Instructor, AVRP Youth Worker Program

Posted by on July 16, 2007

AVRP Youth Worker Program, Instructor

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program (MAP) seeks Instructors with the AVRP Youth Worker program. AVRP is an after-school art education program currently sponsored by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services. It provides yearlong art instruction focused on mural making for youth ages 10 to 15 with a history of chronic truancy or at risk behavior. The mural projects are multi-dimensional anti-violence projects with the objective of using Art as a vehicle for social change. During the sessions, youth will have the opportunity to create a major mural, explore self expression through writing and art project as well as explore their personal power to make change through art.
Instructors will work at multiple sites with different groups of youth during 4, 10 week sessions. Instructor will work with muralist and youth on a major mural, small and large scale art projects and writing workshops. Instructors must have:
? Good organizational skills,
? Strong ability to engage youth in multiple settings
? Strong classroom management skills and an ability to handle change.
? Experience in teaching 10-15 year olds in a creative setting is also important

Ideal candidates must: have a degree in Art, Art Education, or related degree; possess strong leadership skills; have prior teaching experience and the ability to manage a classroom of 15 students; be committed to working with city youth; and must exhibit the organizational skills necessary for managing paper work and correspondence between site locations and MAP AVRP Program Coordinator

Salary: $25/hour

All Mural Arts Program educators are required to have a PA Child Abuse Report and PA Criminal Background Check upon 30 days of hire.

To apply
Send cover letter, resume and samples of artwork to: artscape.avrp@gmail.com