AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Community School is accepting applications for teaching artists in Dance, Theater, Music and Visual Arts for the 2011-2012 school year.

Community School of the Arts Foundation mission is: to provide an opportunity for children to
experience thinking and feeling about internal and external issues in a way
that they had never done so before crossing paths with the organization’s
programming. CSAF is committed to the artistic growth of disadvantage children
through arts education where they learn discipline, teamwork, self-respect,
confidence, excellence, vision and literature.

Job description:

Develop a sequential, standards-based
curriculum in the arts

Teach an arts discipline across
multiple grade levels

Address the learning needs of
diverse student populations

Identify and plan cross curriculum
connections in and across multiple

subject areas

Submit documentation of teaching
practice, including curriculum,

lesson plans and assessments.

Represent Community School of the
Arts Foundation amongst multiple school community stakeholders,

including classroom teachers, parents, administration, and donors

Apply knowledge and skills through
ongoing professional development

into teaching practice

Skills, Qualifications, Requirements:

BA degree in arts, education, community
arts or relevant field of

study. MA/MFA preferred.

Minimum three years of teaching
experience, preferably in undeserved

school communities

Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and
expertise in a specific arts

discipline

Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of
or a familiarity with the California

Visual And Performing Arts Standards.

Ability to work collaboratively in
a school environment and with

various school community members

Compensation:

Salary dependent on experience and education.

How to apply:

Please email resume and a cover letter to contact@csoaf.org.

Kind regards,

Antonio Villacis
Executive Director for Development

from LA Culture Net