Site Coordinator, Middle School Jazz Academy - South Bronx

Jazz at Lincoln Center • New York, NY

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) is to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education, and advocacy. JALC presents quality jazz for an ever-increasing audience in an unprecedented range of activities and a variety of venues. JALC has created a dynamic platform where jazz artists, fans, educators, and advocates can meet, engage, learn, and work towards common objectives. Jazz at Lincoln Center seeks a dynamic, creative and organized jazz educator to join the Youth Programs as Site Coordinator for the Middle School Jazz Academy (MSJA). The Site Coordinator works closely with the Youth Programs Director to provide support to the MSJA students. The MSJA course of study includes a series of music lessons, ensemble rehearsals and performances and broader youth development activities including attending Jazz at Lincoln Center concerts. The MSJA curriculum combines skills-based learning with aesthetic education, emphasizing self and group discovery, creativity, open questions, and guided reflection.

Requirements

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required; fluency in both written and spoken communication is essential
• High level of interest in jazz education and serving the needs of middle school students
• Excellent instrumental ability in piano, drums, bass, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, flute, or saxophone
• Solid organizational, coordination, and communication (verbal and written) skills
• High level of enthusiasm and ability to work as a team player
• Committed to youth development and the use of jazz to enrich their lives

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Google Classroom and Google Sheets
• Current college or graduate student in jazz performance and/or music education

Responsibilities

• Help set up rooms with instruments, chairs, and stands
• Assist in preparation of course materials, arrangements and assignments
• Take weekly attendance and follow up with families if students are absent
• Assist in review of student assignments and journals, as needed
• Accompany students to model focus, musical phrasing, time feel, and tone production, as needed
• Attend planning and professional development meetings with staff and faculty, as requested
• Participate in the student audition process, as needed
• Fulfill tasks assigned by a supervisor
• Perform administrative duties as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed