Assistant Director, CAP

Description

SUMMARY

The Assistant Director is responsible for the administration of all aspects of School Partnerships and Teacher Training Programs. CAP is seeking to develop teacher training programs and this position will be integral to expanding its current programming, launching new programs, and envisioning this new aspect of CAP’s mission. This position coordinates logistics for CAP programs in all artistic disciplines, including arts education and arts integration programs.  This position reports to the Executive Director and develops strategic and sustainable partnerships and programming through close work with individual schools, school communities, and faculty, and other members of the CAP team. 

The ideal candidate will have experience teaching K-12 students; leading professional development opportunities for teachers; managing employees; have experience with the needs and expectations of the diverse communities of Los Angeles county; establish and sustain positive relationships with school communities, arts organizations and providers throughout the County, understand the power of the arts to give agency and voice to those often not heard; be a deft and patient communicator; be able to work well both independently and collaboratively; and be genuinely enthusiastic about, and committed to, the mission of CalArts. 

Qualifications

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (included but are not limited to): 

Program Administration (35%)

• Works with Executive Director, school administrators, and classroom teachers to implement a high-quality arts program at designated sites. The assistant director will help create a professional development training program for student instructors, lead instructors, and classroom teachers.
• Schedule, monitor, and oversee all aspects of teacher training programs, including recruitment of artist instructors and classroom teachers. 
• Oversees curriculum, syllabus, outline, and lesson plan development for Teacher Training Programs. 
• Assists in the hiring and training of Lead Instructors and Student Instructors. 
• Leads administrative aspects of assigned CAP programs and supports and manages Lead Instructors.
• Coordinates all logistics, including scheduling programs, ordering equipment and supplies, arranging transportation, etc. 
• Conducts periodic site visits to evaluate program quality and effectiveness and completes individual program evaluations using assessment tools, and compiles and maintains an archive of applicable lesson plans.
• Implements assessment of youth participant learning and instructor performance through assessment tools to measure the impact of Teacher Training Programs. 
• Reviews and gathers program impact data throughout the school year to evaluate programs and assess programmatic processes. 
• Creates a safe learning environment for CAP youth participants and student instructors. Abides by the rules, regulations, policies, and directives of CalArts and CAP as they now exist or as may be adopted by CalArts and/or CAP during the appointment period. Ensures that instructors follow all CAP Policies & Procedures at CAP Program Sites.
• Completes data entry and ensures timely updating of program and partner information, and participant records in CAP databases, including program curricula, lesson plans, contact information and attendance records. 
• Works with CAP Executive Director to develop individual program budgets on a yearly basis and works with the CAP Finance Manager to implement and monitor the budget.
• Provides timely information about assigned programs and works closely with Executive Director on all aspects of fundraising for CAP programs, including cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Works closely with the Executive Director on the implementation of program evaluations.
• Works closely with the Executive Director on all aspects of communications about assigned programs through social media, print publications, advertising, press releases, email, publications, and websites.
• Documents program activities through video, photography, interviews, surveys, etc.
• Provides classroom support as needed. 

Program Development (25%)

• Brainstorms, researches, and proposes with CAP staff the creation of innovative, new programming, and any other new ideas that support and enhance CAP’s mission.
• Designs special projects and programs utilizing information gleaned from programmatic assessments. 
• Relies on arts education textbooks, educational standards, and programmatic assessment rubrics to evaluate CAP’s programmatic impact.
• Develops study guides, instructor handbooks, how-to-videos, training and evaluation tools, and other educational materials in collaboration with staff, c