Jobs open at Asian Art Initiative

Asian Arts Initiative is honored to have the opportunity to develop 21st Century Community Learning Centers programming at John H. Taggart Elementary School and South Philadelphia High School, funded in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. As we prepare to launch our afterschool arts programming this fall, we invite candidates for the following three key positions:

- Program Coordinator
- Teaching Artists
- Teaching Assistants/Tutors

Please visit our website (www.asianartsinitiative.org) for detailed job descriptions.

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PROGRAM COORDINATOR

The Program Coordinator will be supervised by the Program Director and will be responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and supervision of the Youth Arts Workshop Program at Taggart School and South Philadelphia High School. The Program Coordinator will supervise the Assistant Coordinator and Consultant(s) hired for the program. S/he will develop and oversee implementation of the Youth Arts Workshop Program, and will be a key liaison between Asian Arts Initiative and administration and staff at both schools, the School District of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and community partners.

TEACHING ARTISTS

Each Teaching Artist will work with a Teaching Assistant to lead a class of 30 students up to four afternoons per week, Mondays to Thursdays. Disciplines may focus on music and/or movement, creative writing, poetry, performance, video-making and new media, painting, and drawing. Teaching Artists will work with Asian Arts Initiative to develop the overall curriculum framework and will be responsible for daily lesson plans. Priority will be given to applicants who are available four afternoons per week, but applicants available for fewer afternoons are still encouraged to apply.

TEACHING ASSISTANTS/TUTORS

The Teaching Assistant/Tutor will be supervised by the Program Assistant and will provide support services to help youth thrive in the Youth Arts Workshop program. The Teaching Assistant/Tutor will work with a Teaching Artist to help lead a class of 30 students four afternoons per week, Mondays to Thursdays. Disciplines may focus on music and/or movement, creative writing, poetry, performance, video-making and new media, painting, and drawing.

Please visit our website (www.asianartsinitiative.org) for detailed job descriptions.


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