Project Reset Teaching Artist

 

Description:

In partnership with the Center for Justice Innovation’s Project Reset, we seek a Teaching Artists to facilitate arts-based programming for two groups of Project Reset participants ages 18-30 and 30+. Project Reset is an early diversion program that provides people who have been arrested an opportunity to complete arts-based programming rather than going to court to face formal prosecution. This innovative collaboration brings Project Reset to all of Brooklyn, leveraging the power of the arts to provide a meaningful alternative to conventional prosecution of low-level crimes.

Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience working as a teaching artist and a demonstrated history of work that utilizes the arts to facilitate conversation and self-reflection on charged subjects such as race, justice, accountability, personal agency, and control of one’s narrative
  • Familiarity with court diversion programs
  • Knowledge of trauma-informed pedagogy
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully engage with a variety of ages and from diverse backgrounds
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to write lesson plans
  • Capacity to maintain strong relationships with multiple agencies and organizations, both onsite and in the larger Brooklyn community
  • Ability to regularly assess performance and integrate feedback as needed
  • Creative problem-solving abilities and passion for work at the intersection of art and social justice, especially in the context of criminal justice reform
  • Applications are encouraged from individuals with any proximity to the justice system, particularly from those with direct experience

 


Responsibilities:

  • Lead a highly engaging gallery and studio-based program for up to fifteen Project Reset participants three times a week on Thursdays from 10 am to 1 pm
  • Critically reflect and strengthen session design by actively participating in assessment and planning sessions with Museum and Center for Justice Innovation staff
  • Participate in training sessions and professional development workshops with Museum staff, and site visits to Brooklyn Justice Initiatives and other Center for Justice Innovation projects
  • Create program curriculum in collaboration with Museum and Center for Justice Innovation staff
  • Conceptualizing the final exhibition, which will showcase the work created by participants over the project’s first year

 

Organization Brooklyn Institute Of Arts And Scie
Industry Museum Jobs
Occupational Category Project Reset Teaching Artist
Job Location New York,USA
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Intermediate
Experience 2 Years
Posted at 2023-08-15 3:13 pm
Expires on 2024-12-01