Salary: $28.00 – $35.00 Hourly
Location : Cary, NC
Job Type: Temporary, Part-Time
Job Number: 23-01838
Department: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Division: Cary Art Center
Opening Date: 05/25/2023
Closing Date: 6/25/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: N/A
Description
Cary’s Cultural Arts Education Program is seeking an enthusiastic and creative artist who thrives in a dynamic environment and has a passion for helping artists of all ages explore their emerging talents in visual art disciplines such as drawing, painting, 3D and mixed media. The Visual Art Instructor will guide beginner and intermediate artists to develop foundational artistic skills, integrating art history to design engaging lesson plans.
Must be available to teach some weekdays and weekday evenings, summer camps, and some weekends. The number of hours varies throughout the year. Must be willing to teach at the Cary Arts Center, pop-up locations, The Hive, Downtown Cary Park, and other town community centers.
This is a part-time, non-benefited, year-round position, up to 20 hours a week, with a maximum of 999 hours per year.
Typical Tasks
- Communicates with supervisor to propose and evaluate classes and camps;
- Develops age- and skill-level appropriate curriculum for educational art classes;
- Teaches art skills and concepts to youth and teens at beginning and intermediate levels;
- Teaches some art skills and concepts to adults;
- Prepares lesson plans that incorporate art skills, art concepts, and references;
- Works with the supply coordinator to make supply requests for classes;
- Gathers and prepares materials for classes;
- Sets up and takes down classroom equipment and supplies as necessary for teaching;
- Uses classroom management skills to engage all participants in lessons;
- Works in different environmental conditions indoors and potentially outdoors;
- Performs other job-related tasks as required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
General knowledge of art instructional techniques; knowledge of art history; strong organizational skills; ability and willingness to teach youth; ability to communicate effectively; ability to deal with the public in a firm but tactful manner; ability to maintain and establish effective working relationships with others; ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and ability to acquire knowledge of policies, procedures and services of the facility, division and department.
Minimum and Preferred Qualifications
Education and Experience
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must have a four-year degree or equivalent experience in a visual art-related field.
One year of teaching experience preferred.
Conditions of Employment
Requires drug testing and background check (which may include criminal check, education verification and credit history review) prior to employment.
Regular and Probationary Full-Time and Part-Time Employees
The Town of Cary is pleased to provide a competitive, comprehensive benefits program to serve the needs of our employees and their families.
Because the Town of Cary believes that employees are one of our most important resources, significant dollars (averaging about 40% of annual salary per employee) are spent each year on employee benefits.
All regular and probationary full-time and part-time employees of the Town of Cary are eligible, and benefits coverage for new employees and family members is effective upon an employee’s hire date.
Temporary, Seasonal, and Intern Employees
The Town employs temporary and seasonal employees and interns who generally are scheduled to work on a short-term basis. However, if you are hired as a temporary or seasonal employee, or as an intern, you are not eligible for the Town of Cary’s benefits package as described in this summary.
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Are you available to teach during the weekdays? Please give details of weekdays and times you are available.
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Are you available to teach on Saturdays? Please indicate times available.
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Please indicate which weekday evenings you would be available to teach from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
- Mondays
- Tuesdays
- Wednesdays
- Thursdays
- Fridays
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Please describe your experience teaching youth, teens , and/or adults.
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How many years of teaching experience do you have?
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List all mediums that you are qualified to teach.
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Which medium do you have the most experience using personally?
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Which medium do you have the most experience teaching?
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Please describe your experience writing course descriptions.
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Are you able to lift moderately heavy items up to 40 lbs?
- Yes
- No
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