Careers Job Description
General Description
Our four-week summer program provides students ages [14 – 18] with a fun and enriching experience that blends creative expression with hands-on learning. The program emphasizes exploration, imagination, and confidence-building through the arts.
We are seeking a creative and dedicated Art Teacher to lead engaging, age-appropriate visual arts classes. The Art Teacher will develop and deliver lessons that encourage self-expression while introducing students to a variety of artistic media, techniques, and themes. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, organized, and passionate about nurturing students’ creativity in a supportive environment.
- Plan and deliver daily visual arts lessons that may include drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and mixed media
- Foster a welcoming classroom environment that supports creativity and individual expression
- Incorporate basic art history, technique, and critique into lessons where appropriate
- Support students of varying skill levels and adapt instruction to meet individual needs
- Organize and present student work in a final showcase or art exhibition at the end of the program
- Maintain an organized and safe classroom with proper use and cleanup of materials
- Collaborate with fellow staff to align activities with overall program goals and events
- Other duties as assigned
Other Duties
Qualifications
- Prior experience teaching art to youth or teens, ideally in a school, camp, or community setting
- Strong artistic skills across a range of media and techniques
- Ability to plan engaging, structured, and age-appropriate lessons
- Excellent classroom management and communication skills
- Creative, flexible, and student-centered approach to teaching
- Bachelor’s degree in Art, Art Education, or related field preferred (or equivalent experience)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with project-based learning or arts integration
- Comfort working in interdisciplinary programs (e.g., with STEAM or performing arts components)
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
MEC Liberty Partnerships Program
Part Time
$30.00-$30.00
12.00
Aug 23, 2025 (Or Until Filled)