Overview
Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is a comprehensive supplemental education and youth development organization that works to help motivated students develop the intellectual curiosity, academic ability, social values, and personal resilience they need to ensure success in school, career, and life. HEAF identifies scholars in middle school and supports them until they are successfully admitted to four-year colleges through various after-school, summer educational, and youth development programs.
Program Details:
● Program Duration: September 2022 – June 2022
● Instructional Hours: 2 hours per week
● Program Days – Monday
● Administrative Hours: 4 hours per week
● Location: 1396 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Summary:
We are looking for a creative, flexible art teacher to join our team of seasoned educators. The teacher’s responsibilities include preparing lessons and providing developmentally appropriate instruction on various art techniques. You should also be able to supervise lessons to ensure that learners interact in a supportive and respectful manner.
To be successful as an art teacher, you should be able to encourage creativity and self-expression among students. Ultimately, an outstanding art teacher will be attentive and responsive to themes in students’ art that suggest distress in their personal lives.
Ideal Candidate Has:
• Bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a teaching qualification or equivalent.
• Prior experience as an art teacher with a focus on graffiti.
• Demonstrated excellence in a variety of art techniques.
• Experience creating lesson plans.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Capacity to supervise group work
• Outstanding planning and problem-solving skills.
• Supportive, flexible disposition.
• Excellent interpersonal and classroom management skills
• Willingness to promote HEAF educational and youth development philosophy
• Ability to work collaboratively with the HEAF staff
• Ability and willingness to commit to the entire program
Compensation:
$50/hr for instruction; $15/hr for training, meetings, and administrative duties.
HEAF Vaccination Policy:
We require all HEAF new hires to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 before their start date
To apply:
Email Cover Letter & Resume