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Staff Job Openings
Older Adult Choir Program Coordinator
Community Music Center partners with senior centers throughout San Francisco to organize older adult choirs. These choirs provide an important musical experience to older adults, while also promoting quality of life and well-being. CMC’s award winning Older Adult Choir Program has become an integral part of San Francisco’s efforts to address issues of loneliness and isolation among seniors. Choirs currently run at thirteen senior, community, and neighborhood centers throughout San Francisco and at Laguna Honda Hospital. For more information on the choirs, please visit: http://sfcmc.org/classes/choirs-for-older-adults/.
CLASSIFICATION: Administrative
RESPONSIBLE TO: Program Director
WORKING CONDITIONS: 30 hours/week remotely, with an option to grow to 40 hours/week once onsite work conditions resume
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Hourly salary commensurate with job requirements and experience. CMC offers healthcare, dental, vision and supplemental benefits packages, 403(b), a generous paid time-off benefit, and more.
START DATE: Early August 2021
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Please send your resume and cover letter by July 9, 2021 to cmcstaffopenings@sfcmc.org.
Principal Job Responsibilities
Work together with senior, community and neighborhood centers, choir faculty and other stakeholders to implement CMC’s Older Adult Choir Program. Choirs currently run in partnership with twelve senior centers throughout San Francisco online. In 21-22, in collaboration with partners, a return to in person learning will be developed as it aligns with each site. We anticipate a combination of in person and online learning during this year. We anticipate some growth in the program in 21-22, to follow up with pilot programs developed prior to shelter in place. All of the choirs in the Program bring the joys of music to older adults, supporting health and well-being as part of life-long learning in the arts. Choir activities have continued with modified online activities during the period of shelter in place. This position reports to CMC’s Program Director.
Implement choir program in partnership with Center (in person and online), including:
- Interface with new partners to develop the choir program at new sites, create and follow up on MOUs with partners
- With Partner sites, choir faculty and choir participants, design, implement and execute recruitment strategies to support engagement with online activities, and develop choir volunteerism/leadership within the choirs
- Support Choir Directors with administrative tasks: i.e. preparing choir member schedules, sending music to students as needed while online, providing binders and name tags, and production logistics related to choir sessions and performances
- Register choir participants and coordinate integration of choir registrations with CMC’s database with CMC’s registrar. Update registrations as needed (tracking drops and additions).
- Follow up with Partner sites as needed about their role: developing plans for re-entry into in person learning, recruitment of new members, performances. When in person, duties will also include coordination on acquisition of choir stoles, provision of snacks, provision of consistent dedicated space, coordination of transportation (as needed) to rehearsals and performances..
- With Partner sites, Choir Faculty, choir volunteers and other interested community members/organizations, organize performances at partner locations, and for off-site events and CMC functions
- Attend rehearsals periodically and performances
- Participate in CMC staff meetings and weekly meetings with the Program Director
- Organize quarterly choir faculty meetings
- Implement evaluation processes at each site at least once per year and aggregate data
- Enter all student and program/schedule related information into the SFGetCare database, and coordinate with CMC Finance Department to ensure timely and accurate invoicing
- Schedule and gather information and photo and video documentation for CMC collateral material and fundraising
- Support the production of promotional materials to build awareness of the program
- Produce status reports on choirs as needed for grants, contracts and communications
- Facilitate provision of technical assistance to choir faculty and choir participants for online activities (YouTube rehearsal videos and Zoom choir sessions)
- Assist in choir funding advocacy efforts at the local and state levels as needed
- Complete other tasks as assigned
Qualifications
- Experience in administering and implementing arts engagement programs, especially in community and/or school settings
- Knowledge of and appreciation for choral music instruction and performance
- Knowledge of and appreciation for music of diverse cultural traditions, including choral music
- Knowledge of characteristics of senior populations and effects of societal ageism on seniors
- Ability to work with a diverse range of constituencies, including seniors, administrators and staff of community institutions, teaching artists, and university research personnel
- Understanding of and sensitivity to social environments, including the exigencies of community/neighborhood institutions catering to the needs of seniors
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentational communication skills
- Ability to work on multiple aspects of the project simultaneously and to maintain a varying focus as needed
- Strong organizational skills, with ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team
- Ability to accurately organize, input and synthesize data – using google drive, funder and CMC databases.
- Ability to speak other languages i.e. Spanish, Tagalog or Cantonese is helpful but not required.
About Community Music Center (CMC)
Community Music Center’s mission is to make high quality music accessible to all people, regardless of financial means. We are a nonprofit institution with branches in the Mission and Richmond Districts of San Francisco, and have served the Bay Area since 1921. CMC offers music lessons on over 30 instruments in a wide range of musical styles, including jazz, blues, Latin, popular, folk, rock, and Western classical. We also present a wide array of no or low cost concerts in our concert hall and out in the community. Community Music Center makes high quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means. Last year, CMC served nearly 3,600 students with $2.4M in tuition assistance.
Registrar (Richmond District Branch)
CMC seeks a passionate, compassionate, and experienced leader and administrator to join our team in a role that combines key aspects of CMC’s programs and operations, aiding CMC in serving thousands of people each year!
Overview of Position:
The ideal candidate for the Richmond District Branch (RDB) Registrar position at Community Music Center is someone with a passion for music education and community arts. The ideal candidate possesses a service-oriented approach; students and faculty feel valued at home in the growing CMC Community through their work. The Registrar acts as an essential liaison between faculty, students/parents, and staff; their work is at the intersection of CMC’s programming and operations.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the RDB Registrar’s responsibilities include the overall management and implementation of registration activities for the Community Music Center’s Richmond District Branch. The Richmond District Registrar works closely with the Mission District Registration Team and CMC’s Program Director to review policies and procedures related to all aspects of student enrollment. The RDB Registrar also manages information in CMC’s registration database and collaboratively develops and maintains the master school schedule.
PRINCIPAL JOB RESPONSIBILITES:
Registration
- Responsible for all student registrations for the Richmond District Branch from initial inquiries through payment; this includes matching the student to a teacher, the schedule of lessons, follow-up, and tuition payments.
- Responsible for all communications for student registration and attendance, including assisting in the ongoing improvement of the web-based registration process
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining procedures for each quarter including re-registration, new student registration, and ongoing registration
Communication with Faculty and Program Coordination
- Acts as a key liaison between faculty, students/parents, and staff
- Foster clear and efficient communication with teachers regarding their schedule, rosters, and attendance records
- Communicate CMC registration and attendance policy and procedures with faculty and students
- Maintain a working knowledge of all CMC programs and upcoming events
Finance
- Responsible for tracking tuition income; including invoicing, billing, and accounts receivable Track and update student sliding scale status annually
- Monitor faculty hours and attendance for payroll
- Responsible for RDB offline payments, deposits, and reports
Scheduling
- Manage RDB studio and off-site studio teaching schedules
- Coordinate use of studios and additional building spaces with Richmond Neighborhood Center
QUALIFICATIONS:
- The ideal candidate has strong communication and customer service skills, is a team player, and approaches all situations in a friendly and helpful manner.
- Administrative work experience in a non-profit or in the field of arts management is required.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills are essential
- Previous supervisory experience desired.
- Highly proficient in database management, Microsoft Office Suite programs, and GSuite; experience with ASAP Connected data-based highly preferred.
- Commitment to Community Music Center goals and knowledge of music and music education is highly desired.
- Efficiency and attention to detail and the ability to work on multiple projects
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Chinese language skills are highly preferred.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Full-time, 40 hours per week; flexibility on preferred working days/times is available. Of note, our registrars often adjust work hours during enrollment periods.
- CMC-sponsored benefit package includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation, and sick leave.
Salary: Commensurate with experience
TO APPLY:
Email a resume and cover letter to cmcstaffopenings@sfcmc.org. Please include “CMC Registrar” in the subject of your email. No phone calls, please.
CMC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior contact with the criminal justice system, or any other basis prohibited by law.
About Community Music Center (CMC)
Community Music Center’s mission is to make high quality music accessible to all people, regardless of financial means. We are a nonprofit institution with branches in the Mission and Richmond Districts of San Francisco, and have served the Bay Area since 1921. CMC offers music lessons on over 30 instruments in a wide range of musical styles, including jazz, blues, Latin, popular, folk, rock, and Western classical. We also present a wide array of no or low cost concerts in our concert hall and out in the community. Community Music Center makes high quality music accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, regardless of financial means. Last year, CMC served nearly 3,600 students with $2.4M in tuition assistance.
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