¡Cityarts!
The mission of Providence ¡CityArts! for Youth Inc. is to provide free professional art-based education and training to Providence youth in a fully developed community-based arts center that reflects, encourages, and promotes the rich ethnic diversity of Providence, our capital city. CityArts’ mission is to ensure our capital city’s most challenged youth access to quality arts programs—unhindered by socio-economic barriers, and celebrating the arts as a means to youth empowerment, community building, and social change.
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available positions
This site is not currently hiring. See below for examples of positions they have hired for in the past.
Teaching Assistant for Artists/Designers-in-Schools Residency Project
CityArts STEAM Friday Residencies at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School
CityArts announces short-term work-study Teaching Assistant positions for PC students who are interested in:
In order to grow as teaching artists, our assistants will be required to attend a training and orientation session, participate in reflection meetings, and help to coordinate/setup a final expo of residency work. Professional skills you may gain include: Curriculum Design and Lesson Planning; Positive Youth Development; Ages and Stages of Growth; Working with Kids with Learning Differences; Classroom Management Techniques; and STEAM / Arts Integration: Teaching In and Through the Arts.
Teaching Assistant for Artists/Designers-in-Schools Residency Project
CityArts STEAM Friday Residencies at Vartan Gregorian Elementary School
CityArts announces short-term work-study Teaching Assistant positions for PC students who are interested in:
- Assisting CityArts’ new school-community partnership at the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School for Friday STEAM projects Grades K-5
- Providing young people with high-quality arts instruction designed to build skills, increase self-awareness, and foster connections and a sense of community.
- Deepening their own professional practice as community youth arts educators.
- Main duties: Under the supervision of CityArts’ Program Director and AmeriCorps STEAM Director, our Teaching Artists and Teaching Assistants will plan and lead Friday STEAM-based residency projects.
- Required days/times of the week: two Friday mornings (9am-11am) per month
- Semesters this position is available for: January - June 2016
In order to grow as teaching artists, our assistants will be required to attend a training and orientation session, participate in reflection meetings, and help to coordinate/setup a final expo of residency work. Professional skills you may gain include: Curriculum Design and Lesson Planning; Positive Youth Development; Ages and Stages of Growth; Working with Kids with Learning Differences; Classroom Management Techniques; and STEAM / Arts Integration: Teaching In and Through the Arts.
- The qualified candidate will have:
- A passion for art and a thriving artistic practice
- A love of working with youth ages 5-10
- A desire to grow as an arts educator.
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and comfort working as part of a team