We are seeking a teaching assistant for our Imagine Studio after school arts program!

Position Title:  Teaching Assistant (TA)

Status: Part-time position; one-hour session after-school, one day per week for 10 weeks

Start Date: September 16, 2025

End Date: December 16, 2025

Stipend: $500

Requirements: 

• Two years working with youth of elementary and middle school age

• An imaginative approach to aiding teaching art to students

• The ability to manage a classroom of up to 20 students

• Live Scan certification and TB clearance (updated every 6 months per LAUSD)

• Reliable transportation

• Access to a working camera 

• Knowledge of Google Drive

Preferred: 

• Experience in low-income communities

• Bilingual

• Degree from an accredited institution or in progress

• Familiarity with and experience teaching within LAUSD system

Description: Teaching Artist Instructors will lead weekly art classes for Imagine Studio's youth participants in elementary and middle schools in Northeast Los Angeles, many with Title 1 status. Flexibility and creativity are central to this position for both instructor and Teaching Assistant.  In addition to assisting instructors with classroom set up, clean up and project management, Teaching Artist Assistants are tasked with documenting weekly classroom projects through photography and video. A folder to upload photos will be provided via Google Drive and are expected to be updated weekly. Teaching Artist Assistants also will be responsible for taking roll and updating the provided Google Sheet with weekly attendance. Both Teaching Artist Instructors and Teaching Assistants are required to complete a training session and end of semester recap and evaluation survey.