Director of Programs
Position Overview
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Programs is responsible for overseeing a robust art education program for all ages at Allens Lane Art Center. This is a senior-level position that regularly contributes to the leadership and evolution of the Center, including participating in senior staff meetings, attending occasional board meetings, and representing the Center in the broader community. The Director of Programs oversees and supports a team of teaching artists, teaching assistants, counselors in training, and the Studio Art Manager. During the summer, this position manages a robust summer camp program in collaboration with Summer Camp staff.
Responsibilities include:
Program Development and Administration:
● Schedule youth and adult classes every session. There are four sessions a year at ALAC.
● Manage and help design programs for Summer Art Camp for children and youth.
● Manage the budget for programs, ensuring proper registration numbers and supplies budget spending.
● Gather and edit class descriptions, supply lists, teacher bios, and images of students’ artwork.
● Work with the Center’s staff to ensure that the classrooms are set up for instructors and supplies are purchased and placed in their classrooms.
● Schedule substitutes and make up classes, communicating with students as far in advance as possible about the changes.
● Evaluate programs through data gathering, surveys, and focus groups with students, teaching artists, and parents.
● Stay up to date on new and emerging trends in art education.
● In collaboration with the Executive Director, develop new programs based on the Art Forward initiative findings.
Managing a Team:
● Recruit, hire, manage, and evaluate teaching artists. Stay in close communication with teaching artists and support them with conflict resolution and classroom management.
● Support teaching artists in developing exciting and age-appropriate curricula. Review the content of the classes and ensure their quality and alignment with ALAC’s mission.
● Ensure teaching artists receive contracts and compile a record of their contracts on ALAC’s database.
● Evaluate teaching artists’ performance in the classroom and support TA’s professional development.
In the Community:
● Support community outreach events, such as providing an art activity at local festivals.
● Contribute to marketing and social media campaigns for education programs.
● Support registration and share ALAC art education opportunities with our community members and beyond.
● Serve as a representative of Education Programs to ALAC’s constituents and stakeholders.
Qualifications
● 5 years of experience in arts administration, art education, community engagement or related field.
● Experience managing staff and ability to support, collaborate and build a cohesive team of teaching artists, assistants, and counselors.
● Demonstrated experience with program and art curricula development for all ages.
● Minimum two years of experience with youth in an in-school and/or out-of-school time art education setting, including developing curricula and lesson plans.
● Extensive knowledge and experience with a range visual arts media.
● Able to multitask, have a strong attention to detail and experience organizing complex, fast moving projects.
● Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
Equal Opportunity Policy:
Allens Lane Art Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, or marital status in any of its activities and operations. These activities and operations include, but are not limited to, employee hiring and employment practices; selection and management of volunteers, vendors, and contractors; provision of services; and dealings with the general public.
To Apply:
Please apply through Indeed.com: Director of Programs
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $55,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
