Who We Are
Since 1996, Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts’s mission to create art that challenges perceptions of disability has opened doors for artists with disabilities and audiences eager to experience their work. Artists might never have seen the arts as a life choice, but now see the arts as essential to their humanity. With over 100 artists working in theater and studio arts, Interact is multi-cultural, intergenerational, and embraces the entire spectrum of disability labels.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
We were the first – and remain the only – combined visual and performing arts organization nationally or internationally to offer the full-time, daily practice of professional level theater and visual arts to support the creative growth of artists with disabilities. Our work is acclaimed for being challenging as well as entertaining, and we are the go-to place for theater and gallery audiences who come for our mission and come back again for the quality of our work.
Wages
$18.00 - $20.00 per hour depending on qualifications and level of experience
Benefits
- Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST)
Because Interact is a member with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) who partners with St. Mary’s University, Interact employees and their spouses are also eligible for the following benefits at St. Mary’s University:
- Discounted tuition for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate programs
- Professional development opportunities
- Access to advancement (internships, job placement, field practice)
Schedule
This position is on-call and part-time so hours will vary.
Job Summary
Interact is hiring an On-Call Visual Arts Substitute Art Instructor to fill in on an as-needed basis to support the daily operation of a professional art studio by assisting artists with their creative goals, providing hands-on support, and helping maintain a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment.
Responsibilities
- Proactively assist in the facilitation of daily artistic programming with the department team of other staff artists.
- Assist client artists with their daily artistic needs in accordance with their artistic goals and support plans.
- Support artists in maintaining a safe and supportive environment.
- Serve as a substitute art instructor for artists enrolled in the Visual Arts program.
- Support a group of 6 to 12 studio artists depending on daily staffing needs.
- Implement studio activities and maintain rigorous professional standards.
- Participate in implementing studio activities, including art exhibitions, as available.
- Staff art gallery shows and community art events or field trips, as available.
- Work retail gallery shifts for special events outside regular working hours (Fundraising Events, Interact Performances and Exhibitions, Holiday Art Sale, etc.) as available.
- Participate in all required social services and state licensing training.
- Follow all policies and procedures to ensure clients are always in a safe and supportive environment.
- Assist clients with personal needs, including toileting, if required.
What You Bring
- An associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or demonstrably equivalent knowledge gained through alternative courses of study and life experience.
- A minimum of 6 months of experience working in a fully equipped art studio.
- Knowledge of the human services nonprofit sector; experience working in a nonprofit setting is preferred.
- A minimum of 6 months of experience working with vulnerable populations and providing client care.
- Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a creative environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with artists, families, healthcare professionals, community agencies, and government units.
- Strong administrative and organizational skills to effectively plan programming and coordinate communications.
- Demonstrated cultural competency with the ability to work respectfully with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
- A commitment to person-centered care, including a willingness to assist clients with personal care needs as required.
- Knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL) is preferred but not required.
- Applicants must comply with and pass a Minnesota Department of Human Services background check (Rule 11).
Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Interact Center for Visual and Performing Arts. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, age, marital status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, criminal history (justice-impacted status), housing or homelessness status, height, or weight.
Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the hiring process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.
Interact participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify’s official poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf). See E-Verify’s Right to Work poster at https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf (https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RightToWorkPoster%20Eng_Es.pdf).
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