Summer Camp Ceramics Instructor

Clay Hub | Boulder, CO | In-Person | Part-Time | Summer 2026

Enjoy working with Tinker in our community ceramics studio:
Clay Hub! It is a space for connection, creativity, and community through clay, and we can't wait to welcome a new energetic, positive and highly qualified Ceramics Teacher to join our amazing team!

This is a seasonal summer camp position, with potential to teach classes throughout the school year for the right fit candidate and based on Clay Hub's employment needs.

• Monday - Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm (Youth Wheel Throwing Summer Camps)
• Closed week of July 4 (June 29th - July 3rd)
• Teaching FULL DAY (9am - 12pm AND 1pm - 4pm) camps the week of June 22 - 26 only

Please note: The Summer Camp schedule starts May 26th
. The week of May 18th is reserved for Summer Camp training and other between session tasks. The schedule for that week is TBD, but will likely include 1 full day or 2-3 half days of prep and planning work. Summer Camp schedule ends August 7th
.

This position teaches our morning camps which run from 9am - 12pm, with 30 minutes before and after camp to set up and break down. Camps run on a Monday - Friday schedule with 2 days of wheel throwing and 2 days of handbuilding, before students glaze all work on Friday. We run campers work as a single firing (cone
6).

Greeting students, facilitating pick up, and parent communication: Greeting students as they arrive for class and helping them get settled in the studio; learning students’ names; facilitating pick up or students leaving at the end of camp; communicating relevant information to parents

Teaching wheel throwing and handbuilding: implementing effective teaching strategies; working with young artists who are feeling frustrated or need extra support with empathy and kindness; managing set up and clean up of materials and supplies

Creating a safe, supportive, and fun studio environment: Showing up each day with warmth, enthusiasm, and excitement for your students and team; maintaining an aesthetically pleasing and inviting environment; maintaining student safety; building connections and supporting peer-to-peer relationships

Setting up, breaking down, and prepping art materials and supplies: Prepping and resetting materials; breaking down and putting away materials and supplies; delegating similar tasks to Studio Assistant

The Tinker Way: Implementing Tinker’s values, and adhering to Tinker’s curriculum, structure, and style

• (High) Intermediate to Advanced proficiency in wheel throwing, and proficiency in handbuilding/altering the wheel thrown form is required. Please do not apply if you are not at a high intermediate or advanced proficiency in wheel throwing. (Should be able to center 8 - 10lb of clay, as a general sense of wheel throwing proficiency.)
• Previous experience in a ceramics studio setting required. While this position doesn't include much/any kiln room management, experience loading/unloading/managing kilns, and other ceramics equipment is required.
• A degree in studio art, with a focus on ceramics is strongly preferred. (Please still apply if you feel you have equivalent experience without a degree).
• Previous experience working with and teaching children ceramic art, and ideally wheel throwing, is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and teammates
• Enjoyment for being a part of a team in a lively and busy studio setting
• Excellent people skills and enjoyment for being around people
• Genuine enjoyment for teaching and supporting students
• Ability to efficiently prioritize and with a positive work ethic
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs

The successful candidate will: have stamina, be responsible and creative; have a positive attitude and work ethic; be a team player; maintain a high level of professionalism; be successful at identifying and relating to the feelings and perspectives of others; have awareness of and attentiveness to individual needs of students.

• Pay: $25-$28/hour, DOE
• Required onboarding & training pay: $16.82/hr:
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