After School Enrichment Program (ASEP) Art Coordinator
Position Summary:
Under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs, the ASEP Art Coordinator is responsible for creating art curriculum, overseeing art project implementation, and collaborating with members of the ASEP team. The ASEP Art Coordinator builds upon fundamental skills learned during the school day, while allowing students to explore their own artistic expressions. This position supports the school’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, commitment to the school, accountability and ownership, and highest regard for confidentiality and exemplary ethical standards.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains and expands established art curriculum, while ensuring alignment with the school’s mission and needs of students.
- Develops, communicates, and implements curriculum themes and daily art projects.
- Ensures art projects are engaging, age-appropriate, cohesive to any curriculum themes.
- Set and maintain acceptable standards of classroom behavior to establish an orderly learning environment
- Collaborates with other members of the ASEP coordinators to ensure the curriculum is clear and cohesive.
- Prepares curriculum materials and supervises set-up and breakdown of art projects.
- Ensures all station equipment and materials are in good working order, organized, and refilled as needed.
- Keeps track of materials and collaborates with the Assistant Director of Auxiliary Programs for all ordering.
- Updates public displays of program projects monthly in designated spaces.
- Support After School Programs with art discussions and curriculum planning of themes, special programs, and potential summer programs during staff meetings, inservice meetings, and professional development.
Work Hours & Other Duties:
Works Monday - Friday (or designated schedule), from 2:30-6:00pm, throughout the program’s scheduled calendar months (September - June). Work days may be revised or extended as needed for planning, professional development, and other school events. This may include weekends and evenings.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree in a related field is required.
- At least 2 years teaching experience is required.
- M - F availability required.
- Two years of administrative and/or management experience preferred.
- Demonstrates a genuine interest in the student population and after school programs.
- Highly motivated, with energy and enthusiasm about working in an academic atmosphere.
- Demonstrates sensitivity, cultural competence, confidentiality, and professional judgment.
- Outstanding interpersonal, listening, collaborative, communication, organizational and time management skills.
- Overall mobility is essential including sitting, walking, standing, driving, and working under adverse conditions for extended periods of time during the work day.
- The ability to lift 20 lbs to transport supplies and educational equipment/material is essential to performing the duties of the job.
- Must have basic knowledge of a variety of Apple computer software applications and software.
Knowledge & Skills Requirements:
- Skilled in the arts including (but not limited to) crafts, textiles, drawing, painting, etc
- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum, program, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of programming effects.
- Must be diplomatic, tactful, discreet, flexible, resourceful, dependable, well-organized, friendly, emotionally mature, punctual, and professional. Must be able to work effectively with multiple supervisors and administration, balance and prioritize multiple requests.
- Must demonstrate ability to complete assigned project tasks on time.
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