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
• Help 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 years
• 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 for the 2010-11 school year are due June 16, 2010, 5 pm.
• Please note that this is not a postmark deadline. Applications must arrive in our office, whether by mail or dropped off in person, by 5 pm on June 16.
• Interviews take place in early July
• Training begins in September. Our program year is September 2010 to May 2011, with wrap-up in June.

Contact Us

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

Download the Application Below

2010 WritersCorps Teaching Artist Application