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Opera Philadelphia

Teaching Artist

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What they do

An Artist or Illustrator develops ideas and works with different materials to create art, including crafts and fine art such as painting. May specialize in drawing and creating visual images, designs or pictures for books and other publications or for commercial products, or detailed drawings for scientific or medical illustrations. Creates drawings by hand and uses computers to create or develop images.

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Job Description

Teaching Artist Opera Philadelphia - 4.0 Philadelphia, PA Job Details Part-time | Seasonal $100 per session 1 day ago Benefits Travel reimbursement Qualifications Classroom activity organization Mid-level Collaborative curriculum development Curriculum implementation Student support Lesson planning Instructional materials development Classroom Teaching Process program evaluations
Full Job Description Responsibilities:
Teach assigned classes and work collaboratively with Community Initiatives staff to develop the curriculum, lesson plans, and resources necessary to implement the program. They are not authorized to conduct classes without a residency school classroom teacher present.
Team Meetings:
Attend up to 22 hours
Prep Time:
stipend distributed quarterly, amount depending on class load
Professional Development:
Attend up to 6 hours
Showcase:
Facilitate student performances and support as needed at the Residency showcase
Evaluation:
Support program evaluation administration as needed
Supplies:
All core supplies will be purchased and provided by OP. For more supplies, TA should submit a request via email at least one week before the date needed. OP has the right to deny supply requests deemed inappropriate. Pre-approved supplies purchased by TA will be reimbursed upon the completion of the timesheet in the next payable run.
Clearances:
Provide updated clearances as needed, including FBI Fingerprint, Child Abuse Clearance, Act 168, and PA Criminal History, as well as the 3-hour Mandated Reporter Training.
Scheduling:
TA will provide OP staff with accurate work availability. OP staff will make their best effort to assign TA to schools based upon their availability. If multiple TAs are available during the same block of time, opportunities will be assigned as uniformly as possible, at OP's sole discretion. If the TA must cancel a lesson for reasons beyond TA's control, TA is responsible for contacting the Residency Program Manager at least 48 hours ahead of the lesson time.
Desired Availability:
Monday through Thursday, 9am-3pm. Scheduled up to eight 45-min classes per week within that time frame.
Absences:
TA's are allotted 2 missed classes and 1 missed meeting per semester. Notification of absence must be presented to the Residency Program Manager at least 48 hours ahead . Utilize the address provided by OP for all email correspondence
COMPENSATION
Activity Rate Number of Hours Allocated Meetings and Professional Developments $25.00 per hour Up to 32 hours Residency Class Session $100.00 per session Up to 90 class sessions Opera on the Spot Session $75.00 per session TBD, per call and availability Payment schedule will be on a bi-weekly basis after the start of the contract. Any additional responsibilities, with prior approval from the Vice President of Community Initiatives , that occur outside of the scope of work will be compensated $100 per class and $25/per hour for meetings, PD, $75/per Opera on the Spot, or other duties not specifically outlined in the above compensation table.
Travel Reimbursement:
Travel expenses should be notated on the weekly timesheet. Receipts must be collected and can be submitted via email to the Residency Program Manager, weekly.
Costs can include:
Mileage costs to and from your residence for any meeting or in-school visit to be reimbursed at the current IRS mileage: $0.72 mile SEPTA travel Pre-approved parking, taxi, rideshare fees, with receipt only TA is asked to use Uber Pool and Lyft Line when at all possible Tolls expenses