The wage for this position is $35.00 -$40.00 per hour, 8 hours per week.

This position requires the clearance to work out of Folsom State Prison. 

The Institute for the Arts, Humanities, and Social Justice (IAHSJ) at San Diego State University is a collaboration of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts and the College of Arts and Letters. The IAHSJ is an interdisciplinary hub for research, creative projects, and community engagement at the intersection of the arts, humanities, and social justice. The Institute seeks to interrupt systemic injustices in access to the arts and education through cultivating dialogue and collaboration among faculty, students, and partners with a goal of building bridges across the university and community. PAC currently facilitates arts and leadership training programs in 15 state prisons throughout California. PAC is based at San Diego State University and has partnerships with California State University, Fullerton; Humboldt State University, and California State University, San Bernardino. SDSU-VISTA offers a two-year BA degree completion program at Centinela State Prison.

The PAC Teaching Artist, Sacramento, is responsible for the implementation of the Connecting Through Arts program at Folsom State Prison, and mentoring teaching assistants and peer facilitators, cultivating creative community within the local team and participants. Teaching Artists report to the Regional Lead and Executive Director and work closely with teaching and administrative staff.

Teaching Artists are responsible for but not limited to:

Operations 95%

• Mentor and support PAC teaching assistants and peer facilitators
• Communicate with Sacramento Regional Lead and Executive Director
• Participate in monthly teacher meetings with PAC team and monthly meeting with Regional Lead
• Support events and exhibitions planned by the Regional Lead
• Collaborate with the teaching team, including peer facilitators, to ensure that classes have the appropriate supplies, delivered in a timely manner, and organized on site. 
• Potential to also conduct site visits to area facilities where PAC has programming
• Facilitate the development of a new theater production with the class of participants in the prison, including support with developing a script, program/playbill.

Other Duties as Assigned 5%

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to interact effectively with co-workers, clients and study participants
• Ability to understand and follow posted work rules and procedures
• Ability to relate well to others within the project environment.
• Ability to display motivation and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to display organization, meet deadlines, display detail orientation, possess good judgment and common sense
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of cross-cultural sensitivity

Minimum Requirements

• Candidates must reside in a commutable distance from Sacramento at time of hire
• Must successfully complete the California Department of Corrections Background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications & Special Skills

• Individuals with lived experience of incarceration are encouraged to apply.
• Creative 
• Organized
• Self starter
• Collaborative
• Experience teaching art to diverse populations 
• Experience managing multiple changing timelines  
• Knowledge of theater history
• Experience as a performing artist 
• Experience devising performance pieces (performing and/or directing)

Additional Applicant Information

• Candidate must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check results (including a criminal record check).
• San Diego State University Research Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, SDSU Research Foundation provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin or any other categories protected by federal or state law.  
• Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every employee has equal access to resources and support. 
• SDSU Research Foundation complies with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), and other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws including grant or contract terms and conditions related to funded program activities. Further the SDSU Research Foundation maintains a Nondiscrimination Policy that prohibits discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all programs, policies, and practices.  
• SDSU Research Foundation makes all employment decisions including, but not limited to, applicant screening, hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions, and terminations on the basis of merit.