Girl Be Heard builds leaders, changemakers, and activists. We do this by developing, amplifying, and celebrating the voices of girls and young women through socially conscious theater-making, performance, and storytelling. Girl Be Heard’s education curriculum encourages our participants to think critically about social justice, challenge stereotypes, foster friendships, and build tools for bringing about positive change in their communities. Our programs are housed in 13 sites in NYC, one global program in Trinidad and Tobago and are also accessible virtually online.

Girl Be Heard seeks Teaching Artists for its Afterschool Program based in schools across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. The selected Teaching Artists will work with a group of youth (8-15 participants) to create a brave space and a strong ensemble of Artivists using Girl Be Heard’s Leadership as Ensemble framework. Teaching Artists (TA , TAs) will give participants a foundation in performance-based storytelling, and cultivate an understanding of social justice and issues affecting women, girls, and gender-expansive youth around the world. They will also lead participants through the creative process of writing and preparing original performances for community engagement events. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in theater education and one or more performance disciplines including theater, dance, vocal performance, music and/or visual arts. We particularly seek artists with a strong personal artistic practice rooted in social justice. Girl Be Heard’s Teaching Artists foster healthy relationships amongst the group, making explicit connections to leadership and youth development. TAs should be comfortable tackling social justice topics and integrate performance-based exercises into every session. Lastly, TAs facilitate an environment for play, community building, and critical consciousness. Teaching Artists will be trained on the GBH Empowerment Curriculum & Leadership as Ensemble framework. Afterschool Teaching Artists will be hired for the new program cycle running from October 2024 to June 2025. The weekly commitment for this teaching residency is approximately 5-6 hours. Program dates and site locations will be shared during the interview process. After School TAs will facilitate sessions once per week for 1 hour with their cohort. Sessions may take place Monday through Friday, between the hours of 2-6 pm (EST). Additionally, TA’s complete 2 hours per week of curriculum development and lesson planning, as well as 1 hour devoted to session reporting. GBH TA’s will be expected to support recruitment, 2 milestone performances, and attend scheduled TA Trainings, supervision meetings and support.

• Serve as a positive, engaging role model for a diverse group of young people as they explore personal identity, leadership, and global issues through theater/performance.
• Learn the GBH Empowerment Curriculum & Leadership as Ensemble framework, and plan lessons to serve the goals of the curriculum.
• Utilize background (performing arts, visual arts, writing) to create adaptable lesson plans and special projects/activities for participants.
• Facilitate weekly workshop sessions in accordance with the Leadership as Ensemble framework
• Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner to support programming, administration, and monitoring and evaluation, including weekly session reports.
• Practice weekly communication with participants and site partners to support relationship development and participant retention.
• Support the recruitment and outreach efforts throughout the year, and support the organization at fundraisers and cultivation events, as needed.
• Attend all required TA trainings and TA meetings.

Apply with your resume to jobs@girlbeheard.org before September 20th, 2024.