Art Instructor

Are you a creative? A teacher? An art instructor? Someone who likes working with kids?

We're looking for awesome instructors for our after-school fine art programs for K-8 students. Learn more about us at www.

• Share fine art skills in a variety of media with K-8 students
• Lead students in proper care and use of art materials
• Get paid while supporting students become more fluent in expressing their own ideas through art
• Different locations in Beaverton, Tigard and Tualatin

As a Fine Art Starts instructor, you'll lead classes that kids are excited to attend

We're a locally operated non-profit fine art school for K-8 students since 1997.

We seek energetic, bright individuals to instruct and inspire young artists through demos, hands-on practice, and then applying those skills in final art projects.

Our students look forward to the highlight of their week: ART class They're excited to come to class and practice their skills We do not teach craft projects.

Please be available to work 1-3 afternoons per week (whatever fits your schedule), starting at approximately 2:30 PM for 1-1.5 hours per afternoon.

If this fits your schedule, and you also possess the requirements listed below, please respond to this ad. We are for classes that begin as early as September.

LOCATION
Beaverton School District

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Love Art and Kids
• Be a high-energy person
• Enjoy and have experience working with groups of children
• Have a valid driver's license and dependable car to get to school locations
• Have a fun and outgoing personality while being responsible, dependable and consistent
• Have experience with drawing, painting (and a little clay would be great)
• Be willing to do a criminal background check and mandatory reporter training
• Be able to work independently and on a team
• Be able to multi- task, make sound judgments and demonstrate appropriate role modeling
• Positive attitude in actions and words

EDUCATION

• Associate's and/or Bachelor's Degree in Art, Fine Arts, or Education -and/or- equivalent studio art / life experience to match

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

• Arrive early to the school you're assigned
• Assist students in getting to the room in which you're instructing
• Keep students safe, and report and injuries (emotional/physical) immediately
• Offer best tips and examples for students to follow
• Instruct step-by-step art lessons that allow for students' creativity within the project
• Uphold the school's policies/expectations of students and keep students accountable
• Prepare materials (paid for and provided by Fine Art Starts), and keep supply bins organized
• Keep student portfolios and their artwork safe
• Photograph student artwork as requested
• Clean up and leave the classroom as clean or better than when you arrived

COMPENSATION
$25-$65 per 1-hour class once a week, dependent on your experience and the enrollment of the course.

This begins as an Independent Contractor position that may become an employment position. At this time no taxes would come out of your paychecks. Instructors will be required to claim and file taxes independently from Fine Art Starts.

If your income from teaching exceeds $600 per year, you'll be provided with a 1099 from Fine Art Starts to include in your tax filing.

ABOUT
Fine Art Starts is a local, leading federally-recognized 501(3)c non-profit and Foundation 11 School. We've been around since 1997.

It is a policy and priority of Fine Art Starts that there is no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age, disability or sexual orientation in any educational programs, activities or employment.

Find more info about us on our website:

TO APPLY

Please email us the following:

• An email sharing why you're interested and your experience working with kids (and art)
• Attach your resume
• Link / handle to social media (insta, etc) where we can see your artwork -OR- include 3 pics of your artwork as attachments in the email

We look forward to learning more about you

EMAIL = Yes, best way to contact us

TEXT = Yes, but only if you have any quick questions.

PHONE CALL = No, thanks.

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