SCA Education Coordinator Job Posting
Position Title: Education Coordinator
Goal of the Position: Increase arts workshop participation, involve visiting and local artist and engage area schools in line with Springville Center for the Arts’ strategic plan.
Responsibilities: The Education Coordinator is responsible for building a robust educational program at Springville Center for the Arts and subsidiary corporations (Art’s Café), as well as augmenting the arts education in area schools.
The Education Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and works with the Gallery, Theater and Presentation Committees on a regular basis to do long-term planning, develop new initiatives and guide the growth of the education program. The Education Coordinator will work with the Café Manager to coordinate the use of the facility for arts programming.
Duties:
- Program Development & Management
- Develop and manage regular community art programs for all ages including photography, sculpting, mixed media, jewelry, ceramics, painting, theater, music, dance and more.
- Analyze profitability and viability of programs
- Create regular afterschool and summer programming for youth
- Work with area parents to develop cooperative arts preschool program
- Establish relationships with all area school districts to create arts-in-education programming, utilize visiting artists and enhance school arts programs.
- Establish and oversee visiting artist residency program
- Work with area fine crafters and other artisans to develop a sales and education program
- Marketing & Promotions
- Create Marketing Plan for workshops
- Work with other SCA staff to create printed and web marketing pieces
- Build community relationships to further arts participation
- Create specific programs tailored to market segments such as seniors, preschoolers, the disabled.
- Arts Instruction
- Teach or assist classes where background is appropriate
- General Management
- Manage supply inventory
- Work with SCA staff to implement fundraising events, coordinate member meetings, engage in strategic planning and other general business where all staff are required.
- Work with SCA staff to build linkages between the performance/exhibition programs and the education programs.
Qualifications: A degree in fine arts, education or related field, or two years of experience in a position at a similar operation is required.
Location: The Education Coordinator is expected to work on site at Springville Center for the Arts on a regular basis to facilitate coordination amongst staff. If you do not know where Springville is, please look at a map. As an organization focused on community development, we have a real bias against people driving long distances to work. It snows a lot in Springville. A lot! What might be a nice, fun drive in May can be a nightmare in March…and April…and every month between November and February…. and sometimes even in May.
Hours & Compensation: The position is considered part-time salaried at 20 hours per week. The Education Coordinator will be paid bi-weekly. Compensation includes full heath coverage (on a lower level plan) and a half-time salary.
We have funding for this position for one year thanks to an investment from the John R. Oishei Foundation. The number one priority is creating sustainable revenue streams from education programs.
It is our intention to eventually expand the position to full-time or combine it with another half-time position as growth allows (unless of course we find the perfect candidate who truly only wants to work part-time). No matter what path this position takes, this is a nonprofit so you are expected to be able to do everything and do it better than your private sector counterparts and for less money. Depending on the candidate, we may or may not expand the position (and pay) into other tasks or duties such as bookkeeping, gallery & giftshop management, development, graphic design, marketing, etc. Please address other skill areas in your application.
Pay is commensurate with experience and dependent on how the position is structured. Right now we have $16-25k to work with.
Ideal candidates may possess the following traits:
- · Visual arts background (to complement performance BG of existing staff, not a requirement)
- · Ability to work with people, all kinds of people and especially crazy people
- · Willingness to repeatedly fail until you get it right
- · Flexible hours for events, classes etc.
- · Love of Preschoolers
- · Knowledge of the Reggio approach
- · Knowledge of the NYS Education Standards
- · Graphic design skills
- · Writing skills
- · Grant writing & management
- · Ability to sell our programs to area schools
- · Communication!
- · Ability to work independently based off of goals and plans
This organization exists in the gray area somewhere between insanity, bankruptcy and awesome. We’ve seen this place chew up many a good person. This is probably the hardest job you will ever do but for the right person it will be thrilling. How many plates can you keep spinning at once? It’s important that you are ready to work. We will wait for the right person.
Don’t think that we treat this lightly. We couldn’t be more serious about what we are doing.
Timeline: Ideally the position would start right away but for the right candidate we will wait. This posting will be open until it is filled and likely though May 24. The sooner you apply the better.
How to apply: Do your homework. Read our website. Look at news articles on the internet. Read our strategic plan before you submit your resume: http://blogs.buffalonews.com/files/tw-sca-strategy-final.pdf and consider how you would fit into the mix. It will be the first question in any interview.
Submit a resume along with a cover letter of any length which indicates what makes you the perfect candidate for the job, and a listing of references.
Address it to Seth Wochensky, Executive Director, PO Box 62, Springville, NY 14141. You may mail a hard copy or send PDF’s to wochensky (at) springvillearts. org. If you have other relevant material such as a portfolio do not send it at this time. Indicate what you can send and we will contact you if it is required.
Springville Center for the Arts, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual preference or Vietnam Era Veteran status.
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