Teaching Artist

Job Overview The Beverly Arts Center, located at 2407 W 111 th Street on the southside of Chicago is searching for Teaching Artists to work in its Partnerships department, whose mission is to offer tailored Arts-enrichment programming public and private schools throughout the city and surrounding suburbs before-school, in-school and after-school. The Partnerships department and its ensemble of professional Teaching Artists also serve homeschool groups, community organizations, libraries, churches, and more, offering programming in all artistic disciplines in addition to coordinating field trips and special events at the Beverly Arts Center. Partnerships is seeking Teaching Artists for the 2026-27 school year in the following disciplines:  Visual Arts  Dance  Film  Music  Theatre  Specialty hobbies such as Chess. Journaling, Martial Arts and Yoga Partnerships is also actively seeking substitute Teaching Artists to cover for contracted instructors' absences.

Responsibilities include:

 Planning curriculum and lesson plans for weekly classes that might meet one to five times a week. Most classes meet for one hour.  Teaching students ages PreK-12 grade-appropriate artistic curriculum specific to the Teaching Artist's discipline  Documenting the creation process and any finished student work or culminating events  Working within BAC, Chicago Public Schools, and other outside partner policies and procedures  Strong work ethic including timeliness and quality preparation  Submitting to fingerprinting and background checks for each partnering organization to be cleared before placement in applicable classrooms Requirements include:  A High School Diploma is required, and a Bachelor's or advanced degree is preferred; compensation is commensurate with education level and teaching experience. Pay ranges from $25-50 per hour.  All candidates will be considered primarily on the basis of reliability, accountability, and integrity combined with a passion for bringing the arts to classrooms in need of enriching artistic programs.  Teaching Artists are strongly motivated independent contractors who demonstrate tangible classroom management skills and an ability to properly address behavior issues among students.  Transparent availability, scheduling flexibility, and STRONG communication skills are required assets for this position.

To Apply:

Submit Cover Letter, Resume, and three email addresses of references to: partnerships@beverlyartcenter.org.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Only emailed applications will be considered.

Pay:

$25.00 - $50.00 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule

Work Location:

In person