Art Instructors
Closing Date of Opportunity: September 10, 2023
Name or Organization: Art Gallery of St. Albert
Contact Email: aimeel@artsandheritage.ca
Website: https://www.artsandheritage.ca/pages/careers
Post Content: CONTRACT POSITION: ARTS EDUCATORS/INSTRUCTORS
The Art Gallery of St. Albert is looking for energetic, creative and organized arts instructors to teach various arts programs. Arts Instructors support artistic achievement and visual culture in St. Albert and the surrounding area. They provide the community with inspiring, engaging, hands-on educational art programs.
Supports the mission of the Arts and Heritage Foundation – offering exceptional arts and heritage experiences in the community
Responsibilities:
• Preparation and delivery of art programs for community, school and homeschool groups. Programs take place at the Art Gallery of St. Albert, local schools or in the St. Albert Place Visual Arts Studios
• Assist and engage students of all ages in arts-based programming
• Prepare, organize and maintain program materials and equipment
• Provide safe supervision to program participants and ensure spaces will be kept clean and safe, following program health and safety procedures
• Provide excellent customer service for program participants and community members
• Assist with program documentation and site preparation
Ideal candidates possess:
• Passion for art and teaching art to others
• Experience instructing children, youth or adults in group settings
• Passion for working with children and ability to interact and engage with participants of all ages and abilities
• Studio experience with various medias (painting, print-making, drawing)
• Experience with clay (wedging/hand-building)
• Effective classroom management skills for diverse groups and age levels
• Excellent communication skills and time-management skills
• Proactive, flexible and positive problem solver
• Reliable and dependable team player
• Ability to lift and handle heavy art material totes and supplies
• Class 5 Driver’s License and vehicle for occasional outreach travel
Assets:
• French, Cree or Michif language skills
• Advanced clay skills such as kiln firing, throwing and glazing
• Multidisciplinary art skills in a wide variety of mediums
Conditions of Employment:
• Current Standard First Aid/CPR certificate
• RCMP criminal records check and a vulnerable sector check
Work Schedule and Salary:
• These are one-year term contract teaching positions
• Instruction schedules are provided monthly based on program bookings and school group registrations
• Programs are 1–3 hours in duration or longer, depending on the program and art process
• Art Instructors may be asked to teach up to 3 programs per day
• Art studio field trips for school groups occur weekdays from 9 am–3:30 pm.
• Child, youth, adult and family studio art programs occur evenings and weekends
• Rate of pay ranges from $27–$35 per hour and is based on qualification and experience
How to Apply
Apply through the online form on our website. Only applications submitted through our website will be accepted. Direct any inquiries to Aimee Lauzon, Operations and Digital Media Specialist at aimeel@artsandheritage.ca.
Applications due: 11:59 pm MST September 10
*Please note that only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
We hire on merit and we are committed to the principle of equity in employment.
We respectfully acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis peoples. As treaty People, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, we share the responsibility for stewardship of this beautiful land.