[NEohioPAL] Cleveland Public Theatre is Hiring a Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator for CAN Academy

[Brooke Myers]

CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE IS HIRING A TEACHING ARTIST AND SITE COORDINATOR
FOR CAN ACADEMY

Cleveland Public Theatre is hiring a Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator
for the Cleveland Act Now Academy (CAN Academy) program to continue to
serve Cleveland Public Theatre’s mission to raise consciousness and nurture
compassion through life-changing education programs.

Review of candidates will begin immediately. To apply for the position,
send an email to Nicole Sumlin, Director of Education, at
nsumlin at cptonline.org by end of day* October 4, 2023*. Subject line should
read: YOUR LAST NAME, Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator, CAN Academy.
Your email should include two attachments: a resume and a cover letter
giving examples of work that illustrate the experience required in the
description and explaining why you are interested in this position. Please
also include three references (phone numbers, email addresses,
organization, position/title). No phone calls, please.
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*TEACHING ARTIST AND SITE COORDINATOR, CAN ACADEMY*

The Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator, CAN Academy reports directly to
the Education Director. This position is a year-round, salaried staff
position. The salary range is $37k to $43k based on work experience.
Benefits include health insurance and paid time off. We are looking to fill
this position as soon as possible.

The Teaching Artist and Site Coordinator has the following responsibilities:

   - Successfully create and implement curriculum for year-round, CAN
   Academy programming during the daytime and early evening. Youth will build
   community and storytelling skills (incorporating body, voice, and ensemble
   work) through Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer sessions, with each session
   culminating in mostly devised artistic presentations at Cleveland Public
   Theatre (and at times, community events).
   - Collaborate with CAN Academy team members, CPT Staff from applicable
   departments, and guest artists to successfully present the artistic
   presentations and fully produced productions at assigned sites.
   - Manage part-time CAN Academy Teaching Artists and Teaching Artist
   Interns in the successful implementation of CAN Academy programming.
   - Attend meetings with CAN Academy (and once weekly, full CAN
   programming) team(s) and Director of Education to share outline highlights,
   session progress, questions, and challenges of program implementation.
   - Create detailed and accurate lesson plans, attendance records, and
   session progress notes for the program as indicated by Director of Education
   - Completing other duties that relate to the CAN Academy program and CPT
   education/artistic programming as determined by Director of Education

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*KEY COMPETENCIES*

   - Experience teaching Black and brown youth who may have sustained
   trauma and deal with the effects of oppression and scarcity
   - Experience in building relationships with families and community
   partners
   - Creativity and vision in storytelling
   - Play creation skillset
   - Play-producing skillset
   - Excellent logistics and organizational skills
   - Excellent collaborator and communicator
   - Organized, clear record-keeping and curriculum planning skills
   - Experience managing the needs of various constituencies at once
   - Commitment to leading with anti-racist principles
   - Community-building skills
   - Team player and inclusive leader
   - Integrity and discretion
   - Project management
   - Strong public speaking skills

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*QUALIFICATIONS*

This position requires a teaching artist and leader who is equally
passionate about building nurturing, authentic relationships with youth and
their families *and* exciting creativity, confidence, and craft in young
artists around storytelling. Experience in devising theatre is critical, as
is a depth of experience working with Black and brown youth, adults, and
families who may encounter daily manifestations of scarcity. We are seeking
a devising/ensemble-based director and teaching artist with strong
leadership skills. CPT gives preference to candidates who have demonstrable
experience advocating for anti-racism, equity, and inclusion. Successful
candidates will be collaborative and eager to learn and lead. Successful
candidates possess excellent organizational skills and a passion for
creating warm, exciting, and empowering community experiences for our
program’s participants.
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*DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAMMING*

*Cleveland Act Now (CAN)* is a year-round theatre arts program consisting
of two paths for young artists ages 5-14. CAN multidisciplinary performing
arts activities improve academic skills, instill empathy and
responsibility, build character, and enhance creative thinking.

   - *CAN Academy* is a free performing arts program at Cleveland Public
   Theatre for younger teens and youth from Cleveland and surrounding
   neighborhoods. Young artists engage in rigorous (and fun!) theatre
   training, learning acting fundamentals, script analysis, storytelling
   techniques, and play creation.
   - *CMHA CAN* takes place in partnership with Cuyahoga Metropolitan
   Housing Authority (CMHA) at community centers for children and families who
   live in public housing. Under the guidance of CPT Teaching Artists, young
   artists learn how to create and perform their own plays, dance, poetry,
   music, and visual art. These original performances are crafted and
   presented annually at CMHA and Cleveland community centers as well as arts
   festivals throughout Cleveland. CMHA CAN is offered at four CMHA community
   center sites: Lakeview Terrace CAN, Woodhill Homes CAN, Outhwaite Homes
   CAN, and Riverside Park CAN. CAN also partners with local community centers.

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*CPT’S CORE EDUCATION PRINCIPLES*

CPT education programs follow four guiding principles that reflect our
pedagogical, political, and aesthetic approaches to education, and are
deeply interrelated. *Empowerment:* Together we create original works of
theatre, and our participants contribute to the spoken words, the movement,
and the production elements. This layered approach engages participants
dynamically, resulting in pride and ownership of the final product.
*Equity:* We strive to bridge the gap between the heard and the unheard by
centering rarely shared stories with a wider audience. Our work brings
awareness to issues such as racial and economic justice, nurturing
relationships that cross the invisible boundaries of race and class. We
believe representation matters, and we are committed to engaging Teaching
Artists who are representative of the communities with whom we collaborate.
*Excellence:* We encourage the development of the whole artist, nurturing
an artist’s personal, interpersonal, and artistic growth. This environment
of self-mastery calls participants to own their greatness with pride, be
accountable to their peers, and be engaged, curious, and connected to their
community. *Enthusiasm:* We approach the artistic process with openness,
rigor, intention, and joy! Our programs cultivate an enthusiastic learning
environment that supports creative expression while nurturing a high degree
of discipline and focus. We encourage our participants’ creativity, and we
also challenge them to explore as many levels of their creative potential
as possible.
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