Ceramics Instructor

Job Description

Sertoma Arts Center is seeking Teaching Artists who have a passion for clay and sharing their love of creating with others. We are accepting applications for artists who have experience teaching adults in either throwing, hand building, or a combination of both.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop the curriculum for classes they propose and identify supply/equipment needs for class well in advance of class start dates.
• Work with students with a wide range of artistic experience levels and abilities and with a wide range of personality types.
• Be supportive and encouraging to students, meeting each student where they are in their artistic development.
• Provide and deliver an inclusive experience to the enrolled students.
• Communicate with Pottery Studio Manager and Coordinators, Front Desk staff, and Center Director/Assistant Director if assistance prepping student work between classes, fixing equipment, or ordering supplies is needed.
• Assist in making sure the studio is kept clean, operating safely and efficiently and completes required PRCR training.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

RESPONSIBILTIES:

• Interacts with participants in a positive, caring, and respectful manner throughout the program hours.
• Creates lesson plans, communicates necessary supplies with Pottery Studio Manager.
• Prepares studio/program area with necessary equipment, cleans, and returns all equipment to proper storage area.
• Maintains a happy, safe environment.
• Ensures that participants are adequately supervised at all times.
• Enforces safety rules, guidelines, and policies of the Arts Center.
• Actively engages, orients, and assists all participants.
• Promotes a professional image and always maintains a clean and safe environment.

Typical Qualifications

• Knowledgeable about clay processes, whether it’s throwing or handbuilding, glazing and successfully firing work.
• Experience working with adults.
• Occasionally lift 25lbs