Department Education
Supervisor Associate Director of Story Wranglers Program
Summary
Teaching Artists will implement the Story Wranglers curriculum in classrooms around the greater Austin area. Story Wranglers is a seven-week in-school residency in which third graders learn the foundations of creative writing through arts-integrated lessons designed to motivate students and improve their writing skills, confidence, creativity, and storytelling. During the residency, each classroom writes several stories as a class, in small groups, and in individual journals with the guidance of their team of three to four teaching artists.
At the end of the seven weeks, our professional ensemble of actors, known as The Story Wranglers Performance Ensemble, transform students’ original stories from page to stage in a live performance for the entire campus! (Auditions for the performance company will be held separately in October. For more info contact Katie Moore kmoore@austintheatre.org)
The candidate ideally has teaching experience, whether in-school or after-school. Experience with elementary students, implementing curriculum, and fostering positive relationships with students, their classroom teachers, and their colleagues.
Please send resume and cover letter to Ashley Everage aeverage@austintheatre.org.
- Invite Only: Demo Lesson/Auditions will take place in-person from (10am-12:00pm) OR (1:00pm-3:00pm) at the State Theatre, 719 Congress Ave 78701.
- If hired, the required New Teaching Artist training will be held in-person (9:00am – 12:00pm) at the State Theatre.
- If hired, the required ALL Teaching Artist training will be held in-person (9:30am – 2:30pm) at the State Theatre.
Our Fall residency begins
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Facilitates the Story Wranglers curriculum with a team of three to four co-teachers for third grade classrooms around the greater Austin area
- Creates an uplifting, inclusive classroom environment
- Ability to adapt curriculum to students’ abilities and learning styles
- Exhibits strong communication and problem-solving skills with supervisors and colleagues
- Manages survey administration and data collection for all participating classrooms
- Must have reliable transportation as work environment changes from school to school regularly
- Must have access to reliable Wi-fi for bi-weekly online team meetings
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
- Experience working with K-12 students
- Knowledge of best practices in K-12 teaching, including Social Emotional Learning, Creative Learning Strategies, and classroom management
- Educational Theatre skills are preferred but not required
Computer Skills
- Working knowledge of Google Suite (Docs/Sheets/Forms), Zoom, Microsoft Word and Outlook
- A well-kept calendar
Work Environment
- Elementary School classrooms primarily
- On average, Teaching Artists work 4-8 hours per week, although there is potential to be scheduled for more/less classes based on availability and interest.
- Classes are 75 minutes in length and are taught during school hours based on the agreed upon schedule for each campus.
- Classes are taught on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays
- In-School Residencies are contracted for 7 weeks. We offer 3 separate Residency contracts for Teaching Artists each school year (Fall, Winter and Spring)
Work Hours/Schedule
- $27/hour
- Additional compensation is available for bilingual candidates as well as travel stipends for teachers traveling more than 10 miles to their assigned campus.
- Teaching Artists are also compensated for training, on-line meetings and attendance at their campus Story Wranglers show.
We know there are great candidates who might not check all these boxes or who possess important skills we may not have included. If that is you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. We also encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.