Arts + Technology Support - Part Time​/Temporary Role

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Aug 13, 2026, 8:10:57 PM

West Side-936 North Ashland Avenue (Wells Community Academy HS)

Position Type :
Temporary Position

Non-exempt

JOB DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 325,000 students in 500+ schools and employing over 45,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. Aligned with our transformed philosophy, we are steadfastly focused on ensuring that the District provides resources equitably to support every student, every school, and every community.

Six core values guide the work we do every day for our students – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning. Each role in the district supports our vision that every student deserves a rigorous, joyful, and equitable learning experience.

The Department of Arts Education (DAE) integrates rigorous arts instruction into the district’s core educational infrastructure to drive student engagement, academic achievement, and postsecondary readiness across every Chicago Public School. The Goal of the DAE is to establish the arts as a universal instructional lever that empowers every CPS student to become a critical thinker, an inventive problem-solver, and a high-performing citizen in a global economy.

Every student in Chicago Public Schools will experience innovative, rigorous, and joyful arts learning that cultivates creativity, curiosity, empathy, and confident self expression. Through bold artistic practice and deep personal exploration, students will become critical thinkers, imaginative problem-solvers, and engaged citizens, ready to thrive in a dynamic world.

The Art Exhibitions + Technology Support role is responsible for planning and executing the Department of Arts Education showcases and exhibitions. This position is also responsible for maintaining the supplies inventory and managing and trouble shooting all student programs technology. This part-time, hourly position will report to the Program Manager, RE:

ALIZE with dotted line to the Student Program Director.

Job Summary:
This role involves the planning and execution of all public-facing student exhibitions and showcases for the Department of Arts Education. Key responsibilities include developing curatorial strategies, layouts, and exhibition concepts to effectively highlight student work. Work may include the physical management of artworks and digital media assets, leading the safe and organized installation and deinstallation processes, including lighting, mounting, spatial planning, and developing necessary timelines and documentation for smooth execution.

The role also requires the management and maintenance of DAE-owned technology and digital media student spaces, which includes equipment inventory, warranty management, troubleshooting technology issues, and providing direct on-site student support during all phases of production, from installations and rehearsals to public openings. This is a part-time, non-exempt position that will be paid for time worked on an hourly basis.

This position reports in-person Monday through Friday with evening and weekends availability.

The Art Exhibitions + Technology Support will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and execute Department of Arts Education student exhibitions, showcases, and public-facing student presentations, including the development of exhibition concepts, layouts and curatorial strategies that highlight student work.
• Direct support of students and staff who utilize technology from the digital media inventory, including resolving technology challenges related to project needs.
• Manage, inventory, and maintain DAE-owned…