Teacher Application at DCC

DCC Teacher Application

Thank you for your interest in being a Teacher at District Clay Center!

District Clay Center strives to cultivate and promote the ceramic arts in the DMV region through quality education, exhibitions, and an extensive array of studio equipment. Our clay community embraces creativity, diversity, inclusion, respect, and a welcoming environment for students and artists of all levels. District Clay values freedom of artistic expression as essential to our clay community.

To this end, District Clay currently provides regular instruction and specialized workshops in wheel-throwing, hand-building, slip-casting, and alternative firings; a library of ceramic literature; a community artist program; community events, including semi-annual sales; and exhibitions by regional students and artists.

DCC's teachers are at the heart of what we provide to our students.

Teacher responsibilities include:

Orienting new students to DCC, familiarizing them with the studio and our programs
Doing at least one beginner demo per class and will spend the initial part of each class working with beginning students
Doing at least one advanced demo per class
Checking in on each student individually to see if they need assistance
At the end of each ten-week session, inviting students to bring a piece they made during the session and discuss what they liked and did not like
Selling clay to students
Moving around and handling student ware on ware carts as needed
Willing to uphold and encourage excellent cleaning standards
Opening or closing the studio, depending on the class time & acting as Manager on Duty as needed

Qualified candidates should:

All applicants must be vaccinated against Covid-19 to be considered for employment
Have an undergraduate degree in ceramics, art, or teaching, OR have 1-2 years prior experience teaching ceramics
Understand and desire to teach about ceramic art
Have knowledge of a diversity of ceramic techniques, art, and history
Commit to at least 6 months of employment
Keep calm in a busy environment
Pay attention to detail
Possess excellent communication skills
Respect and uplift people of diverse abilities, ages, ethnicities, genders, and races

If you have not been to DCC, we suggest you schedule a tour before applying to teach with us. You can sign up for a tour by going here.

Please note that you will be able to edit this application after you submit it if you would like to add or adjust information at a later time.
You will be emailed a link once you submit the survey.

1. Please give us your contact information. *This question is required.

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2. Please give us emergency contact information. *This question is required.

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3. Please upload a JPEG image of your Covid-19 vaccine card. This can be a scan or a photograph. *This question is required.

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5. DCC's teachers are at the heart of what we provide to our students. Please describe how your past experiences in clay studios, clay education, or past employment helped to prepare you for this program. *This question is required.

6. Please attach your resume or CV: *This question is required.

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7. Please supply three professional references regarding your work ethic. *This question is required.

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8. Please let us know when you would like to begin. *This question is required.

9. Do you have any questions for us at this time? Also, please feel free to share any additional information if you wish.