mocha

Museum of Children's Art

Fall Teaching Artist - School Programs

POSITION AVAILABLE: MID-AUGUST, 2008

Classification School Programs: Seasonal Part-Time Salaried (Exempt) | School Year 08-09
Rates of Pay $15 - $30/hour DOE
Hours MOCHA artists working from 20-29 hrs/wk earn basic benefits and paid academic recess and paid time off program.
Annual Benefits Flex work schedules, commuter check program.
Overall Job Description

The Museum of Children's Art (MOCHA) provides a number of educational outreach programs in schools (K-12) and in the community throughout Alameda County. MOCHA offers in-school and afterschool residencies and professional development opportunities for classroom teachers. MOCHA also has several programs that take place onsite at the museum's gallery and studios six days per week. These include the museum's exhibitions, classes, camps, workshops, a field trip program, a drop-in art program, and art parties. MOCHA Teaching Artists provide hands-on arts instruction in a range of settings. They are also responsible for developing curriculum, planning, evaluation and meetings. All Teaching Artists in the Artist in Residency Program develop and teach curriculum that is tied to the state's visual art standards. MOCHA has three categories of Teaching Artists: Emerging Artist, Teaching Artist, and Master Artist.

They work in the following settings:

  • In-School Residency:The program features long-term, sequential hands-on art education in classrooms during the school-day. MOCHA artists work with the classroom teacher to determine content which can be designed to support the core curriculum and be aligned to California State Standards.

     

  • Afterschool Residency: Teaching artists provide hands-on art activities during the afterschool hours.

     

  • Early Childhood Residency: Teaching artists provide long-term, sequential, hands-on exploratory art activities for children ages3-5 during the school day.

     

  • Professional Development: Master Artists lead workshops for classroom teachers and youth development workers interested in learning the basics of integrating art into the classroom and community program setting.

     

  • Field Trips: Classrooms and afterschool groups will participate in an interactive art lesson, along with a guided tour of the current exhibit at MOCHA.

     

  • Museum Programs: Onsite Artists may facilitate drop in studio sessions, teach art workshops, lead summer and holiday art camps, and art parties.

     

  • Special Events/Community Programs: MOCHA currently provides afterschool arts education at Peralta Villa, an Oakland Housing Authority site. We also provide hands-on activities at community events (e.g. Days of the Dead, etc.)
This Position Reports To Program Coordinator of School Programs, Early Childhood Program Coordinator and/or
Director of Museum Programs
Position Responsibilities
  • Program Planning.Working with Education staff, coordinate and obtain supplies for arts education programs and establish adequate teaching assistant support for education sessions, when required. Working with Education Department staff, develop contextual and age-appropriate hands-on arts education lessons for residency participants. Working with classroom teachers, design arts education lessons that relate to classroom curriculum or other themes prioritized by classroom teachers.
  • Art Instruction. Deliver 60- to 90-minute lessons that include discussion, hands-on art lesson, student-assisted clean-up and closing discussion for children ranging in age from pre-K to 12th grades, and from a variety of backgrounds including children with disabilities and children with English as a second language.
  • Meeting & Trainings. Attend all required meetings and training sessions for onsite staff.

     

Position Qualifications:
  • Experience providing hands-on art education to children

     

  • Able to demonstrate an ability to engage, challenge and interest youth though the arts

     

  • Experience designing and implementing developmentally-appropriate art curriculum

     

  • Knowledgeable of youth development and arts education principles and practices

     

  • Able to create safe, inclusive, supportive and creative environments for children, youth, families and volunteers

     

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with a proven ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities, plan ahead, anticipate and articulate program needs, and work independently.

     

  • Ability to problem-solve, be flexible, imaginative and with a sense of humor
To apply: Submit a cover letter with resume and salary history that includes URLs of sites and/or samples of print or electronic media that demonstrate your experience in this field to (samples should show not only your work, but the work of your students):

MOCHA
538 Ninth Street, Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94607
Attention: Fall Teaching Artist - School Programs

You may also submit sample lesson plans & curriculum outlines and list of references as optional items.
Please no email or telephone calls