Contract Class Instructor

• Photography - Darkroom or Digital (Teen and adult classes to be offered)
• Printmaking and Letterpress
• Jewelry/Metal Arts - Fabrication (Intermediate and advanced classes to be offered) and casting
• Culinary specialty skills or cuisines
• Senior (50+) focused art classes
• Senior (50+) focused technology classes
• Pets
• Tennis
• Pickleball
• Contractors who have their own facility space to teach classes

• Review our current quarter's Community Services to see if your proposed course is already being offered. You can view our brochure online at .
• For fine arts, review our current quarter's newsletter to see if your proposed class is already being offered.
• For senior (50+) programs, review our current quarter's newsletter to see if your proposed class is already being offered.
• Please note that workshops and classes cannot be designed to sell or recommend products from your business or promote your consulting or investing services.

• Teach infants, children, teens, and adults based on course focus/description
• Develop a course curriculum including course outline, description, and lessons; check for understanding and/or testing; and all other related course materials for the proposed subject(s)
• Develop diverse and creative programming not currently offered by the City of Irvine

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent knowledge/experience
• Some teaching or presentation experience
• Familiarity and experience working with a diverse populace
• City of Irvine Business License for courses held in Irvine
• Fingerprinting through the Irvine Police Department
• Insurance as defined by contract

City staff, as designated by the Director of Community Services, will review the proposals. Proposals will be considered for inclusion as a City-offered Contract Class program and promoted in the City Inside Irvine Guide, provided all criteria listed below have been met:

• Course is not a duplication of an existing course or program that sufficiently meets demand
• Course does not pose an unreasonable safety risk to participants
• Course title and subject matter are interpreted as an appropriate City service consistent with the City's adopted policies, mission, goals, and strategic plans
• Registration revenues based on projected course attendance are anticipated to be sufficient to recover costs borne by City

The City will not contract for courses that fall into any of the following:

• Courses that subject participants to investment advice, ventures that may pose financial risks or solicitation, and/or sell products or services
• Courses that imply religious instruction, offer a religious-based program or service, and/or infer practices or rituals
• Courses that promote alcohol, illegal drugs, drug or weapon products, paraphernalia, firearms, tobacco, gambling, and/or adult-oriented or sexually explicit materials

The revenue for courses held at City facilities is split 50/50 with the instructor, or as defined by contract. The City of Irvine cannot guarantee the number of courses, the number of students, or the amount of revenue that a course may receive.

This recruitment is not an offer for employment. An application is not a guarantee your proposal will be accepted.