What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Manager, Sistema Ravinia Lawndale position at Ravinia Festival Association?
Job Description
Job Description
Company Description
Ravinia is both North America’s longest-running music festival and its most artistically diverse. Over 100 different events by a mix of classical, rock, pop, jazz, R&B, indie, and country performers make up a typical summer season on our two open-air and two indoor stages. Each year the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is featured in six weeks of concerts, many with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop. During the same summer months, the Ravinia Steans Music Institute provides young professional classical and jazz musicians with career-advancing training and concert settings.
Offstage and year-round, Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play education programs engage 75,000 children and adults—in schools with little to no music curriculum, in our Chicagoland communities, and at our 36-acre park—in our mission to make music equitably accessible to all.
Ravinia embraces diversity in all forms and is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive environment for all staff, musicians, guest artists, audiences, and community members. Ravinia is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage individuals of all identities and abilities to apply.
Job Description
The Site Manager oversees and implements student and program logistics at each site for Sistema Ravinia Lawndale, a signature program of Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play education portfolio. They manage the needs and logistics for program activities and locations. The ideal candidate demonstrates extraordinary organizational skills, a make-it-work mentality and is a clear and approachable communicator. The Site Manager is a key member of the Sistema Ravinia Lawndale administrative team and is responsible for implementing student and program logistics Sistema Ravinia. This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. This position reports to the Program Manager for Ravinia Lawndale Programs.
Duties and Responsibilities
Site Logistics & Materials
Manage daily program logistics, including room needs, student transitions and materials
Manage daily program spaces at each site, including rehearsal set-up / break-down
Maintain the inventory of supplies, music, instruments and repairs
Student Data & Communication
Manage student rosters and attendance records
Manage student enrollment process
Ensure student and program information are kept up to date
Assist with program communication to students and parents
Student Travel & Events
Plan and implement logistics for events and meetings
Manage busing logistics and needs
Other
Oversee programming when the Program Manager is not present
Assist with student assessments implementation
Additional duties as required
Qualifications
Knowledge and Skills Required
Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to facilitate positive interactions
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Highly organized with great attention to detail, with the ability to initiate, prioritize and manage multiple tasks
Ability to use the Google platform and to learn new programs
Ability to speak, read and write in Spanish a plus
Car required for travel between program sites and events
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree or 2-3 years related work experience
Experience in music education and arts administration
Experience working with youth music programs or El Sistema-inspired programs
Experience collaborating with administrators, instructors, partners and families
Additional information
Work Environment
Working daily at school locations in Chicago’s Lawndale Community
Availability to work weekends and evenings for concerts and special events
Interaction with young students, parents and administrators where the safety of the students is paramount
Collaborative work environment where decision making regarding artistic and pedagogic direction comes from Sistema Ravinia administrators, conductors, instructors, and students
About Sistema Ravinia Lawndale Nucleo
The Sistema Ravinia Lawndale nucleo serves students in the 3rd to 8th grade from 2 Chicago Public Schools in North Lawndale. Participating students meet daily throughout the year at their nucleo (program site) and are taught in private lessons, studios, sectionals and full orchestra. Shaped by the philosophy of the noted El Sistema model, Ravinia has embraced the notion of transforming groups of children into communities of musicians who in turn transform their communities.
Benefits
Excellent health and welfare benefits including comprehensive time off, generous retirement savings plans, learning and mentorship opportunities, access to various staff working groups, and a general admission season pass to Ravinia events.
Location : Chicago, IL 60624 (Lawndale Community on Chicago’s Westside)
Ravinia is an Equal Opportunity Employer
As an equal opportunity employer, Ravinia strongly believes that diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives is essential to our success and we strive to create and sustain an equitable and inclusive environment for all our employees. Ravinia does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under federal, state, or local law. We encourage individuals of all identities and abilities to apply.
To learn more about Ravinia’s Reach Teach Play programs, visit bit.ly / RaviniaRTP.
