Teaching Opportunities

The Eliot School seeks qualified teachers in 2010–11 for both in-house classes and classes held at local public schools through our School Partnership Program.

Qualifications

We seek candidates with experience teaching woodworking, sewing and art to age groups appropriate to each job opening. We want our students to gain skills, use their imaginations, and experience the joy of creating with their hands. We require excellent craftsmanship on the part of our teachers, absolute reliability, good communication skills and the ability to work both independently and with a team.

To apply

Please email a resumé, a cover letter and images of your artwork or a link to images. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled. Early applications are preferred.

art teacher for children Laurel Stroman in Bostonwoodworking teacher Jonathan Bechard, Bostonwoodworking for children teacher Jeff Citro in Boston

Job Openings–School Partnership Program

Our School Partnership Program sends instructors to teach art and woodworking to grades K–8 at partner schools, most in the Boston Public School system, both after-school and during the day. We continue to develop an ongoing pool of teachers and aides in Woodworking and Visual Arts. Each term, we match teachers and schools based on subject, experience, location and interest. SPP classes are all developed in close planning with our partner schools near the start of each term. Most classes take place once a week for 1–2 hours in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Roslindale and surrounding neighborhoods. Term length is usually 8–12 weeks on a rolling basis throughout the school year. Each SPP teacher is accompanied by a volunteer Classroom Aide, and most classes are capped at 13–15 students.

SPP Woodworking

Teach woodworking to selected grade levels, usually in terms of 8–12 weeks. Most classes meet 1–2 hours per week.

SPP Visual Arts

Teach visual arts to selected grade levels, usually in terms of 8–12 weeks. Most classes meet 1–2 hours per week. Each teacher designs his or her Visual Arts class to meet curriculum support and program needs of each partner school.

sewing teacher for children Carol Price, Bostonphotography teacher Shunsuke Yamaguchi for children in Bostonwoodworking for children teacher Susan Vannini in Boston

Job Openings–In House

All teaching positions for our in-house classes are currently filled.

Course Proposals

We are always interested in proposals for new classes and workshops for any age, of any length, from 1 to 12 sessions, within our interest areas, to be held in-house at the Eliot School. Please submit course proposals using our on-line form. We review proposals on a schedule dictated by our catalog production. See our deadlines for more details.

Please note: We do not have facilities for ceramics or metals, and our storage capacity (especially for 3-dimensional work) is limited. We are unable to accommodate batik, encaustic or other arts that require special ventilation at this time.