Contract Opportunity: Unity Artist Facilitator (Greater Toronto Area)

Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 27

Role Description:

Unity Artist Facilitators are an important part of Unity’s front-line facilitation team, who work to design and facilitate high-impact ‘Hip Hop meets mental health’ programs and workshops for youth. Unity is seeking Artist Facilitators in the following artforms / styles:

• Breaking
• Street Dance (Hip Hop, Funk Styles, Krump, House)
• MCing
• Spoken Word
• Beatmaking
• Beatbox
• Graffiti

Artist Facilitators will be booked to design and facilitate Unity’s School, Community, and Facility programs and showcases/events, and will also be booked for ‘Facility in Charge’ shifts, a role that supports with hosting the Unity facility while programs are taking place. The estimated value of each artist facilitator contract combining these various opportunities above AND required paid training is a minimum of $7,000 per year (October 2022 – August 2023), as well as estimated value $1,800 worth of facilitation and youth work training. Artist Facilitators will be booked between 4 – 8 times per month, depending on each season’s programming (winter, spring, summer). Artist Facilitators will work closely with Unity’s Programs Team members, and will be provided with additional HR support from Unity’s Operations and HR Manager. Artist Facilitators will also be given priority access to the Unity’s Artist Network offerings, which include:

• Business and creative workshops
• Masterclasses
• Paid content creation opportunities
• Free memberships to local arts service organizations
• Networking opportunities
• Experiential events planning opportunities, where artists can access funding to bring their event visions to life as part of a small team

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