Director of Education & Community Engagement

Job Title : Director of Education & Community Engagement

FLSA Status : Full-time, Exempt

Supervises : Youth Ensembles Manager, Education Programs Manager, Education & Outreach Manager, and Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Ensembles Conductors and Directors

Job Location : Santa Rosa, CA

Reports to : President & CEO

Overview

Santa Rosa Symphony is one of the Bay Area's leading nonprofit performing arts organizations. With a $5 million operating budget, the Symphony presents over 40 performances along with a robust portfolio of music education programs—offered through its Institute for Music Education— that inspire and engage 50,000+ people each season. A key member of the Symphony's management team, the Director of Education & Community Engagement is responsible for designing, developing, administering, and evaluating a wide range of music education and community engagement activities consistent with Santa Rosa Symphony's educational mission, vision, and strategic goals. The Director of Education & Community Engagement leads a department of three full-time administrators, supervising these staff as well as all volunteers involved in the production and delivery of all aspects of the department's programs. The Director of Education & Community Engagement will also represent the Symphony with other arts, education, and civic organizations to promote effective working partnerships in the community.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Symphony's Education Department overs…

These programs include :

• Music for our Schools – through which the Symphony offers programs for schoolchildren at their school and as field trips. Programs include It's Elementary, In-School Performance Assemblies, Free Concerts for Youth, Elementary School Listening Program, and Youth Discovery Concert Cards.
• Training Young Musicians – which comprises six beginning to advanced ensembles, including two string ensembles, three orchestras, and a jazz ensemble; international touring activities for Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra; and a three-week Summer Music Academy.
• Simply Strings – a highly regarded after-school program inspired by El Sistema, a social action music network, provides daily music fundamentals and string instrument instruction to students from grades one through eight in the underserved Roseland neighborhood of Santa Rosa.
• Community Engagement Events – including the affordable, fun, and educational Snoopy Family Concert Series, pre-concert instrument "petting zoos," and performances by both professional and youth ensembles at libraries, senior residences, and other venues across Sonoma County.
• Adult Learning Programs – including the Discovery Open Rehearsals for each Classical Series concert set, pre-concert talks before every Classical and Pops Series performance, master classes with luminary guest artists, community-based music appreciation courses, and classes in beginning level strings.

Programs

Budget and Planning

Administrative

Community and Public Relations

Fundraising

Other

Qualifications

Working Conditions

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