Expressive Arts Teaching Artists

Arts Holding Hands and Hearts (AHHAH) www.ahhah.org, a 501c3 non-profit 

is looking for trauma informed teaching artists to facilitate workshops with youth who are incarcerated in Chester County and facilitate after school workshops in Coatesville, Kennett Square, Phoenixville, and Oxford.  

Pay type: Hourly

Min. Salary : $15.00

Max. Salary:  $40.00

Responsibilities:

• Co- facilitate expressive arts workshops with youth who are incarcerated in Chester County.  Most workshops are 90 minutes long.
• Facilitate 60 minute to 90 minutes after school expressive arts workshops in Chester County High Schools
• Write lesson plan incorporating AHHAH methodology (format will be provided along with training of methodology)
• Write follow up report after each workshop.
• Keep attendance on spreadsheet.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a given arts field (theatre, poetry, visual arts, music, dance, etc), and/or degree in social work, psychology, or education.
• Trauma informed training
• Mindfulness-based stress reduction training
• Security clearances and background checks
• Ability to work collaboratively, take initiative, and create safe spaces. 
• Experience working with youth impacted by trauma, and poverty.

Must have a car and available in working in Chester County specifically in Coatesville, Kennett Square, West Chester, Oxford, and/or Phoenixville

Bilingual English and Spanish is a plus.