AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Children's Institute, Inc. is a nonprofit based in Los Angeles, CA please visit our website to learn more about us. The CII Team is made up of dedicated, experienced professionals who value making a difference in the lives of children and families. We are looking for hard-working, talented and motivated individuals eager in their knowledge, experience and commitment to a career that offers both challenges and rewards.

Description:
Art Instructor for children between the ages of five thru seventeen years of age. Classes are taught mornings, after school hours and/or Saturdays. The ability to teach and manage a classroom of fifteen or more students is a must. Prepare and submit lesson plans based on the CA standards for visual. Establish a climate of acceptance that supports and respects gender, each child's individual personality, physical characteristics and traits, culture, language and ethnic characteristics, family structure and developmental needs and behaviors. Ensures children are supervised at all times to ensure their safety and prevent accidents. Responds to students `diverse needs by using a variety of instructional strategies and resources. Ensures the classroom and all equipment is maintained in a clean and safe condition.

Qualifications:
Must be Fluent Spanish-speaking and have experience teaching art to children ages five to seventeen. Demonstrate skills in painting, print making, sculpture, mixed-media, and digital arts. The preferred candidate is outgoing, able to absorb change, resourceful with materials, creative, flexible personality and technologically competent. Please apply only if you are punctual, reliable, and committed. You must be familiar with California standards for visual arts, proficient at creating a lesson plan and implementing a curriculum. Open availability and flexible regarding traveling to other sites is preferred.

If interested please email with subject heading Part-Time Art Instructor and attach images of your artwork, students' artwork, sample lesson plans, a resume or artist CV to amonzon@childrensinstitute.org

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