Part Time Art Studio Facilitator at Elbow Room

Job Description:
Elbow Room Staff assist in the studio’s day to day art project facilitation and the personal support of participating artists. Staff center the individual needs, interests and goals of each artist and assist them in exploring their creative practice and expanding their social and community connections.

Wages and Benefits:

Staff are paid $30/hr on a W2 contract.

This is a part time position, 15 hrs a week, with additional opportunities to sub for other staff.

Part-time staff are offered a 50% match if they want to join Elbow Room’s health and dental insurance policy.

Elbow Room’s organizational structure:
Elbow Room is run by a a small team of 6 co-founders who collectively staff and run the organization. There is intentionally no hierarchy built into Elbow Room, and the staff-collective is responsible for making important decisions for the organization in collaboration with the board of directors.

Roles:

Direct Support
-Safely navigating folks to and from Trimet Lift buses
-Providing hands on assistance during lunch time (person specific)
-Providing hands on restroom support (person specific)
-Providing emotional and behavioral support when needed

-Writing a daily progress note for 3-5 participants

Artistic Support
-Setting up and breaking down creative workspaces
-Managing art supply access: helping artists have access to and help with materials, sharpening pencils, capping pens & markers, putting away art supplies
-Material demonstration and guidance
-Creative feedback and critique
-Safe storage of works in progress as well as finished works

Studio Maintenance
-Setting up and breaking down artist workspaces
-Putting away art supplies, maintaining the orderliness of art supply storage and making notes of supplies that are running low.
-Daily cleaning/disinfecting of tables, chairs, art materials, and floors
-Organizing/stewarding artworks in progress