A hands-in-clay opportunity to learn everything about pottery and studio life from the ground up — inside a fully equipped family studio in Klerksdorp. No experience required. Just curiosity, warmth, and a willingness to work.
Clay Craft Studio is a fully equipped, family-run pottery studio in Wilkoppies, Klerksdorp. We have wheels, kilns, a glazing room, and everything needed to run classes and workshops for children, adults, families, and corporate groups. What we are looking for is the right person to grow with us.
This is not a job where you show up and follow a script. It is a role where you will gradually learn every aspect of studio life — making pottery, teaching others to make pottery, running a kiln, managing bookings, handling customers, and eventually standing in front of a class and guiding people through their first pot. We will work with you at your pace and build your skills properly.
"The goal is simple: we want to find someone who loves making things, is naturally good with people, and wants to spend their working life in a studio. If that's you, we'll teach you everything else."
We are not looking for a ceramics graduate or someone who already knows how to throw on a wheel. We are looking for someone whose character is right — and then we'll build the skills together. Here are the qualities that matter to us:
You like making things. You're comfortable getting dirty. You don't mind physical work and you don't need to be asked to clean up.
You're naturally good with all ages — including nervous beginners and excited six-year-olds. Putting people at ease is something you do without thinking about it.
You want to understand how things work. You'll ask questions about the kiln, about glaze chemistry, about why clay cracks — because you actually want to know.
Classes run on a schedule. Students are counting on the studio being ready. You show up when you say you will, and you let us know if something comes up.
Friendly and clear on WhatsApp, helpful and professional in person. Able to explain things simply to people who have never made pottery before.
You're looking for more than a job. You want to build a skill, develop a craft, and eventually be the person in front of a class who makes someone's first pot possible.
We want to be completely honest about this from the start. The role begins in a learning phase — you will be working, contributing, and developing real skills from day one. During this phase the compensation is a stipend rather than a full salary. As your skills develop and you begin running your own classes and workshops, the structure changes.
Stipend-based while you develop fundamental studio and pottery skills. Duration depends on how quickly you progress — typically 2–4 months.
Once you begin running your own sessions, you move to a base pay plus a share of class revenue. The more classes you run, the more you earn.
We are committed to building something sustainable with the right person. As Clay Craft Studio grows — and it is growing — your income and your role in it will grow with it. We see this as a long-term relationship, not a short-term hire. If you are the right person and you commit to learning the craft properly, we will commit to building your career alongside the studio.
Send us a WhatsApp message introducing yourself — who you are, why this appeals to you, and what draws you to pottery or teaching. We'd rather read something honest than a formal CV. Include photos of any creative work if you have it — it doesn't need to be pottery.
Questions before you apply? Just send a WhatsApp to +27 72 480 1712 — we're happy to tell you more about the role and the studio before you commit to a full application.