability to work indoors and outdoors in all types of weather conditions during festivals and events is required.

Core Values

ArtsQuest demonstrates its Core Values of: Serve our Communities, Be Curious, Act Generously, Be Transparent and Find Joy in all aspects of our culture. It is our goal to maintain these values to consistently deliver exceptional experiences to our employees and our community.

Our employees are the most valuable assets we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and the organization’s achievement as well.

ArtsQuest is a workplace where all employees feel valued and respected whatever their age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and/or veteran status. We embrace and encourage our employees’ characteristics that make them unique, because we value and appreciate life experiences.

Salary and Benefits

ArtsQuest strives to be competitive in its compensation practices. We seek to pay base salaries at the market average, while recognizing organizational, team, and individual success. Our base pay rates, salary structure and other compensation practices are created using industry-recognized methods and data sources. We have a generous time off policy; benefits include medical, dental, vision, term life, accidental death and long-term disability insurance, as well at a 403(b)-retirement savings plan and discretionary match, an EAP and discounts on organizational programs and events when available as well as partner PERK’s when offered.