Placer Rep is holding interviews for VAPA Academy:

  • Education Facilitation candidates: 
    • Facilitate pre-K through grade 8 student education in the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Academy of Colfax.
    • Work sessions occur Mon-Fri, daily, afterschool, during a one-week Spring break from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and during a five-week Summer Program (June 2 – July 3, 2025) from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m..

SUBMIT MATERIALS to be considered for interview appointments.

  • See below for requirements and more info.  
  • The sooner your materials are received, the sooner you may be interviewed!

Education Facilitation at VAPA Academy of Colfax.

This was a pilot program April 2023 through July 2024 with contractors, and as of August 2024, is now an employer and hires part-time employees for the 2024-2025 school year.

Placer Rep is seeking:

  • Educators/former educators, ideally with an interest in visual and/or performing arts
  • Visual / performing artists / Creatives, ideally with some experience in educating students (public schools, Sunday school, Summer Camps, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS: Please submit

  1. Employment resume
  2. Artist/Creator resume or statement of experience (if applicable)
  3. Teaching resume & statement, or a statement of experience with children (a paragraph summarizing your experience related to being an educator and/or facilitating student learning)

to VAPA ACADEMY.  (VAPA.ACADEMY.COLFAX@gmail.com)

After submission review, selected candidates will be interviewed.

PLEASE NOTE: This employment opportunity is for a program held onsite at a Public School, and therefore applicants must meet public school employment requirements, including Fingerprint clearance and TB testing.

If you are selected for the program you will need to provide:

  • Fingerprint clearance from the DOJ to work in Colfax Elementary School District
  • Proof of clear TB test less than 3 years old.
    • After interviews, selected candidates will receive an onboarding packet than includes information regarding how to obtain TB test results and Fingerprint DOJ clearance.

Candidates need not provide the TB and Fingerprint clearance until they are offered a position and provided with the onboarding packet.

FMI, See FAQs, below:

VAPA show Summer 2023 - Once Upon a Pangea - written by the students and facilitators.

Costume play time     Student uses Costume Design sheet as a reference as she designs a life-sized costume for herself.

FAQs:

Q1: May I apply for education facilitation (teaching) if I’ve never officially taught before?

A: Yes. Your experience and expertise in one or more creative areas (visual arts, performing arts, creative writing, technical theater, etc.) may qualify you to assist VAPA students in their exploration of arts & culture.

Q2: As an educator/former educator, may I apply to teach at a VAPA program with little creative arts experience?

A: Yes. Your experience educating grades K-8, in particular, are valuable. Pedagogy experience beyond grades K-8 is also acceptable. You will learn visual and performing arts while assisting the artist/educators with classroom management, etc.

Q3: What was the email address to which I send the required materials?

A. VAPA ACADEMY,  (VAPA.ACADEMY.COLFAX@gmail.com)

Please be SURE to include all the required materials (see above “Requirements”)

Q4: What are the hours of operation for the VAPA Academy of Colfax?

A: During the school year, we operate as follows:

  • Mondays – 1:30 to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesdays – Fridays 2:30 to 6 p.m.
  • Minimum days – 11:30 to 6 p.m.

A: During the Summer Program, we operate from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

  • During your interview, you may communicate your interest in the days per week, number of hours per week, and morning versus afternoon availability. Spring & Summer Facilitators need not work a full 8-hour shift, but 8-hour shifts may be accommodated, if desired.

Scheduling is flexible and based upon each team member’s availability.

Q5: How much do these opportunities pay?

A: Above minimum wage.

  • Currently, the VAPA program pays on an hourly basis, every two weeks.
    • Associate Facilitators: $33 / hour
    • Full Facilitators: $34 / hour

Q6: Would I be an employee or contractor?

A:  Facilitators are employees.

Q7: If I am SAG/AFTRA or AEA, can I apply? What about if I have an agent?

A:  Yes.  As the VAPA Academy of Colfax is a public-school program, not an AEA/SAG/AFTRA training program, it is a viable employment opportunity in an artist’s/creative’s/technician’s area of knowledge that falls outside the scope of agents, agencies and unions. We have employed SAG/AFTRA/AEA actors as facilitators in the past without issue.

 

Submit your materials via email

VAPA ACADEMY

to be considered for an interview appointment.

(The sooner your materials are received, the sooner you may be interviewed and possibly put to work!)