Description

 Job Title:             DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony Site Manager

Department:           Education & Community Engagement

Reports to:            Community Engagement Associate

Status:               Part-time, season-long contract between August 2024 – May 2025

Compensation                   $17-20 per hour, commensurate with experience; average of 12-15 hours per week
 

Please include your resume and cover letter when applying.

Summary:

The Houston Symphony is seeking a site manager to play an integral role within its flagship music education program, In Harmony. This community-based afterschool music education program aims to foster community and life skills through active music making. The inaugural site is DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony, situated in Houston’s historic 5th Ward community. In collaboration with partners DeLUXE Theater and AFA, this program emphasizes violin instruction, involving approximately 50 students in grades 3-5.

The Site Manager will be the main liaison between the students and their caregivers - primarily reporting to the Houston Symphony, which oversees the program implementation and curriculum, with a joint reporting to the DeLUXE Theater, which oversees the involvement of students and families from the 5^th Ward community.

This is a contract position that will typically include seven on-site hours each week (three after-school sessions), in addition to select performances and special events throughout the school year. Approximately 4-6 hours of administrative work each week can take place remotely to support communication with families. The Site Manager will be involved in all professional learning sessions to bring the shared ideals and philosophies to their work.

Essential Job Functions:

• Communicate program information with families through weekly phone calls, emails, and texts.
• Work with the site-based team to build and contribute to a strong, positive culture around the DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony program, with strong lines of communication between site-based faculty/management team, students, partners, caregivers, and families.
• Support instructors on-site for calendar of rehearsals, performances, and special events.
• Liaise with and support DeLUXE Theater to secure transportation for field trips and special events.
• Lead student check-in and dismissal.
• Facilitate the navigation of visitors to appropriate locations on-site.
• Maintain student database, including registration information, attendance, class assignments, and behavior reports.
• Primary decision-maker for on-site emergency situations involving students according to protocol (e.g. medical, severe behavior, or weather), including action, communication, and reporting of incidents.
• Attend recruitment events and assist with student registration.
• Support daily logistics, including room set-up and breakdown, student transitions, and always ensuring supervision of children.
• Assist faculty with maintaining inventory of instruments, music folders, and supplies.
• Hold students to a high standard, with consideration of each individual student’s needs, to cultivate both musical and life skills.
• Facilitate individual student pull-outs for private instruction with fellows and Symphony musicians
• Participate in bi-weekly instructor team discussions to plan and enforce student needs on-site.  
• Participate in faculty professional development sessions (approximately 3 half-day sessions each season).
• Maintain professional and prompt communication with the Symphony’s Community Engagement Associate, DeLUXE Theater liaison, and students’ caregivers.
• Identify and present any challenges that need to be rectified proactively to the Symphony’s Community Engagement Associate and DeLUXE Theater.
• Liaise with the campus, facility, or venue regarding program schedule, space, and special equipment needs, in collaboration with the DeLUXE Theater.  

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Strong child management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large groups of children with established routines and structure. 
• Flexibility and willingness to work collaboratively with site-based faculty team and partners.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with demonstrated ability to track and act on action items.
• Exhibits punctuality, professionalism, and superior interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to embrace shared goals and ideals of the DeLUXE K!ds In Harmony program.
• Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus.
• Commitment to support the 5^th Ward community and the individual needs of its families. Strong familiarity with this community preferred.
• Passion and enthusiasm for El Sistema and its philosophy of social change through music.
• 3 years of related work experience involving management of large groups of children.
• Available to be on-site in the fifth ward between the hours of 4:00-6:30 p.m, three afternoons each week (likely T/W/Th), as well as additional evening and weekend dates for performances and special events, as determined in the calendar-planning process.

Application Deadline: July 19, 2024

To apply, please submit the following by July 19, 2024:

1. Application
2. Cover letter and resume.

Salary : $17 - $20