Continuing Education Facilitator, Youth In-Person

Rhode Island School of Design • Providence, RI

18d • Onsite

About The Position

RISD Continuing Education is seeking two practicing art and design educators to co-facilitate Museum Marvels, a full-day, in-person studio course on the RISD campus for youth ages 10–12. The week-long course includes five days of art making and three guided visits to the RISD Museum. Students analyze artworks, explore stories about history and culture, and consider how artists depict landscapes, people, and characters. Museum visits include written activities and opportunities to ask questions; in the studio, students apply ideas and techniques from the visits to create artworks and share them with friends and family in a mini exhibition at the end of the week.

Facilitators guide students through engaging activities and daily prompts, help them build confidence in art making, and support their development of art and design vocabulary through discussion of their own work and others’ work. They provide personalized feedback during the creative process and informal presentations, while promoting student learning with empathy and adapting instruction for students with varied skills and educational backgrounds.

The course is scheduled for Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the RISD campus in Providence, Rhode Island. The Spring 2027 course runs April 19–23, 2027. Applicants must submit a resume; a professional portfolio link and statement of interest are preferred. The successful candidate must meet pre-employment background screening requirements.

Requirements

• BS, BFA, or an art/design major.
• Demonstrated teaching experience in visual arts education.
• Ability to convey complex art and design concepts to students with varied skill levels, from novice to advanced, in a condensed time frame.
• Ability to implement diverse teaching and learning approaches for learners from varied educational backgrounds, environments, and expectations.
• Ability to meet RISD’s technology requirements.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to meet pre-employment background screening requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• K–12 teaching experience, with expertise in art and design.
• Classroom or group management experience, preferably K–8.
• Teaching certification or certificate.
• Knowledge and understanding of early- to middle-childhood learner principles, and respect for students.
• Link to a professional portfolio.
• Statement of interest.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate the Museum Marvels full-day studio course for youth ages 10–12.
• Guide students through engaging activities, daily prompts, and assignments that support confidence in art making.
• Help students develop art and design vocabulary by discussing their work and the work of others.
• Provide personalized feedback as students work and during informal presentations of finished pieces.
• Support students in inspecting art and design objects for clues about how they were made and what the artist is communicating.
• Guide students in creating landscapes, portraits, and stories, and practicing techniques for depicting depth and realism.
• Encourage students to work collaboratively and independently.
• Accept and act on constructive feedback from course evaluations by students and staff.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level