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Opening Act Assistant Teaching Artist Positions
Application Deadline: June 12, 2015
Job Description: Opening Act seeks Assistant Teaching Artists for its after-school theater programs in New York City’s public high schools. Teaching artists will work as a team to bring together a strong ensemble of students, give them a foundation in improvisation and acting technique, and lead them through the creative process of writing and performing an original production which will be performed by the students in a professional theater. All Teaching Artists will be trained throughout the year and Assistant Teaching Artists have the potential to become Lead Teaching Artists after a year of working with Opening Act.
Assistant teaching artists will be hired for the length of the school year (September-June) to work at 1 of our partnering campuses. Programs meet weekly for two hours each. In addition to the weekly workshops with students, teaching artists will have monthly 1 1/2-hour team meetings, two weekend training sessions and two 3-hour meetings with all Opening Act teaching artists, as well as extra rehearsals with the students as they near their performances.
For more info on Opening Act: www.openingact.org
Salary: Starting $36 per teaching hour, $15 per meeting hour
Required:
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent conservatory training
• Availability for all scheduled trainings and meetings
• Theater training and/or experience
Desired:
• Experience working with young people, particularly in urban classroom settings.
• Spanish language proficiency
• Experience teaching various populations, i.e. students with disabilities, English Language Learners, different social-economic backgrounds, etc.
• Experience with and commitment to social justice work.
• Strong knowledge of or experience with the NYC public school system.
Application Instructions: Please send a teaching resume and artistic resume along with a cover letter that addresses your experience as a teaching artist, your approach to teaching acting to young people, and why you would like to work with Opening Act.
Submit your application electronically to Cathleen Carr, Program Director at cathleen@openingact.org
Opening Act values and welcomes diversity in the workplace and strongly encourages all qualified persons to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
We are always looking for qualified individuals to join our team as Administrative Interns. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have experience working in an office environment. College credit can be provided. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter (stating why you want to work with Opening Act and what skills you can offer) to Marcus Denard Johnson, Assistant Program Director, atmarcus@openingact.org.