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NYC Arts in Education Roundtable

Teaching Artist – School Programs

Salary: $40.00 per hour

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About Our Organization

About the Queens Museum

The Queens Museum is dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the residents of Queens, a uniquely diverse, ethnic, cultural, and international community.

The Museum fulfills its mission by designing and providing art exhibitions, public programs, and educational experiences that promote the appreciation and enjoyment of art, support the creative efforts of artists, and enhance the quality of life through interpreting, collecting, and exhibiting art, architecture, and design.

About the Education Department

The Queens Museum’s Education Department offers a range of free and low-cost award-winning learning experiences that connect people across the lifespan with the Museum’s acclaimed exhibitions, collections, artist projects and public programs. They take place at the Museum and also at various community partner sites across the borough of Queens, a county of 2.4 million people and one of the most linguistically and culturally diverse places in the world. This community work includes long-term partnerships with over 30 Queens public schools, various Queens Library branches, hospitals, social service agencies, adult rehabilitation centers and much more. In all this work, the education department is committed to promoting the agency and imagination of all people, regardless of their backgrounds.

 

Job Position Summary

Position Overview

Queens Museum teaching artists are part of a diverse team of highly motivated, creative, responsive and reflective educators. Teaching artists promote the interpretation of visual art and material culture using a variety of strategies both in Queens Museum galleries, and public school classrooms. In addition, teaching artists develop and lead hands-on projects that promote learning in and through the arts.

Teaching artists must be available on weekday mornings to facilitate school tours and workshops onsite at Queens Museum.

Roles & Responsibilities

Essential Functions

  • Leading programming for school groups onsite at Queens Museum.
  • Facilitating guided museum experiences, tours, and art-making workshops for visiting school groups, focused on exhibitions at the Museum.
  • Developing thematic curriculum and supporting lesson plans that integrate the museum’s permanent and changing exhibitions with relevant content in school curriculums 
  • Leading a program that allows students to investigate source objects or materials, promotes guided discussions and hands-on art activities and meets the goal of supporting teachers in their classroom teaching. QM art instruction is expected to address all appropriate standards of Visual Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Math, when applicable. 
  • Participating in staff professional development workshops, seminars and other activities with education staff, curators and other specialists. 
  • Educators are expected to independently read recommended or assigned readings related to permanent and changing exhibitions. Educators are also expected to maintain an awareness of public school Common Core curriculum and National Blueprints for the Arts Standards. 
  • Maintaining and organizing art materials for art making sessions. 
  • Compiling lists of necessary art making materials and generating a digital lesson plan that can be referenced by collaborating teachers.

This list represents the essential functions of the role, this list does not constitute an exhaustive list of job functions

How to Apply

CLICK HERE TO APPLY THROUGH OUR ONLINE CAREERS PORTAL

Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis

  1. A resume outlining your work experience
  2. A Cover letter describing your interest in this position
  3. Professional portfolio and/or work samples: a minimum of 5 examples of student work and classroom documentation images 

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Research shows that women and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds often apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We recognize that it is highly unlikely that an applicant meets 100% of the qualifications for a given role. Therefore, if much of this job description describes you, then you are highly encouraged to apply for this role

The Queens Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, familial status, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, genetic information, HIV status, arrest record, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee, including supervisors and co-workers. COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate The highest priority of the Queens Museum is safeguarding the health and safety of its employees and communities. It is therefore the policy of the QM to require employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a measure of public safety. As such, proof of COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment. This job offer is conditional upon proof of COVID-19 vaccination, which is to be submitted to Human Resources prior to the start of work date stated on this letter. Requests for reasonable accommodations for persons who cannot show proof of vaccination because of a disability, pregnancy, religious belief, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sex offenses or for medical, or other covered reasons will be considered in accordance with all applicable laws.