Pottery Instructor - Arts & Culture

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills, and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. 

What We Offer 

This is a part time position which is expected to work between 4-10 hour per week. The pay range for this position $19.80 per hour.This position is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver’s 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. Part time positions may have routine or variable work schedules. In addition to class time, instructors receive additional paid hours for planning, set-up, and break down time.  

The City and County of Denver's Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) offers Arts and Culture programming throughout the year at many of our 30 recreation centers. We offer a wide variety of classes in areas such as: fine arts, pottery, ceramics, sewing, music, dance, creative writing, and a wide range of crafts and creative early childhood programming (18 month – 5 years), youth programming (6-18), and adult programs (18+). Our Recreation Instructors lead classes of 4-12 participants through a preset schedule of weekly sessions to become familiar and confident in the topic area of choice. Our programming offers our Instructors the opportunity to teach a variety of age groups in recreation centers throughout the city. For more information, please visit our Arts and Culture website.

Location 

In this position you can expect to work on site at Denver recreation centers across the city. Locations that we are specifically hiring for include: Platte Park Recreation Center. You can expect to work around 4-10 hours per week.

What You’ll Do 

Our Arts and Culture department is looking to hire a friendly and fun Pottery Instructor who has a passion for connecting communities through the arts.

In this role you will:

• Create, plan, implement, and instruct pottery classes for Denver’s communities, including youth and adults.
• Firing student pottery, loading, and unloading kilns.
• Create supply lists for classes.
• Setup before, and breakdown/cleanup after each class.
• Respond to class-specific inquiries from participants and community members.
• Collect and report feedback to the Arts and Culture Program Coordinators for future programming improvement.

You can expect to work around 4-10 hours per week.

What You’ll Bring 

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level. 

Our instructors must have a passion and knowledge of arts and culture activities and should possess strong skills in communication and organization. We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic about connecting communities and sparking creativity.

Additionally, our ideal candidate will possess one or more of the following:

• Expertise in pottery, ceramics, and using a kiln.
• Experience teaching throwing on a pottery wheel.
• Experience teaching hand building.
• Experience working with all age groups and diverse communities, especially working with adults age 50 and older.
• Prior experience planning, managing, or coordinating art programs
• Bilingual skills preferred, but not required.
• Ability to travel between Denver’s recreation centers throughout the city as needed.

Required Minimum Qualifications 

We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications: 

• Education Requirement: Graduation from high school or the possession of a GED, HiSET or TASC Certificate.
• Experience Requirement: One (1) year of experience in assisting in the operation and instruction of organized recreation activities.
• Education and Experience Equivalency: Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
• Licensures/Certification: Requires certification in CPR and First Aid within 6 months of date of hire.

Application Deadline 

Applications for this position are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.