Community Engagement Program Instructor Application

The Moth Community Engagement  Program 

The Moth Community Program provides the space, tools, and expertise for people to practice the art and craft of personal storytelling.  We partner with nonprofits - community-based organizations, cultural institutions, foundations, and government agencies - to host workshops that inspire confidence and self-reflection and deepen connections within and between communities.  Please visit our website to learn more about The Moth’s Community Program.

 

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

The Community Engagement Program seeks engaging, empathetic, articulate leaders passionate about storytelling and working in classrooms and communities. Instructors will work on a small team to plan and execute workshops. Instructors are hired on a per-workshop basis depending on their schedules and availability.

 

Commitment: 

  • This is a freelance contractor position with an expected workload of 3-4 workshops per year (both virtual and in-person. See info below on the range of time commitment for those workshops).
  • In the Community program, we primarily facilitate workshops for adult participants (ranging from young adults to senior citizens) affiliated with a partnering non-profit organization join us for 1-3-hour Intro/Drop-in workshops, 6-9-hour Alumni workshops, or 9-15-hour Intensives. Teaching Artists should be able to commit to at least 4-6 workshops per year (anywhere from 15 to 60 contact hours). 
  • Instructors are also invited to participate in regular paid PD and training opportunities throughout the year.

 

 

Our Onboarding Process:

  • Newly hired instructors will attend a series of required paid training sessions in the winter concurrent with observations of Community spaces before being placed as a co-instructor (paired with a more experienced lead instructor) in a Moth workshop. 
  • The paid observation period will include 1 Intensive (15 hrs) and 1 Intro or Alumni Workshop (3-6 hrs).

 

 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

 

Title: Instructor

 

Responsibilities Include:

  • Before the workshop: 
    • Meet with the instructor team to map out the overall teaching path.
  • Throughout the workshop: 
    • Communicate with the team about the lesson plan for that week.
  • During each workshop:
    • Teach the art and craft of storytelling through sample stories, team-building activities, story structure lessons, brainstorming, and craft comments.
    • Work with participants to help them craft their stories.
    • Keep a record of participant attendance, story progress, and reflections.
    • Assist in the production of a final, invite-only performance.

 

Qualifications:

  • Experience with curriculum-based teaching and/or small group facilitation.
  • Strong ability to empathize.
  • Some experience in conflict resolution.
  • Basic understanding of story structure.
  • Comfortable with a degree of self-disclosure. 
  • Passionate about elevating voices through the art and craft of storytelling.

 

Also appreciated:

  • Knowledge of Moth storytelling
  • Second Language Skills
  • Prior experience as a storyteller or in another performance art form
  • Prior experience as a teacher, teaching artist, or comparable community work

 

 

TO APPLY:

Please complete the following application by December 13TH. 2024

 

The Moth is dedicated to building a culturally vibrant team and seeks a diverse pool of candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.