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 hours and in 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.

Teaching artists available to facilitate in the Bronx and/or who can facilitate in Spanish are especially encouraged to apply.

Position Start Date: September 2023

Rates: $60/hr for facilitation plus add-on fees for specific roles, $25/hr for meetings & professional development including orientation & annual retreat. Teaching Artists are eligible for published 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.

Workplace Type: Hybrid (employees are required to work on and off site) 

Seeking the following art forms:

• Creative Writing/Poetry 
• Visual Art
• Digital Media
• Music
• Dance*
• Theater
• Muralist 

*All dancers are encouraged to apply. Dancers specializing in Latin American dance forms or Bollywood, a plus.

Important Dates: 

• Application due by EOD August 1, 2023 
• First round individual interviews will be held virtually in mid August with in-person group teaching auditions to follow
• Training and Orientation will be held in mid-late September 
• Virtual/in-person hybrid TA Staff retreat will be held in early October

Notes:

• Teaching Artists will be required to be fingerprinted by the NYC Department of Education, which is required by NYC Public Schools.

• Co-develop an arts-integrated teaching path (curriculum guide) 
• Meet weekly to co-plan lessons in a multi-disciplinary residency
• Commute to schools in all of the five boroughs of NYC, often via multiple modes of transportation 
• 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 (ie: updated teaching path, lesson plans, documentation, student work samples, etc.)
• Communicate efficiently and professionally with CWP Administrative Staff, other Teaching Artists, and school 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
• Available for at least one weekday in a four hour block from 8:00am-4:30pm for in-person work in any of the five boroughs of NYC. Applicants who are willing or able to travel to the Bronx and Queens are especially encouraged to apply 
• Commitment to incorporating anti-racist and social justice practices into your 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 organization and co-planning skills
• Knowledge of Google Suite products (such as Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets) and Zoom.
• Applicants with the ability to teach in Spanish, Mandarin, and/or Arabic are strongly encouraged to apply.

Physical Demands include: 

• Move up and down stairs at our partner schools, some of which are not yet wheelchair accessible (or may have a chair lift, but not an elevator) 
• Move around NYC classrooms which include desks, carpets, fluorescent lighting, etc. 
• Operate a computer and other office productivity machinery to collaborate, organize, communicate, and submit employee materials, such as lesson plans, reflection forms, student work, and timesheets.
• Bring/return 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/Your Art form”. Please, no calls. 

Application Deadline: EOD August 1, 2023 

Application Materials:

• A résumé 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 of two sequential lesson plans. Please note grade level and attach any supplemental materials used in the lesson(s). These can be lessons you have taught before or brand new.
• Artistic Samples: Do not submit student work. Please share your original, creative work:
  • Creative Writing: 3-4 pages of poetry or prose
  • Theater/Dance: 3-4 videos of your work
  • Visual Art/Muralist/Music/MultiMedia: 3-4 samples of your work