Education Coordinator

The Center for Arts-Inspired Learning (CAL) provides multi-disciplinary arts education opportunities for youth throughout NE Ohio in schools and community venues. CAL’s Mission is to ignite student learning, creativity, and success through the arts. CAL serves a 6-county northeast Ohio community connecting professional teaching artists with youth in schools, libraries, community centers, and beyond. In 2017, CAL re-located to University Circle to expand outreach into the community in a more intentional way through the University Circle Community Connections initiative. The Education Coordinator is part of the Education Department and he/she/they reports to the Director of Programs.

The Education Coordinator is responsible for advancing CAL’s mission to make the arts part of the education and lives of all children by connecting with venues in the community to coordinate and implement arts education programming provided by teaching artists. These efforts are designed to strengthen links to the educational community to reach more youth with the arts and address the long-term goals of the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• In collaboration with other members of Education staff, meets annual goals in earned revenue programming.
• Strengthens earned revenue programming by contacting schools and organizations and making program follow-up calls to existing clients to ensure the connection of arts education with youth.
• Provides support to broad range of projects and activities within the Education Department. These include in-school and out-of-school programming, teacher professional development, and other initiatives.
• Takes a lead in general program coordinating and scheduling, data entry for educational activities, and preparation and completion of contracts to artists and schools.
• Manages portfolio of school and community partnerships
• Initiates connections and partnerships with the education community throughout NE Ohio.
• Actively seeks out schools and other youth venues to connect CAL artists with youth to enhance learning outcomes.
• Provides response to requests and coordinates and implements programming related to the earned income from schools, community organizations, etc.
• Coordinates programming in the community that is supported by grant funding.
• Schedules and prepares contracts, confirmations and invoices through Salesforce database for programming.Coordinates department mailings and manages mailing list
• Works with Education Department and Director of Marketing to maintain and create education materials appropriate for the CAL roster and facilitates distribution to schools and community organizations. Coordinates mailings and other communications with schools, artists, and community partners, as needed.
• Provides data, support, and documentation for relevant grant proposals and reports, including assisting in documenting programming with photos or video.
• Other duties and activities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Understanding and passion for the importance of arts education for youth and CAL’s mission.
• Energetic, outgoing. Strong interpersonal skills and presentation abilities. Excellent customer service skills.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree. Two years’ (minimum) experience in arts administration, education or related field.
• Creative problem solver with ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient user of PC’s, including Microsoft office, and database management

COMPENSATION

Salary will be commensurate with that of similar organizations and ability and experience of candidate. Competitive benefits package includes health insurance, short-term disability, 403 b retirement plan.

TO APPLY

Please submit your resume and a cover letter that outlines your suitability for the role and salary expectations to marsha@arts-inspiredlearning.org, including the subject line “Education Coordinator”.

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Center for Arts-Inspired Learning believes that one of its greatest strengths is the rich diversity of its staff.

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