Irish Language Instructor

Job Summary:

Irish Language Instructor (Fall 2025)

Building friendships and community through shared learning experiences has been core to Irish Arts Center’s mission since 1972. We are delighted to provide learning and engagement experiences for everyone—from anywhere!—with in-person and online classes in music, dance, Irish language, and storytelling.

Irish Arts Center is looking to hire an experienced Irish Language Instructor to teach online courses in total beginner to advanced beginner level Irish, as part of our Fall 2025 education term. Irish Arts Center students are adult learners with little to no experience with Irish and are generally seeking a basic introduction to the language regarding vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and practical use in conversation. The position pays $65 an hour, or $97.50 per 90-minute class session. This is a 6-hour per week commitment as follows:

• Instructor will teach four (4) 90-minute classes held on Mondays between 6-9PM EST and Tuesday evenings between 6-9PM EST
• These classes are held over an 8-week term beginning September 22, 2025 and culminating on Tuesday, November 17, 2025. (Please note that no class is held on the federal holidays of Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day on 10/13/25 or Veteran’s Day on 11/11/25.)
• Classes are taught online via the ZOOM platform

Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Plan and teach four (4) 90-minute classes on the Irish Language which focus on vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and practical use in conversation for total beginner to advanced beginners
• Communicate with students and IAC staff as needed to ensure the success of the program
• Share class resources and recordings with students via the Zoom platform and via email

Experience and Education:

• 3 plus years of experience teaching the Irish Language, preferably to adult learners
• Accreditation in Irish Language Instruction
• Experience teaching online via the Zoom Platform
• Knowledge of the Irish language community in New York City

Working Requirements (Travel Requirements, Overtime, Shifts, On-Call, etc.):

• Access to a reliable Internet and WIFI network
• Access to a computer with video camera and audio capabilities
• Access to email communication
• Access to a quiet space to conduct classes online
• US work Authorization (Irish Arts Center participates in E-Verify)
• This is a remote position which may occasionally require on site attendance at the discretion of management.

How To Apply:

Please send a resume and cover letter in a single PDF file to applications@irishartscenter.org. In the subject line, please write the job title and where you found the job post. For example, “Irish Language Instructor, irishartscenter.org”.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned.

About Irish Arts Center:

Irish Arts Center (IAC) is a national and international home for artists and audiences of all backgrounds. Based in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, Irish Arts Center presents, develops, supports, and promotes work from established and emerging artists, providing cultural experiences that are innovative, collaborative, diverse, authentic, and emotionally and intellectually transporting, meet the highest standards of excellence, and celebrate our common humanity in an environment of Irish hospitality. Founded in 1972, throughout our history the Center has also provided community education programs and access to the arts for adults and children of all ages and ethnic, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Irish Arts Center recently completed construction of a $60 million landmark new permanent home, including a state of the art flexible performance and arts space for the presentation and development of work across a range of disciplines, including music, dance, theatre, film, visual arts, literature and the humanities; classrooms and studio spaces for education programs, development, and collaboration; technology to stream and distribute content on the digital platform; and an avenue-facing lobby café that is a hub for hospitality and interaction between artists and audiences. As part of a second phase, IAC will renovate its adjacent existing 51st Street building to provide a second, intimate performance space—the historic Irish Arts Center theatre—optimized for the most intimate live music and conversation, recordings, podcasts, master classes and special events, and a courtyard entrance on 51st Street where the historic Irish Arts Center and the new building meet.

As IAC is committed to representing diverse identities in our artistic programming, so too are we committed to diverse representations in our administrative team. Irish Arts Center is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, creed (religion), color, sex (including gender expression), national origin, sexual orientation, military status, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristic, marital status or domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

New York’s Irish Arts Center Upgrades to a ‘Flagship Hub’

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/31/theater/irish-arts-center-new-york.html

A Big Table: What the New Irish Arts Center Means for New York

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https://www.americantheatre.org/2021/12/17/a-big-table-what-the-new-irish-arts-center-means-for-new-york/

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https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/new-york-s-irish-arts-center-gets-a-new-lease-of-life-1.4729343

Experience and Education:

• 3 plus years of experience teaching the Irish Language, preferably to adult learners
• Accreditation in Irish Language Instruction
• Experience teaching online via the Zoom Platform
• Knowledge of the Irish language community in New York City