> What are the responsibilities of the position?

• You will be teamed up with one of our lead teaching artists. You will support them during school-day classes OR after-school enrichment classes in; classroom management, activities, instruction, demonstrations, communication and supervision. You will be there to help them lead an engaging, inclusive, safe and positive arts-education class for the children. 
• Activities you may be teamed up with a Lead Teaching Artist for could include: music (drumming and percussive arts or beatboxing or song-writing / beats & technology), dance and movement (all genres), visual and mixed-media art (and arts/crafts), theatre arts, yoga and mindfulness, STEM and social emotional or wellness games / activities. 
• Great opportunity for people who have: 2 of more years of proven experience working in schools, afterschools or camps with PreK – 8th grade youth, a belief in the power of arts to educate/engage/empower youth, and an excitement to support work with world renowned teaching artists and specialists 

> What experience is required? Preferred?

• At least 2 years experience in the arts, education or child-care field, as a teacher or an assistant

> What are the anticipated hours?

• Hours can be flexible, based on agreed-upon schedule and availability
• Monday-Friday school day classes occur sometime between 9:00 am-2:45 pm
• Monday – Friday afters school classes occur sometime between 3:00pm – 5:45pm
• You can be scheduled to work 1-4 classes in total per day – each class is 45-60 minutes long on average and we are required to arrive on site 20 – 30 minutes prior to each class start time
• Depending on your availability, we can explore booking you to work 1-5 days a week  

> What is the salary/hourly range? Indicate if this is non-negotiable.

• $28 – $35 per hour depending on experience 
• There are opportunities based on experience to have you be a Sub lead teacher if needed and / or to get invited to become a lead teacher at which point, payrates will increase

> What is the mission/vision of the organization?

At Get Empowered and GlobalArts to Go (sister companies in NYC and nationally), we believe in the power of the arts to educate, engage, entertain and empower kids, communities and companies. Our team of 189 professional and world-renowned Artists, Educators, Staff Training facilitators and Specialists are on a mission to unite, uplift, transform, and encourage learning, growth, connection, joy, confidence and help activate happier, healthier lives for kids and people of all ages. We think multicultural arts, education, and wellness activities and classes can help to bring out the best in people from all backgrounds and ages.  We work in public schools, afterschool sites, community based programs, shelters and summer camps year-round. 

Through our programs, we foster connections that enable individuals and groups to tap into their unique strengths and empower one another.

> What is the age range of the youth served by the organization?

• Public and charter elementary and middle schools, 5-13 year olds

> What is your hiring process/timeline?

• We will schedule an interview within 2 weeks of receiving your application if we feel it is a good fit
• From there if we find you a good fit for our team from the interview we will add you to our teaching assistant artist roster. 
• We will reach out once our gigs are officially booked to ask if you are interested in joining a specific event or residency as a teaching assistant. 
• Please note that you will be working as an independent contractor so we cannot guarantee you a job at any point, but we do our best to find a great fit and position for you within our events and residencies