Workforce Coordinator at Community Arts Center - Washington, United States - Sitar Arts Center

Description

CAREER PATHWAYS COORDINATOR

What We Do

Sitar Arts Center engages DC youth, from early childhood to young adulthood, in building a creative community of learning and belonging that removes financial and cultural barriers to arts education and career training.

We envision a city in which all young people experience transformative moments through quality, accessible arts education and career training and are supported on their path to discover their creativity and achieve their full potential.

At Sitar Arts Center, students engage in affordable, high-quality education and workforce development in the visual, digital, and performing arts.

Each semester, 80% of students are from Washington DC households at 60% or less of the area median income.

Programs take place year-round during out-of-school time in Sitar's state-of-the-art facilities, which feature an 85-seat theater, visual and digital art studios, a dark room, dance studios, and private and ensemble instrumental music studios.

Located in the vibrant Adams Morgan neighborhood, Sitar's community includes youth from every ward in DC.

Across the year, up to 900 students engage in high quality classes including instrumental music, ballet and hip-hop dance, acting and musical theater, digital photography and filmmaking, and more.

Each summer children from K- 8th grade enjoy our full day, 6-week Camp Sitar and teens enroll in summer workforce development programs.

Sitar's new ArtsAdvance program offers alternative pathways to careers in the creative industries for 18-24-year-olds.


Your Compensation

Annual salary is commensurate with experience with a range of $50,000 - $51,500.

When and Where You'll Work
The Career Pathways Coordinator is a hybrid in-person and remote role. In-person work is primarily at Sitar Arts Center, located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC.

You will also attend periodic evening and Saturday events, such as the annual gala and other fundraising events and student showcases and performances.

Who You Are

You're an enthusiastic and driven individual with a passion for youth development and a desire to launch your career in workforce development.

As a detail-oriented professional you are seeking a role that allows you to contribute significantly to the efficiency and success of your team.

Some might even say you're a process magician as you thrive on following and improving systems that streamline and simplify processes.

You are drawn to Sitar's mission, are inspired by the work, and have a true understanding of how project management plays an important role in the success of our programs.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 12 years of administrative/project management related work experience in a professional environment or formal training or certification in a related field
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and coordinate several projects at once

Requirements:

• Background check and TB test
• Ability to work in person plus some evenings and Saturdays for community events.

What We'll Take Care of For You

• We'll do our best to take care of you so that you can take care of our children and youth._

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Medical Benefits: 100% employer paid medical and vision insurance plans, voluntary employee paid dental plan
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Paid Leave: Unlimited Flex Leave, paid weeklong semester breaks, paid holidays, parental leave, sabbatical policy
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Wellness & Professional Development: Remote work options, Annual Professional Development and Wellness fund, and professional development opportunities
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Financial: Simple IRA for retirement, flexible spending account
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Disability and Insurance: Short-term disability, long-term disability (LTD), and life insurance
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Perks: Metro reimbursement and an employee assistance program for those with the LTD plan


What You'll Do

As the Career Pathways Coordinator, you are the young adult engagement advocate, logistics champion, and professional development enthusiast of the team.

As such the coordinator focuses their time on setting up new workforce development processes, engaging workforce development participants and program alumni, and providing exceptional assistance tracking and maintaining workforce development data.

As a member of the Innovation Team, which are the champions of youth development within the programs department, you will help to structure and put into place what Sitar needs in order to strategically develop Sitar's creative youth and young adult development endeavors.

You will report directly to the Senior Manager of Youth Workforce Development and work closely with the entire Innovation Team to set vision and strategy for effectively and efficiently running team initiatives.

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Core Responsibilities Include:
_**Project Management (40%)

• Plan and manage effective and efficient systems and processes to improve program outcomes and team initiatives. _

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