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Togetherhood

Local Teaching Artist

Togetherhood
🇺🇸In-Person - Princeton, NJ$35K–$55K/yri8h ago
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Summary

Join Togetherhood as a local teaching artist in Princeton to design and deliver engaging after-school enrichment classes for K-12 students across schools and community centers. Match your passion for teaching with opportunities to inspire the next generation through arts, crafts, STEM, and other specialized subjects.

Key Responsibilities: Create age-appropriate curriculum and memorable learning experiences for students, consistently arrive prepared with daily lesson plans, and help children develop passion and understanding for your subject area. Foster a fun, structured, and inclusive classroom environment that encourages student growth and personal development.
Skills & Tools: Demonstrated ability to teach school-age children with enthusiasm, creativity, and adaptability; strong classroom management skills to create inclusive learning environments; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proactive and dependable work habits with appreciation for both autonomy and clear expectations.
Qualifications: Experience teaching school-age children, either formal or informal (relevant training, certifications, or demonstrated experience in your subject area acceptable). Passion for personal development and the ability to convey the value and personal impact of your subject.
Location: In-Person - Princeton, NJ
Compensation: $35K–$55K/yr (estimated)

Job Description

About Togetherhood

At Togetherhood, we’re building something special: a vibrant marketplace where passionate educators meet schools and communities hungry for enrichment. Whether it’s arts & crafts, skateboarding, breakdancing, or STEM through the lens of Harry Potter, we match talented instructors with opportunities to share their skills and spark joy in the next generation.

Our mission is simple but powerful: “to infuse every community with high quality enrichment and education.” We're here to support you in sharing your craft, your voice, and your passion with kids who are ready to learn and grow. If you're a dynamic instructor who loves what you teach and why you teach it, we'd love for you to be part of Togetherhood.

What You'll Do

As a member of our network, you will be matched with opportunities to teach to K-12 students at schools, buildings, and communities across Princeton and surrounding areas. These teaching opportunities will be for terms that could last anywhere from 6 weeks to 18 weeks. As an after school instructor, you'll have the following responsibilities:

  • Conceive of and create an age-appropriate curriculum for your class
  • Create memorable experience for the children in your class to help them grow and develop a passion for your art
  • Consistently arrive at your class on time (or early!), prepared with the lesson plan for the day
  • Help children understand why your subject is so wonderful and how it's helped shape you as a person

Who You Are

A fun, enthusiastic, adaptable instructor, with experience teaching school age children, and who:

  • Has excitement, joy, and passion for both teaching kids and personal development/learning
  • Knows how to create a fun, structured, and inclusive classroom environment
  • Brings your own voice and creativity to each class you teach
  • Is cooperative, supportive, flexible
  • Is dependable, proactive, and thrives when given autonomy … and also appreciates support and clear expectations

How To Apply

  • Click the Link!
  • Provide a resume showcasing relevant teaching experience
  • If you lack formal teaching experience, please share any other relevant experience or training — either in a cover letter or on the application questionnaire

What to Expect

  • If your resume is a fit, we’ll reach out to set up a screening call on Google Meet
  • Candidates advancing from screenings will have a second video interview, including sharing a sample lesson plan
  • The final step of the process will involve clearances for working in schools (where relevant), and references