Teaching Artist

Latin American Youth Center • Washington, DC

2d • $25 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

2nd Nature is a six-week summer program run by LAYC that serves 30 youth aged 14-18. The program focuses on creative tracks while also developing social-emotional skills, culminating in a group exhibition. The program aims to foster learning and community engagement through inquiry-based and project-based learning. Weekly field trips related to the creative tracks are included to inspire and provoke discussions. A public exhibition showcases the work created during the summer. The program is seeking dynamic and engaging individuals to support it from late June to early August. The Art + Media Track specifically aims to develop youth's creative abilities in Visual Art (drawing, painting, mixed media), Digital Media (photography, graphic design, music production, radio production), or Performance (theatre, spoken word) while exploring a shared community theme. Youth will create work reflecting their learning on chosen topics and issues, with a final public installation and performance at the program's conclusion. Teaching Artist positions are available in visual art, digital media, or performance.

Requirements

• One year of experience in the medium or topic you want to teach.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Flexible, energetic, positive individual with commitment to youth development in a high quality, respectful environment.
• Ability to relate to a culturally diverse population.
• Complete criminal and child abuse/neglect clearances.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience working with youth is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming environment for youth to engage and build community.
• Facilitate an interactive program that practices social emotional skills, builds technical skills, and provides opportunities for personal expression while ensuring a positive learning environment.
• Integrate engaging and hands-on learning activities and provide a structure for youth to fully participate in the program.
• Assess the progress of participants throughout the course and keep staff informed of progress.
• Help students develop and complete projects to contribute to the final exhibition at the end of the program.
• Be responsible for the safety and well-being of students and equipment.
• Develop 6-week syllabi for assigned class.
• Develop a pre-post survey for class based on topic.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed