Arts Integration Coordinator Curricular Arts Programming

About Young Audiences of Louisiana

Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) was founded in 1962 with the mission to inspire, engage, and unite children and communities through education, arts, and culture. YALA provides arts-integrated educational programs, teaching artist residencies, professional development, and other learning opportunities that support students, educators, schools, and communities throughout Louisiana.

As YALA continues to expand its programming and partnerships across the state, we are seeking a highly organized, collaborative, and arts-focused Arts Integration Coordinator to support Curricular Arts Programming and other educational initiatives, with a particular focus on the Baton Rouge region.

This is a full time position serving schools in Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes. Candidates must be willing to travel throughout the region, including weekly meetings in the Greater New Orleans area.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
• Minimum education level: bachelor’s degree or comparable training
• Experience implementing arts integration as either a teaching artist or classroom teacher
• Experience coaching and leading adult learners
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of best practices and administering instruction
• Facility with basic office and educational technology
• Ability to and interest in travel between multiple school sites

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Active participation and contribution to Curricular Arts Program wide major initiatives
• Serving as a liaison and maintaining positive, professional communication between Young Audiences of Louisiana and partner school, institutions and community organizations stakeholders (administration, faculty & staff, students & families)
• Assisting the Director of Education with planning and facilitation of CAP professional development institutes
• Assisting with teaching artists recruitment and training across multiple art disciplines
• Predominantly responsible for oversight of Curricular Arts Programing initiatives, but coordinates with colleagues on streamlining management of teaching artists and scheduling across YALA’s initiatives
• Assist in tracking and reporting on grant budgets alongside the Director of Education
• Facilitates program evaluation and reporting
• Develops, implements and maintains artist improvement plan for each teaching artist
• Conducts observations of residency and provides feedback to Teaching Artists
• Scheduling teaching artist residencies
• Facilitating planning meetings between teaching artists and teachers
• Managing teaching artist supplies
• Collecting and assisting the Director of Education with reviewing teaching artist lesson plans as needed
• Creating and collecting documentation (media release, teacher surveys, student surveys, teacher assessments, consent forms, teaching artist background checks) and filing digitally and manually
• Maintaining program rosters
• Tracking teacher professional development hours
• Inputting teacher assessment data
• Providing content for regular program newsletters
• Communicating documentation needs to Director of Communications
• Representing YALA on YA National meetings and professional development

Compensation and Benefits:

An annualized salary of $60,000

Benefits and eligibility will be based on the employee’s scheduled hours and YALA policies. Hired candidates are eligible for YALA’s comprehensive full-time benefits package, including health, vision, dental, life insurance, a 401(k) plan, travel stipend, and paid time off.

Pay: $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: On the road