We are seeking an innovative and experienced Arts Educator to lead FilmEd Field Trips for the 2023-2024 school year. The FilmEd Arts Educator will also assist the Education Manager with both the organizational logistics and operational aspects of running dynamic, highly engaging field trips for K-8 students in all five boroughs of New York City and in Newark, NJ. Field Trips typically take place from 10am-12pm excluding set up and break down time.
About NYICFF FilmEd Field Trips
NYICFF’s FilmEd Field Trip program is designed to foster learning through the arts. We strongly believe in the innate ability of film to encourage critical thinking and build social-emotional learning skills. Our curated film programs and the FilmEd Field Trip experience include audience voting, post-screening discussions, and Q&As led by a teaching artist providing students with a thought-provoking, fun, and dynamic way to explore complex topics like identity, and belonging. We provide classroom teachers with pre- and post-visit guides to stimulate creativity and critical-thinking through vocabulary, discussion questions, and activity prompts.
Our curriculum is informed by Harvard University of Education’s Visual Thinking Strategies and the inquiry-based “See, Think, Wonder” approach that encourages students to look closely, make observations, and formulate interpretations. Discussion questions are purposely open-ended to demonstrate that there are no wrong answers. This format encourages the expression of a variety of observations and opinions in conversations that are student-led, leaving room for multiple paths of further exploration. In addition to inquiry-based learning prompts, Field Trip facilitators build discussion around individual films or themes that align with students' experiences, interests, or areas of study and encourage students to bring their own experiences into dialogue with the stories portrayed on screen.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead FilmEd Field Trips, including:
- Preparing and organizing materials
- Coordinating and collaborating with venues around delivery of screening media, reserving screening rooms, general use of shared space
- Communicating with teachers
- Introducing film programs and facilitating post-screening discussion among up to 350 students
- Work with NYICFF staff on updating materials, talking points, and activities
- Coordinate with NYICFF's Education Manager to manage venues, schedules, and RSVPs to ensure that field-trips run smoothly
- Research and cultivate new partnership opportunities with schools and community groups
Qualifications
- Experience teaching the arts for elementary and/or middle school grades
- Experience teaching film and media arts strongly desired
- Ability to teach using arts-based vocabulary in Spanish strongly desired
- Prior experience teaching in NYC public school settings a plus
- Familiarity with NYC Blueprint for Learning & Teaching in the Arts a plus
- Exceptional group management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
- Energetic enthusiasm for working with children in a dynamic environment
- Fun-loving, friendly, and positive with a can-do attitude
Compensation: $40-65/hour, commensurate with experience
This is a hybrid position requiring in-person work at least one day per week in office, as well as ability to travel within the NYC and Newark, NJ area for field trips. Candidates should be available to work around 8 hours a week, with flexibility based on the public school and NYICFF Field Trip schedules.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to jobs@nyicff.org.
