Art + Technology Instructor

2 weeks ago


New Westminster, Canada City of New Westminster Full time

Art + Technology Instructor (Specialist)
New Westminster, British Columbia

**Number of Openings**: 1
**Hours per Week**: Other:
**Employee Group**: CUPE, Local 387
**Location**: Anvil Centre: 777 Columbia St
**Competition #**: 255
**Additional Details**:
The Art + Technology division oversees the delivery of New Media Gallery (NMG), a contemporary public gallery, owned and operated by the City of New Westminster, and located at Anvil Centre. The Art + Technology LAB is the education space managed by NMG, offering the equipment, technologies, and expertise necessary to deliver a rich array of public, school, outreach, and professional programs. theLAB contains iMac workstations, iPads, Camera Lenses, Lights, Green-Screen, Projectors, Audio Interfaces, Speakers, Arduinos, Makey-Makeys, modular technologies such as Pro Collection Little Bits, 3-D Printers & Scanners, Large Screen Monitor, VR suite, 360 Degree Camera and a growing list of other technologies.

We are looking for a dynamic instructor to join our faculty and develop unique public and school workshops which incorporate technology while teaching the fundamentals of art and/or design. You will primarily work with and be supervised by the Program Coordinator, and the Director-Curators from time to time. Your work will allow you to connect with Gallery exhibitions, work with other expert instructors, work out of theLAB and at offsite City locations, and deliver the occasional outdoor field trip. All our Instructors have a contemporary arts and/or design background, with identifiable technical skills, experience and aptitude. You have the ability to propose and develop original workshops (curriculum and instruction) and organize your time. Ideally you will have experience with the new BC school curriculum. Our initial focus for this hiring is on finding an individual with solid experience in early childhood education, ages 3-7.

You will propose, develop and deliver high quality public Art + Technology workshops and day camps for children that will focus on visual communication and meaning-making in a world of changing technology. Depending on ability and scheduling, you may propose programs for children, adults and professional artists. Specific duties include developing and submitting workshop proposals, demonstrating a variety of teaching methods, delivering imaginative art + technology workshops. You are experienced and flexible in your teaching approach, have experience teaching children, with the ability to document and promote your programs. Your focus is quality, creativity, imagination and professionalism.

If you have the following characteristics and qualifications, we want to hear from you:

- You have completed a post-secondary degree, diploma or equivalent in the arts, design and/or arts education or you have a special and comparable knowledge of contemporary art practice.
- You have previous teaching experience or you have taken art education courses.
- Although all experience with technology is valuable we are specifically interested in applicants who have backgrounds in coding, robotics, and/or artificial intelligence.
- You have knowledge of the principles, practices and objectives in contemporary art education and you are interested in developing new ways to encourage creativity and innovation.
- You have experience with non-formal teaching methods and techniques.
- You have excellent scheduling, timely communication, and organizational skills with the ability to follow through on proposals and requests.
- You have the ability to pass and maintain a satisfactory Police Information Check.

*Please note that hours of work are dependent on program registration. Instructors will be able to choose their work hours, but we appreciate the ability to work weekdays and/or weekends and the occasional evening.
- To support a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community; women, Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), persons with disabilities, and others who may contribute to diversity of our workforce, are encouraged to express their interest._
- New Westminster is on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halq'eméylem-speaking peoples. It is acknowledged by the City that colonialism has made invisible their histories and connections to the land._
- We are learning and building relationships with the people whose lands we are on._
- We thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted._
- This position is only open to those legally entitled to work in Canada._


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