Teaching Artists - Fall/Winter 2026 and Winter/Spring 2027

Do you love teaching, entertaining, and caring for children ages 3–8 in a nurturing space where their imaginations are celebrated? Do you love sharing the magic of storytelling with children? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Treasure Trunk Theatre (located in Brooklyn, NY) is seeking teaching artists to join our roster of talented, enthusiastic, and inspiring teachers for Fall 2026 into the spring semester. We are especially looking for teaching artists who are interested in working across a variety of our programs, including regularly scheduled classes, school holiday camps, weekend birthday parties, and special events.

Our greatest needs this fall are for teaching artists with weekday afternoon availability, particularly from approximately 2:15 pm–5:15/6:15 pm, as well as weekend availability.

We anticipate having opportunities for both consistent, full-semester weekly teaching assignments and substitute teaching work, in addition to weekend parties and events.

We are currently hiring both lead and assistant teaching artists. Select candidates with extensive experience will be considered immediately for our lead teacher training process. We promote from within, so those hired as assistants will also have the opportunity to apply for the lead teacher training process in the future.

Our Mission:
At Treasure Trunk Theatre, we create a nurturing space for children to develop their imagination, confidence, and creativity through the magic of storytelling. We encourage self-expression and celebrate individuality. We use the power of dramatic play to inspire each child to be their unique self, connect with others, and see the world in an empathic way.

Those who will best succeed in this role must:

● Have experience working collaboratively as part of a team, as well as experience working with children in a childcare, babysitting, family, classroom, camp, and/or arts setting.
● Enjoy caring for, teaching, and entertaining children ages 3–8, with the majority of our programming serving children ages 3–6.
● Be engaging, energetic, and adaptable, with the ability to respond quickly and creatively to the needs of children and different teaching environments.
● Maintain the highest level of safety and supervision throughout all programming.
● Be comfortable working in both indoor and outdoor settings. Some programs may include outdoor time at local parks and playgrounds, weather permitting.
● Have experience assisting young children with bathroom visits.
● Display confidence, warmth, and a willingness to be playful.
● Love having fun and bringing your own personality, creativity, and teaching style to the experience!

• Communicate in a timely, detail-oriented way, maintaining their own schedule of shifts and be conscientious of all student, location, and shift details assigned to them

PLEASE NOTE: Treasure Trunk Theatre develops and provides all curriculum. No lesson planning is required on the part of our teaching artists.

Dates & Availability:
We are currently seeking teaching artists for Fall 2026 with flexible availability, with the opportunity to move on with us into the spring and summer of 2027 for successful candidates. Our priority needs include:

● Weekday afternoons, approximately 2:15 pm–5:15/6:15 pm. We anticipate opportunities for both consistent, full-semester weekly teaching assignments and substitute teaching work during these hours.
● Weekends, particularly for birthday parties, special events, and other weekend programming.
● School holiday camps held on days when schools are closed.
● Other regularly scheduled weekday classes, as available.

Teaching artists do not need to be available for every program type. However, candidates with consistent weekday afternoon and/or weekend availability are especially encouraged to apply, as these are priority areas for our Fall 2026 programming.

Locations:

Our programming takes place at a variety of indoor and outdoor locations throughout Brooklyn.

Outdoor Locations:
Locations may occasionally include parks throughout Brooklyn, such as Prospect Park, Fort Greene Park, and Cadman Plaza Park, though the majority of our programming is indoors at this time.

Indoor Locations:

• Treasure Trunk Atlantic - 141 Atlantic Avenue

• Treasure Trunk Park Slope - 179 4th Ave

• Treasure Trunk South Slope - 408 7th Ave

• Treasure Trunk Prospect Heights - 700 Washington Ave

• Brooklyn Brainery - 190 Underhill Avenue

• St. Paul’s Church - 199 Carroll Street in Carroll Gardens

• Pilates Heights - 147 Remsen Street

Classes may take place at the locations listed above, as well as in partner schools and other community spaces.

Hours:
We offer a variety of morning classes, after-school classes, school holiday camps, weekend events, and birthday parties.

Our greatest current needs are for teaching artists who are available weekday afternoons from approximately 2:15 pm–5:15/6:15 pm for full-semester weekly classes and substitute teaching opportunities, as well as weekends for birthday parties, special events, and other programming.

Availability forms are sent to our roster of teaching artists regularly, allowing you to indicate which additional opportunities work with your schedule.

Hours for School Holiday Camps:
School holiday camps typically run from 9:00 am–3:00 pm, with late extended day programming available until 5:30 pm at our Treasure Trunk Atlantic Avenue and Park Slope locations.

A typical full-day shift is 8:30 am–3:15 pm, with half-day shift options generally available from 8:30 am–12:15 pm and 12:00 pm–3:15 pm. Late extended day shifts may run until approximately 5:45 pm.

Pay:
$22–$32/hour for camps, depending on position, and $35–$75/hour for special events.

To Apply:
Please complete our application form here:
https://airtable.com/appfo7cfheiGldlCT/pagbxS0MgyS6XatWi/form

Treasure Trunk Theatre is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a truly equitable and anti-oppressive work environment that embraces teachers with a diversity of backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We particularly encourage applicants from marginalized communities, including those who identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color, queer, transgender, gender non-conforming, and disabled.

We encourage all applicants to familiarize themselves with Treasure Trunk Theatre and our programming by visiting www.treasuretrunktheatre.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!