We appreciate your interest in joining the Urban Word Mentor community. At this time, we are not hiring additional teaching artists.
Interested in being a Mentor/Teaching Artist with Urban Word NYC, one of the leading youth arts & literacy organizations in the country?
If you have a passion for working with young people, the ability to create dynamic and culturally responsive lesson plans focused on poetry and creative writing, and have at least two years of in-classroom experience, we invite you to apply to become an Urban Word Mentor!
Urban Word NYC has been teaching in schools, youth programs and community-based organizations across the city for 25 years! We want you to know that you are applying to join a force of internationally acclaimed poets and educators. We look forward to adding you to that roster.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Flexible Scheduling: As we know our mentors are touring artists, working with other organizations, or in school, we work with your schedule! Once you become a Mentor, Urban Word will request that you provide your availability and update it whenever it changes so we know when to book you!
Professional Development Support: Our goal is to have every Mentor continuously perfect their craft during their time with us. Through our connections with various arts & educational organizations as well as on-going support, you will have access to a number of opportunities to sharpen your teaching and curriculum development skills.
Biweekly Payments: We take paying our artists seriously.
**Urban Word NYC Mentors are hired as independent contractors. It is not a full-time or part-time position.
HOW TO APPLY
Email the following documents to info@urbanwordnyc.org with the subject line: HIRING INQUIRY: YOUR NAME
- An updated, teaching-specific resume. In addition to that, we welcome artistic CVs.
- 2 sample poetry-focused lesson plans designed for middle school or high school students (ages 13-19).
Urban Word NYC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
