Teaching Artist

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title: Teaching Artist

Department: Education

Reports To: Education Management Team

Position Classification: Seasonal, Non-Exempt (Part-time)

Work Location: Onsite at the Queens Museum & partner school sites

Work Schedule: Varies by program; weekend availability required

Salary Range: $40.00 per hour

Management Classification: Non-supervisory

About the Queens Museum

The Queens Museum is dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the residents of Queens, a uniquely diverse, ethnic, cultural, and international community.

The Museum fulfills its mission by designing and providing art exhibitions, public programs, and educational experiences that promote the appreciation and enjoyment of art, support the creative efforts of artists, and enhance the quality of life through interpreting, collecting, and exhibiting art, architecture, and design.

About the Education Department

The Queens Museum’s Education Department offers a range of free and low-cost award-winning learning experiences that connect people across the lifespan with the Museum’s acclaimed exhibitions, collections, artist projects and public programs. They take place at the Museum and also at various community partner sites across the borough of Queens, a county of 2.4 million people and one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse places in the world. This community work includes long-term partnerships with over 30 Queens public schools, various Queens Library branches, hospitals, social service agencies, adult rehabilitation centers and much more. In all this work, the education department is committed to promoting the agency and imagination of all people, regardless of their backgrounds.

Position Overview:

Queens Museum teaching artists are part of a diverse team of creative, highly motivated, and thoughtful educators interested in working with diverse, multi-generational audiences, particularly our adult immigrant community.

Teaching artists develop and lead various workshops and hands-on projects that promote ongoing learning in our adult immigrant community and through the arts and digital media.

Ideal candidates will have experience teaching diverse immigrant audiences in a range of learning environments that bring fresh perspectives in creating new and innovative workshops that promote individual as well as community creative exploration. Queens Museum is looking to hire teaching artists that have experience that will support our dynamic Pre-K-12 school programs, customized in-school residencies, inclusive ArtAccess workshops for visitors with disabilities, drop-in family art-making days, teen leadership initiatives and seasonal camps.

Essential Functions

• Create, design, and facilitate arts education programs, workshops, classes, tours, and community-based learning experiences that encourage not only artistic creation but also the construction and development of tools for growth and self-exploration.

• Facilitate museum experiences and tours for groups of school groups and other groups visiting the Museum's exhibits.

• Develop curricula related to each workshop as well as support lesson plans that integrate the Museum's permanent and changing exhibitions with content relevant to the immigrant community and educational program goals.

• Adapt instruction to meet the needs of participants with diverse cultural, linguistic, educational, and learning backgrounds.

• Create welcoming and inclusive learning environments that encourage participation and artistic exploration.

• Prepare materials, supplies, and instructional resources necessary for successful program delivery.

• Maintain accurate attendance records and program documentation as required.

• Manage workload and complete all requirements of the teaching artist role within established deadlines and approved allocated time for each project. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to: curriculum and lesson planning; preparation of materials; travel time (when identified as part of the project scope); instructional or facilitation time; participant engagement and classroom management; documentation, assessment and reporting, room setup, room cleanup and restoration; and administrative tasks and deliverables directly related to the project

• Participate in required orientation sessions, staff professional development workshops, seminars, and other activities with educational staff, curators, and other specialists.

• Educators are expected to independently read recommended or assigned readings related to permanent and changing exhibitions.

• Maintain and organize art materials for art-making sessions depending on the characteristics of each workshop and its different needs and logistics.

• Compile the activities carried out at home as well as generate a digital lesson plan that can be consulted by both workshop attendees and collaborating teachers..

This list represents the essential functions of the role, this list does not constitute an exhaustive list of job functions.

Competencies

• Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness and a creative approach to problem-solving

• Thrives in culturally diverse settings

• Displays a high level of support for colleagues, builds professional and respectful relationships with others

• Adaptability and flexibility

• Ability to work independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple tasks and adhering to deadlines

Qualifications:

• Experience designing and facilitating programming for people with disabilities

• Experience as a teaching artist, arts educator, or art therapist

• Experience designing lesson plans and/ or visual arts curriculum

• Experience teaching in public school settings a plus

• Experience with Collaborative Team Teaching environments and/ or inclusion classes

• Studio art experience a plus

• Ongoing personal visual art practice is a plus

• Bilingual in any of the following languages is a plus: Spanish, Mandarin, Bangla, Arabic, Korean, ASL

Requirements:

• Education background in Studio Art, Museum Education, Art Therapy, Art History, Education, Architecture or related fields or its work experience equivalent

How to Apply

CLICK HERE TO APPLY THROUGH OUR ONLINE CAREERS PORTAL

Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis

1. A resume outlining your work experience

2. A Cover letter describing your interest in this position

3. Professional portfolio and/or work samples: a minimum of 5 examples of student work and classroom documentation images

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that an applicant meets 100% of the qualifications for a given role. Therefore, if much of this job description describes you, then you are highly encouraged to apply for this role.

EEOC Statement

The Queens Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, familial status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, HIV status, arrest record, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers.