Pottery Instructor Jobs in Arizona (NOW HIRING)

Are you outgoing, energetic, passionate, and authentic? Enchantment is the perfect spot for you!

At Enchantment, we work together to create and deliver personalized extraordinary experience for all guests and team members here at the resort. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, inclusive, engaging, and we have one of the best views you’ll ever find! Come join us!

Basic Function: Greet guests and provide an introduction to pottery techniques, terminology, and the pottery-making process. Demonstrate wheel-throwing techniques while clearly explaining each step to participants. Prepare clay by wedging and centering as needed, and teach guests the fundamentals of centering, pulling walls, and basic trimming of newly created pieces. Maintain strong organizational skills to ensure guest pottery is properly labeled, documented, and stored together throughout the process. This position facilitates indoor pottery classes and provides an engaging, educational experience for guests.

Work Performed:

** This is an "On Call" position **

1. Arrive to work a half hour before program begins wearing nametag and proper uniform
2. Prepare receipts and be set up for activities prior to guests arrival
3. Sharing knowledge of the medium working in with guests and offer advice for them to improve their own artwork (For Pottery Throwing, must be able to demonstrate and assist guests with centering clay, wedging, pulling walls, etc.)
4. Create, organize and teach activities, arts and crafts for best guest experience
5. Encourage guests to look at the other art classes and sign up for additional classes
6. Order wine as necessary from room service
7. Clean all areas of the cottage to ensure neat and clean for next day. Wheels and tools to be clay free when done, floor swept and mopped. All cleaning to be done wet for health/safety.
8. Daily/Weekly monitor inventories of all crafts and department forms, let lead and / or manager know when items are low
9. Let lead or manager know of any work orders that need to be created
10. Attend Forbes trainings
11. Other duties as assigned
12. Keeping guests on task so they are able to complete their class in the given time frame

Supervision Exercised:  None

Supervision Received:   Activities Director, Manager, Activities Lead

Minimum Requirements:

Prefer a BA, but not required. Educational background preferred.  Teaching or supervisory skills and posses the desire to teach guests to create art and expand their creativity on a daily basis.  Need to be flexible and able to work on an on call basis. Must have strong organizational skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to perform and prioritize multiple tasks with ease.  Basic computer skills required.  Strong team member relations skills is a must.  Must pass thorough background screening prior to commencing work.

Physical Requirements:

Varied times required for sitting, walking, standing, and bending 

Lifting/Carrying up to 50 lbs.

Hearing and manual dexterity

Distance vision 1-3 feet

Ability to work in all types of weather conditions (mostly indoors)

Ability to drive a golf cart