Art Teachers for After School Programs – East Portland

Deadline December 31, 2024

Come Teach with Us!

Vibe of Portland is hiring professionals comfortable teaching illustration, drawing, mixed media and other mediums for our after-school classes serving east Portland and east county. We ask that you be friendly, collaborative, and as passionate about equity in access to art education as you are about your art practice!

We are a group of Teaching Artists passionate about equity in access to arts education for ALL students and offer generous scholarships to our camps for qualifying families. At Vibe, we are queer-friendly, BIPOC, straight, white, professional artists, hobbyists, introverts, and extroverts! We only ask that you are as passionate about changing the life of a young person through art as much as you are passionate about the power of art.


General info:

  • After-school classes are held onsite at public schools in SE, NE, and N Portland, encompassing the Portland, Parkrose, and David Douglas school districts. They typically run for 1-1.5 hours from 3 pm to 5:30 pm (depending on the program).


Qualifications:

  • Experience teaching youth from varying demographic backgrounds, ages 5-14.

  • Promote PROCESS-based arts education in lesson plans and curriculum.

  • Reliable transportation.

  • Be reliable and prompt with Slack, email, and text communication.

  • You must be willing to work collaboratively with other Teaching Artists, creating class content and lesson plans.

  • We strongly prefer a college degree in Fine Arts or equivalent.

  • Pay is $50/hour, which incorporates prep time.

More Info
https://vibepdx.org/

Salary
$50/hr

Location
East Portland

Contact Email
music@vibepdx.org