Henry Street Settlement is hiring: Teaching Artist - Exploring Music Through Lan

Teaching Artist - Exploring Music Through Language

Job Category: ABRONS ARTS CENTER

Requisition Number: TEACH001946

Posted: December 20, 2024

Part-Time

On-site

Rate: $75 USD per hour

Locations

Abrons Arts Center
466-480 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002, USA

Schedule

Saturdays 10am-11am; September 16 - December 15, 2024, with possibility of extension to 2025

Pay

$75/hr, non-exempt

To apply, please submit:

• a resume highlighting your work as an educator and musician
• a cover letter describing your interest in being a teaching artist at Abrons Arts Center

About Abrons Arts Center

Abrons Arts Center is a home for contemporary interdisciplinary arts in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A core program of the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons believes that access to the arts is essential for a thriving city. Through performances, exhibitions, education programs, and residencies, Abrons mobilizes communities through the transformative power of art.

Overview

Abrons Arts Center's Arts is seeking a bilingual music educator to co-design and facilitate a song and music course titled Exploring Music Through Language for early childhood learners (3-5 year olds). The classes will take place at our Lower East Side arts center.

Course Description: Exploring Music Through Language

In this caregiver-and-child course, our littlest learners explore music through song and dance in a foreign language environment. Young learners and their grown ups play games, learn songs and dances in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, while gaining an introduction to music theory and being exposed to two of NYC’s largest foreign language communities.

You are:

• Committed to Arts Center’s values of accessibility, equity, and inclusion
• A facilitator with a strong ability to teach diverse learners of all ages and backgrounds
• Creative, confident, and highly skilled at designing arts curriculum that uplifts community members through the arts
• Highly collaborative and able to work cooperatively with the arts education team in problem-solving
• Enthusiastic and interested in contemporary arts practices and arts education innovation
• Committed to submitting lesson plans, time sheets, supply orders, and other administrative documents in a timely manner
• Excited to continue growing your artistic practice in tandem with your teaching artistry

You have:

• 3+ years of music education experience
• 2+ years of early childhood education experience (3-5 year olds)
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Mandarin Chinese language
• A repertoire of Spanish and/or Mandarin songs and activities
• Proficiency in writing, designing, and facilitating arts education curriculum
• Proficiency in social-emotional learning methods
• Robust awareness and passion for contemporary musical genres and forms
• Conflict mediation and de-escalation skills
• Enthusiasm for working with young people
• Social adaptability and ability to work with a range of learning styles
• Concert and performance experience

You will support the Abrons Arts Education Program by:

• Developing and implementing an innovative curriculum that includes accessible activities for early childhood learners in music, movement, and language
• Cultivating a classroom environment that is consent-based and affirming to learners of all genders identities, body types, and skill levels
• Being responsive to learning styles and being committed to building a sense of community and belonging
• Having a demonstrated interest in professional development and growth of teaching artistry

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• Must be New York City based and be present on-site to instruct classes
• Possessing or obtaining de-escalation training
• Must be COVID-19 vaccinated
• Must be able to move throughout our 40,000+ square foot facility that includes stairs, ramps, indoor and outdoor spaces