Contract Classes

Contract Class Instructor

Please note: All instructor recruitment is currently on hold as a preventative measure in response to mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

Contract Classes Instructors

The City of Huntington Beach's Community Services Department is always looking for quality, dedicated instructors to offer a variety of programs to our residents and surrounding community.

A contract instructor is an independent contractor for the City (contract instructors are not employees) who provides a service to the community in the form of a class, workshop, or camp. Please note, workshops, or classes designed to sell or recommend products from your business is prohibited. We recommend reviewing past issues of SANDS to verify a similar program is not already offered.

Interested in teaching a Contract Class for the City of Huntington Beach?

The best candidates for contract class instruction are those whom combine a sincere interest in community service with a desire to supplement their existing income.

Contract instructors do not rent the City facilities. However, a portion of the fees collected are retained by the City to cover facility usage, registration, administration, and promotion of classes in the SANDS Recreation Guide.

The City's standard payment split for contract classes:

70/30 for instructional classes
60/40 for Art Center classes

Interested instructors are asked to provide the following:

A completed proposal (Contract Instructor Application)
References (professional or personal)
A resume (optional)

You will be contacted if we would like to move forward with your proposal.

Required documents:

If your application is accepted, you will need to complete the following documents:

Complete a mandatory direct deposit authorization form
Complete a W-9
All instructors and their staff must be fingerprinted prior to teaching a class, process your Live Scan Fingerprinting through a Fingerprinting Service
Apply for a mandatory City of Huntington Beach Business License and submit a copy of approved license

Due to print deadlines and internal vetting processes, applications must be submitted approximately nine months in advance. Please review the timelines below.

HB Sands Edition	Date Range of Classes Held	Proposals Due
Winter 2020/2021	January to March	July 15, 2020
Spring 2021*	March to June	September 15, 2020
Summer 2021	June to September	January 15, 2021
Fall 2021	September to December	April 15, 2021

*Summer preview

More information:

Please review these tips before submitting an application:

Review the current issue of the SANDS to see if your proposed class is already being offered.
If a similar program is being offered, how is yours different? Can it be modified to meet a need that is currently not being met?
Please note that workshops and classes cannot be designed to sell or recommend products from your business or promote your consulting services.

Contact:

For more information or questions:

Codi Tennessen
Recreation Specialist
[email protected]

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