Creative Arts Screenprinting Instructor

TIDES FAMILY SERVICES INC•Providence, RI

About The Position

Tides Family Services is a nonprofit organization providing comprehensive support and resources to children, adolescents, and families facing various challenges. Its mission is to provide services and supports that allow youth to live in a community-based setting, delivering services in homes, communities, and schools. The Creative Arts Screenprinting Instructor oversees the daily operations of a screen-printing facility, including production quality, workflow, order fulfillment, and workplace safety. The role combines production leadership, quality control, and vocational instruction to help youth participants build workplace readiness and screen-printing skills. The instructor supports participants’ engagement, growth, and educational development, and helps them develop skills that support their future success.

Requirements

Experience working with high-risk or justice-involved youth in a positive, supportive, and trauma-informed manner.
3–5+ years of hands-on screen-printing experience.
Strong knowledge of manual and/or automatic presses.
Experience with screen preparation, reclaiming, inks, mesh selection, and garment types.
Excellent problem-solving and time-management skills.
Ability to lead by example.

Nice To Haves

Experience with production management or shop software.
Basic understanding of color theory and separations.
Mechanical aptitude for troubleshooting presses and equipment.
Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

Help set up a small screen-printing production shop for youth participants.
Teach screen-printing skills and provide timely feedback to participants.
Support youth in developing communication, teamwork, professionalism, and problem-solving skills.
Monitor participant progress and attendance and maintain a safe vocational learning environment.
Manage day-to-day shop operations, setup, and production flow.
Ensure youth safely learn shop operations, quality standards, and safety procedures.
Oversee equipment maintenance, screen preparation and reclaiming, and ink management.
Ensure safety at all times, including de-escalation when needed.
Supervise, train, motivate, and coach youth participants.
Assign daily tasks and support participants’ skill development.
Coach participants on best practices, safety, and quality control.
Enforce shop policies and maintain a positive, productive shop culture.
Inspect test prints and final production runs.
Identify and resolve printing issues involving ink, screens, substrates, or registration.
Reduce waste and reprints through process improvements.
Track and manage inventory of inks, garments, screens, chemicals, and other supplies.
Coordinate ordering to maintain appropriate stock levels.
Minimize material waste and control costs.
Maintain a clean, organized, and OSHA-compliant shop.
Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment and safe handling of chemicals and equipment.