OPEN POSITIONS
EVENT TECH
Part-Time (10-15 hours/week)
$16/hour, paid vacation & sick time, optional retirement savings plan
Direct Supervisor: Rentals Manager
Application Deadline: Open until filled (1 job available)
Anticipated Start Date: Between May - end of June 2024 (approximate start date)
The Chehalem Cultural Center seeks an eager, organized, and professional 10-15 hour/week Event Technician to help with the myriad of rental events that utilize our facility. Click here to see a full job description
VISUAL ARTS INSTRUCTORS FOR TEEN CLASSES
Temporary/Seasonal
$16/hr, Six week sessions of classes- 90 minute instructional time, prep as needed up to 1.5 hour, depending on the week.
Direct Supervisor: Education Manager
The Chehalem Cultural Center is looking for part-time Arts Educators to join our passionate team of after school visual arts and ceramics instructors. We are looking for creative, fun, compassionate, reliable teachers to help inspire young artists to create drawings, paintings, sculptures, mixed media, collage, printmaking and more!
The CCC strives to better serve the many communities in our area and actively seeks candidates with perspectives and experiences that help deepen our mission. CCC is an equal-opportunity employer: bilingual candidates and candidates of color are strongly urged to apply.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Teaching and/or camp experience
First Aid/CPR Certified (can be obtained during training, reimbursed by CCC)
RESPONSIBILITIES
Classroom leadership and management
Plan age-appropriate lessons
Classroom set-up and clean-up
Lead art activity lessons-- creation and maintenance of curriculum plan for six week series
QUALIFICATIONS
Visual art skills & training
Exposure to and passion for the arts
Experience working with kids
Strong communication skills
Organized, Team Player
Integrity, sense of humor, self-directed
HOW TO APPLY: Please submit cover letter, resume, and references via email to Clara-Liis Hillier, Education Manager education@chehalemculturalcenter.org
PART TIME TEACHING ARTISTS: Proposals for future workshops or interest in teaching for future class sessions (both youth and adult) are currently being accepted! Email Clara-Liis Hillier, Education Manager Education [at] chehalemculturalcenter [dot] org with your class/workshop proposal.
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Statement of Workplace Culture
The CCC is a thriving Arts and Culture center in the heart of Newberg, Oregon. Our dedicated staff works hard to “inspire and enrich lives by connecting community and culture” across our community. Each team member is relied upon to be a leader and champion of their work and is celebrated in their identity. All staff members at the Chehalem Cultural Center are expected to be creative thinkers and independent problem solvers.
Employees are empowered to use their creativity and unique perspective to forge roles that not only improve our organization but also return a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment. Each person working with us has the freedom and responsibility to truly contribute. We lift up collaboration and inclusion as core values. We feel empowered to be creative and confident to take risks because we support each other. We strive to create a workplace where mutual trust helps employees feel safe to try and together succeed.
About Chehalem Cultural Center
Our mission is to inspire and enrich lives by connecting community and culture. We celebrate the arts, heritage, education and community. We preserve and strengthen Oregon’s rural identity by exploring and highlighting the intersection of agriculture and the arts through annual cultural festivals, and we expand our community horizons by bringing global cultures home.
With world-class exhibition galleries, a state-of-the-arts ceramics studio, arts classrooms, music and recording studios, a black box theater and a grand ballroom, the Chehalem Cultural Center is an all-in-one arts and culture facility. Year round programming includes art and historical exhibitions, dynamic and colorful free cultural events, lectures and discussions, workshops and classes in various arts mediums for adults and children, and an array of live theater and music performances.