Summer Camp Instructor - Brooklyn, United States - Brooklyn Museum

Description

Position:

Summer Camp Instructor

Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Job Id:

129

# of Openings:

0

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SUMMER CAMP INSTRUCTOR

The Brooklyn Museum seeks energetic teaching artists to teach classes in painting, sculpture, animation, and photography during our summer camp for diverse youth ages 8-13. We are hiring two instructors to each lead their own class. One instructor will teach painting, sculpture, and mixed-media. The other instructor will teach animation and photography. Instructors must be comfortable with teaching the themes and topics represented in our collection and special exhibitions.

Requirements:

• A demonstrable commitment to our vision of art as a catalyst for a connected, civic, and empathetic world.
• Bachelor's degree or B.F.A. in visual arts, education, art history, or a related field
• Minimum of one year of museum experience and gallery teaching skills
• Gallery and studio teaching skills with the ability to teach either painting, sculpture, and mixed-media or animation and photography
• Strong desire to work with young people
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• As required by the Department of Health, all staff must submit a physical exam and TB test, with signed documentation from a physician, by the start of training.

Responsibilities:

• Teach two groups of campers, ages 8-10 and 11-13
• Design curriculum, write lesson plans, and teach morning and afternoon art classes hours long each) in mixed-media or photography
• Work with the camp team to sanitize art supplies and clean work spaces in between classes
• Communicate regularly with camp leadership about students, lesson plans, supplies, and any matters of interest.
• Collaborate with the team in designing other camp activities
• Supervise 2 teen/college-age counselors
• Prep studios in the morning and lunch prep period and clean up at end of day
• Prepare campers' artwork for presentation to families on Friday
• Facilitate evaluation on the final day of camp week
• In the event of online camp days, prepare a daily set of google slides for each class and conduct instruction via Zoom

Start date: April 15, 2024

Department: Education

Reports to: Associate Manager of Art-Making Initiatives

Position type: Part-time

Union status: UAW Local 2110

FLSA status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $30/hour

Schedule:

• Curriculum and Planning Meetings: April-June, TBD
• Training Schedule: June 24-28.
• Camp: July 1-August 9, 2024, 8:30 am-5:00 pm
• All dates are required

Apply online: Please send cover letter with teaching philosophy, resume and portfolio of artwork. Specify interest in teaching either painting/drawing/sculpture or photography/animation, as part of the online application located here.

Application Deadline: Monday, April 8, 2024

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