Career Opportunity
YONA-Sistema & Educational Outreach Coordinator
Does working with children energize and inspire you?
Are you an imaginative person who makes learning fun?
Would you like to give back to your community?
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) & Francis Winspear Centre for Music (FWCM) is seeking an individual to fill the role of YONA-Sistema Coordinator & Educational Outreach Assistant.
YONA-Sistema (Youth Orchestra of Northern Alberta Sistema Program) is an afterschool program that participants attend every day for free that uses music to create positive social change in the lives of under-served youth. As YONA Coordinator, you provide group management, handle record-keeping and administrative tasks, and are the main point of contact for parents and Teaching Artists. You enjoy working with people and have the compassion, patience, and energy to work with students, Teaching Artists, and volunteers for 4 hours every day after school. You are responsible for implementing safety policies, administering the nutrition program, overseeing academic study times, leading movement/fitness activities and playtime, coordinating field trips and special events, and ensuring site and program materials are kept in order. You act as the main touch-point for communication between school staff and program staff, and work closely with other agencies delivering afterschool programs on site, specifically partner organization Edmonton Inner City Children’s Program (ICCP). You collaborate with the Teaching Artists to create plans for the year, and contribute to the development of plans for the future expansion of the program. This role involves 20 hours/week working on site at Mother Teresa Elementary School.
As Educational Outreach Assistant, you provide support for the ESO & FWCM’s multiple education and community outreach programs (e.g. Education concerts, Adopt-a-Player composition mentorship program, E-SWAT musical ‘strike’ team, Musicians in the Making amateur musician showcase program, Alberta Culture Days, Symphony for Kids family programming, Winspear Sound School, children’s interactive learning tours, etc.). This role involves evening/weekend work as required.
Your qualifications include experience working with children in group settings and/or training in classroom or behavioural management, in particular experience planning/developing and implementing children’s programming. You are a highly organized creative thinker, proficient with computer technology, and committed to building strong communities. Your core belief that music has the power to change lives is essential to success in this role, and some musical knowledge is an asset. Experience with event coordination and records management is recommended. Familiarity with community outreach programming and social work philosophies is beneficial. You will be required to have valid First Aid and CPR (Level C) certification and a current security record check (including vulnerable sector check).
What you get is a full-time position with flexible hours working directly with children after school to oversee the YONA-Sistema program for underserved youth and coordinating educational and community programs for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and Francis Winspear Centre for Music. Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
Please submit résumé and cover letter as a single-attachment PDF to Meghan Unterschultz at munterschultz@winspearcentre.com. Subject line: YONA-Sistema Coordinator & Education Assistant. Please mention how you heard about this posting. No phone calls. Closing date for applications is Friday, June 27, 2014 at 4:00 pm.
