Teaching Artist | Community-Word Project

 

CWP Teaching Artists (TAs) bring high quality arts programming to young people in NYC public

schools, libraries, and other community organizations. CWP TAs’ primary work includes

co-facilitating multi-session, multi-disciplinary arts residencies in NYC public schools during

school hour and after-school programs, and leading workshops in NYC and Brooklyn public

library branches. TAs co-develop curricula with a focus on integrating school curriculum (as

applicable), a multidisciplinary approach based on artists’ practice, and culturally responsive

pedagogy.

 

Position Start Date: March 2022

*Virtual Interviews will be held between February 23-March 1st with group auditions to follow

 

Rates: $55/hr for facilitation plus add-on fees for specific roles, $25/hr for meetings & professional

development, $23/hr orientation & annual retreat. Teaching Artists are eligible for pay raises after two

years of active employment with Community-Word Project.

 

Benefits: Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), paid sick and bereavement leave, access to paid

professional development opportunities.

 

Job Responsibilities:

? Co-develop an arts-integrated teaching path (curriculum guide) and weekly lessons in a

multi-disciplinary residency

? Co-teach arts integrated lessons with a collaborating CWP Teaching Artist and meet with

Classroom Teachers in weekly planning meetings

? Ongoing thoughtful reading, review, and organizing of student writing/artwork for class

and for residency anthologies/final products

? Co-plan culminating events/projects

? Attend required professional development workshops including an orientation and

annual staff retreat

? Submit and organize residency materials on Google Drive each month (ie: updated

teaching path, lesson plans, documentation, student work samples, etc.)

? Communicate efficiently and professionally with CWP Administrative Staff

? Submit biweekly timesheets by the due dates listed in the pay period schedule

 

Qualifications:

? Strong content knowledge as an artist in your discipline

? Minimum of 2 years teaching artist experience or equivalent training

? Commitment to serving and learning from young people in the New York City area

? Availability of at least one weekday in a four hour block from 8:30am-4:30pm for

in-person work in any of the five boroughs of NYC.( This spring, Friday availability is a

plus.)

? Commitment to incorporating anti-racist and social justice practices into their teaching,

collaboration and communication.

? Investment in collaboration and experimentation with other artists and art forms, as our

residencies are multi-disciplinary and designed and implemented by two TAs (e.g. writer

and visual artist) working in collaboration with Classroom Teachers

? Strong oral and written communication skills

? Strong organizational and planning skills

? Applicants with the ability to teach in Spanish, Mandarin, and/or Arabic are strongly

encouraged to apply.

 

Notes:

? Teaching Artists will be required to be fingerprinted by the NYC Department of Education,

which is required by NYC Public Schools.

? As of August 2021, per the city of New York, teaching artists working in-person must

provide proof of vaccination. Masks must be worn in schools and libraries at all times

regardless of vaccination status.

 

Physical Demands include:

? Move up and down stairs at some of our partner schools which are not yet wheelchair

accessible (or may have a chair lift, but not an elevator)

? Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery for collaborating on,

organizing, and submitting residency materials.

? Bringing/returning residency supplies for in-person workshops

 

To Apply:

Please send the application materials below to jobs@communitywordproject.org. Send with the

subject line “TA Application - Your Name/Dance”. Please, no calls.

 

Application Materials:

? A resume or curriculum vitae outlining relevant professional, artistic and teaching experience.

Include languages spoken as applicable.

? Teaching philosophy statement (max 1 page) outlining the core questions, principles,

and tenets of your approach to teaching. Feel free to include references to educators

who have influenced your approach. If you prefer to send this as a video, please send us

a link or similar format for easy access.

? Sample lesson plan. Please note grade level and attach any supplemental

materials used in the lesson(s). 

? Artistic Samples: Do not submit student work. Please share your original, creative work:

? Dance: 2-3 videos of your work

 

Community-Word Project (CWP) is committed to learning and engaging in work that disrupts

and roots out systems and structures that perpetuate racial inequities and oppression. We

intentionally seek to build and maintain a diverse and talented team that reflects the

backgrounds and experiences of our students and creates an inclusive environment for all

employees. CWP is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated

against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation,

sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status or medical condition.