Job Description

Position Summary: NJPAC Teaching Artists are professional artists and educators who teach a variety of arts disciplines in various environments across New Jersey. Programs are offered virtually and on-site to schools, community centers, and childcare centers. Teaching Artists receive payment for ongoing training, meetings, and planning time. Employment is on-call, with work fluctuating based on season, sales, and availability.

Pay Rates:

• Facilitation: $50-$80/hr
• Meetings and Training: $28.35/hr
• Documentation: $13/hr

Current Opportunities:

Dance:

• Creative Movement: Engage elementary students in storytelling and literacy development through dance.
• World Dance: Open to all cultural dance artists for grades 3 to 6; lesson planning required.

Hip Hop:

• Emcee’ing, Beatboxing, DJ’ing, Music Production, Graffiti, Dance

Music:

• Recorder, Beginning Band

Professional Development Facilitators:

• All Artistic Disciplines

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate developmentally appropriate workshops, residencies, and classes that promote social-emotional and artistic learning.
• Create and share curriculum outlines and lesson plans with NJPAC staff and school personnel.
• Communicate effectively with NJPAC and school staff regarding programming.
• Participate in paid meetings and training at NJPAC.
• Travel and work in diverse schools and community settings across New Jersey; some virtual options may be available.

Qualifications and Special Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in arts, education, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience in a performing art form or as a teaching artist or educator.
• Experience with diverse populations and ages.
• Understanding of healing-centered, culturally responsive, anti-racist, and social-emotional learning principles.
• Strong classroom management and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel and teach in various school settings in New Jersey.
• Reliable transportation and required background check & fingerprinting clearance.

Supporting Documents require:

• Teaching Philosophy Statement (one page or three minutes recorded max)
• Headshot (Optional)
• Other Work Sample (Optional)

Application Process: Upload all documents when applying. For issues, contact Steven Hayet at shayet@njpac.org . No phone calls, please. Candidates selected for interviews will receive a request for a sample lesson plan. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with interviews three times a year for cohort training.

NJPAC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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