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Full Time Teaching Artist

in Therapeutic Studio Classroom

Location:  Cincinnati, OH

Transform Lives Through Hip-Hop as Healing Practice

Are you a music therapist, educator, or hip-hop artist ready to pioneer a new frontier? Join Refresh Collective's innovative model where hip-hop culture becomes therapeutic intervention for at-risk youth grades K-12 who have been failed by traditional systems.

The Role

Lead our therapeutic recording studio classroom serving 1-8 students per class in an intimate, relationship-focused environment. Facilitate 6-7 class periods for grades K-12 daily using our evidence-based "trust-based hip-hop pedagogy" that integrates trauma-informed care with authentic hip-hop culture. Support students in credit recovery, confidence building, and creating pathways to graduation through the therapeutic power of music production and lyric writing.

Ideal Candidate Background

Previous Roles:

  • Music Therapist seeking hip-hop specialization
  • Therapeutic Arts Instructor
  • Alternative Education Teacher with Arts Focus
  • Community Hip-Hop Educator
  • Youth Development Specialist

Required Education, Experience & Skills:

  • Minimum: 2-year degree (any field)
  • 1+ years implementing trauma-informed care with at-risk youth
  • Experience in lyric writing or beat production
  • Intermediate skill level in any DAW
  • Proven ability to build trust and facilitate therapeutic relationships with at-risk youth

Preferred:

  • 4-year degree in Music Therapy, Music Education, Education, Social Work, or related field
  • Additional certifications in music therapy, trauma-informed care, or youth development highly valued
  • Experience in alternative education, therapeutic, or high-needs school settings

What Makes This Different

This isn't traditional music therapy or typical teaching—it's both and neither. We use beat production as therapeutic modality. Students "name their pain to claim their future" through lyric writing as trauma processing. Hip-hop culture provides the authentic container for transformation. If you've been seeking to bridge clinical practice with culturally relevant artistry, this is it.

Your Impact

  • Create safe therapeutic space for multi-system involved youth
  • Use music production and lyric writing as trauma intervention
  • Build relationships that become reasons students want to come to school
  • Collaborate with school staff on holistic student support
  • Document progress using both therapeutic and academic frameworks
  • Work with mix of long-term and short-term student placements

Start Date

  • Jan 5th or earlier

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary based on education and experience
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Comprehensive training
  • 401k plan
  • PTO

Application Requirements:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume
  • Three professional references (non-familial)

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Refresh Collective is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check.