« Reframing Relations is an inter-disciplinary, arts-based program that aims to engage youth in creative dialogue about the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Led by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, the pilot phase of this program was developed in partnership with the Vancouver School Board Aboriginal Education Department, the Surrey School District, and the Urban Native Youth Association. The program responds to an articulated need from our partners for creative programming that supports both educators and students during their transition to the new BC curriculum that integrates Indigenous Education at every stage.

This position is founded in a social justice framework that strives for critical thinking about race and colonialism. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage artists who self-identify as Indigenous, Métis, POC, LGBTQI2, and from a spectrum of abilities to consider applying.

Deadline for Submissions: February 1, 2019

Title: Reframing Relations Program Facilitator (2 positions)
Compensation: $50-$75/hour for workshop facilitations and $20/hr for workshop prep and professional development. Number of hours varies according to number of school bookings and artist availability.

Job Description: Reframing Relations Program Facilitators will collaborate with current facilitators at the Community Arts Council of Vancouver in delivering arts-based workshops in Vancouver schools exploring the historical and current relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Facilitators will work with youth to locate themselves, individually and collectively, within this conversation, and to explore and express their evolving understandings of reconciliation broadly defined. Two facilitators, one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous, will lead a series workshops in each classroom, working closely with the classroom teacher and Aboriginal Education Enhancement Teacher to tailor the workshops to suit the classroom’s unique needs. We encourage artist-facilitators of all art practices (visual, performative, musical, literary, cross-disciplinary, other) to apply.

Reframing Relations Program Facilitators will be responsible for open communication with teachers during and between sessions, CACV team program evaluation, and some administration as it pertains to their school sites. The program is current includes elementary (grade 4+) and secondary school classrooms. It also includes a community component that delivers workshops delivered in community centres for a range of ages, service organizations, and businesses. For more information visit our Reframing Relations page. »

For more details, please see the full job description on CACV’s website.

-from CACV website