Mosaic Arts Instructor

After School Matters · Chicago, IL · $20-27 salary/per hour, depending on applicable experience and education

  • Paid
  • Seasonal

About the role

Summary of Position: We are seeking a passionate and skilled Mosaic Arts Instructor to lead engaging classes for teens of varying skill levels. The ideal candidate has a strong background in mosaic techniques, a love for teaching, and the ability to create a supportive and inspiring learning environment.

This is a part-time position scheduled for approximately 16-20 hours per week for 7 weeks.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Instructional: Plan and facilitate a 120-hour curriculum, including field trips and guest speakers
  • Create clear structure and support for teens, including agenda setting, creating group norms, and abide by ASMs supportive behavior management plan and incident reporting procedures
  • ·Lead the teens through the planning and implementation of an end of session demonstration of learning (showcase)
  • Administrative: Conduct teen interviews and select teens by the roster deadline, complete data entry including interview outcomes, daily attendance, teen checklist support, program reports, teen survey administration
  • Prepare program budgets in accordance with ASM guidelines
  • Plan and teach mosaic art classes for beginners to advanced students
  • Demonstrate techniques such as tile cutting, adhesive application, grouting, and design composition
  • Supervise teens at an average of 15:1, teens: instructor ratio

Instructors must have a program curriculum plan. See ASM Program Planner

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Demonstrated practical knowledge of content area
  • Classroom management experience, preferred
  • Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders including teens, participants, parents, ASM program staff, vendors, etc
  • Intermediate computer skills, working in Google Suite
  • Cultural competence

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant content area etc. is preferred, high school diploma or GED required
  • Experience working in a field relevant to the content area is highly preferred
  • Experience teaching, specifically teens, if highly preferred
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion is required

Program schedule:

  • Programs meet for 16-20 hours per week, typically 4-5 days a week for 4 hours. Each daily session will run for 4 hours each, one 4-hour session in the morning and one 4-hour session in the afternoon.
  • Summer programs work begins in April and program sessions start from June 22, 2026 and run until August 7, 2026

Compensation: $20-27 salary/per hour, depending on applicable experience and education

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