The Saint John Arts Centre (SJAC) is seeking pottery instructors for spring and fall 2024.
SJAC offers introductory and intermediate workshops for children, teens and adults, focused on hand-building and throwing on the wheel.
The introductory workshops are normally held in the evening for 4 consecutive weeks, 2.5 hours per week. More advanced workshops are 6 weeks in duration, 2.5 hours per week. Instructors are responsible for developing the weekly plans, teaching the group, and firing the participant’s pottery. These workshops run on a rotational basis throughout the year from January-June and September-December.
Qualifications: Diploma in Pottery or higher qualification, or comparable experience in the field. Teaching experience is an asset, while ample experience working with clay in a pottery studio is essential.
Please reach out to us if you:
- Have strong pottery skills including hand-building, throwing on the wheel, glazing and firing;
- Enjoy working with the public;
- Have effective communication skills; and,
- Are dependable, responsible and on time.
How to apply: Please submit via email a letter of interest (may be in the body of the email), your resume and photos of your work to Andrew Kierstead, director@sjartscentre.ca
We would love to discuss this opportunity with you!
This call for interest will remain open until filled.