Pottery Instructors

About Our Organization:
When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Job Summary:
**Hours of work**:
Depending on the program(s) the instructor is hired for; the hours will include the program time for set up and take down. Additional hours may be available.

Programs we are hiring for may be on weekdays, weeknights and weekends.

**Your role**:

- Set-up and clean-up of program activities
- Plan and implement age-appropriate program activities
- Responsible for taking the necessary steps for always ensuring the safety of both children and adults in the program (following City of Guelph process and procedure)
- Teach a well-thought-out weekly plan, incorporating different ceramics techniques.
- Have weekend and weeknight availability to facilitate Open Studio time.
- Create a welcoming environment for all participants
- Communicate with the program team
- Responsible for the health and safety of participants and complete incident/accident forms when needed
- Ensure facilities and equipment are maintained and kept in an acceptable, safe condition.
- Act as a resource for program participants
- Provide fully inclusive programming to participants of all abilities and skill levels
- Provide modifications where required
- Ensure participant confidentiality
- Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- A positive, encouraging attitude
- Highly responsible and punctual
- Extensive ceramics background and past teaching experience
- Thoughtful, energetic and passionate about teaching
- Ability to problem-solve and work both independently and in a team environment
- Ability to communicate and interact positively
- Extensive knowledge in handbuilding and pottery on the wheel
- Extensive knowledge in glazing and firing pottery in kilns
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
- Ability to respect and maintain participant confidentiality
- A satisfactory Police Record Check including Vulnerable Sector Check is required at time of offer
- Standard first Aid with CPR C
- Full availability is required for scheduled program day and time
- Employee must wear a CSA approved hockey helmet while on the ice

**Rate**:
$20.19-$22.35

**How to apply**:
The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.