WritersCorps teaching artists carry on a strong tradition of American writers serving their communities. Learn more in this 6-minute video.

WritersCorps offers youth opportunities to write, publish and perform. Our model is long-term and in-depth; we work in partnership with sites throughout San Francisco during the school year. Sites include public schools, community-based programs, libraries, and programs for incarcerated youth. WritersCorps teaching artists serve three years, are part of a group that meets often, receive extensive professional development training, and are paid a summer stipend for writing projects.

What WritersCorps Teaching Artists Do

• Teach creative writing and build mentoring relationships with young people in San Francisco
• Design and implement curricula tailored to specific youth and site realities
• Develop publications and projects that feature student writing
• Document and evaluate WritersCorps’ impact within its communities
• Create and support city-wide youth events and performances
• Attend trainings, meetings, and class sessions to share information and experiences, and to develop teaching artist skills

Requirements
Applicants must have at minimum:

• 2 years teaching literary arts to youth (ages 6-21)
• 1 year of community work with communities in need
• Evidence of literary accomplishment
• BA or experiential equivalent

Compensation

$25.00 per hour plus health care allowance for up to 28 hours per week

Time Commitment

• Teaching artists serve 3 year residencies. We ask that candidates commit 3 years to the program. Contracts are renewed on an annual basis each fiscal year.
• Teaching artists serve at one or two sites for 8 months at a time
• Schedules are variable, depending on the sites (in-school, after-school, etc)
• Teaching artists work an average of 25 hours a week, or about 100 hours a month
• Teaching artists attend 3-hour staff meetings twice a month, as well as a monthly professional development class which has assignments

Application Timeline

• Applications are now closed. Please check back in the late spring to apply for positions that start in the fall of 2012.
  

Contact Us

For questions, please contact Nirmala Nataraj, WritersCorps Program Associate at 415-252-2546 or nirmala.nataraj@sfgov.org