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Careers

Core Values

With a racial equity and social justice lens, MOCHA uses the arts as a vehicle to advocate for self-expression, culture and community-building, and the centering of youth voices. We achieve this through hands-on experiential arts education for Bay Area children, youth and their families, arts integrated Professional Development and curriculum for educators.

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The Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) operates a children and youth museum space and provides educational outreach programs in the schools, libraries and the community. With a racial equity and social justice lens, our mission is to use the arts as a vehicle to advocate for self-expression, culture and community-building, and the centering of youth voices. Through MOCHA’s programs and events, the arts become a fundamental part of the everyday lives of Bay Area children and youth, their families and the community, creating a culture of racial equity and social justice.​

Open Positions

Museum Programming Associate - Job Description
MOCHA seeks enthusiastic and motivated Museum/Community Teaching Artists to lead museum programs, exhibitions, Art Parties, workshops, field trips, open studios, special projects/events, and seasonal camps. Museum/Community Teaching Artists varied responsibilities include but are not limited to: on-site/off-site teaching, facilitating programs or curriculum, selling admissions, facilitating community events.

Please submit a cover letter and resume, including 3 professional references, to Shannon Meadors (shannon@mocha.org)


Teaching Artist - Job Description
This position is for part- and full-time visual Teaching Artists (TA) for youth ages TK-12th grade. The Visual Arts Specialist will teach visual arts to students in the Museum of Children’s Art service area (Greater Bay Area: including but not limited to Alameda, Solano, San Francisco, and/or West Contract Costa Counties) 40 hours weekly depending on TA’s availability and program schedule. Teaching Artists will be able to draw on content standards of the California Visual and Performing Arts curriculum frameworks to plan sequential units of study that advance students’ level of content knowledge in visual arts and social emotional success. The Teaching Artist will provide arts learning to multiple school sites and community partners throughout the year and have experience with visual arts integration practices. 




Do you know of any youth seeking apprenticeship and internship opportunities?

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