Music/Art Specialist

Summary

 This position supports the new and innovative Heartstrings Music and Art Therapeutic Program at Children’s Hope Alliance.

This position will be located mainly at the Heartstrings Program Building in Statesville, NC. Additional locations include local community sites, Iredell Statesville Schools, and other CHA service program locations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

 Specific duties and responsibilities:

Position Duties

· Create lesson plans and provide individual, family, and group music or art classes for Heartstrings participants.

· Create lesson plans and provide music & wellness/art & wellness programs for individuals, families, and groups at Heartstrings, with community partners, and with Iredell-Statesville Schools CHA Day Treatment and Pre-K classrooms.

· Meet weekly with the Heartstrings Program Manager and complete required trainings.

· Work cohesively with other members of CHA programs, Iredell Statesville Schools, and other community partners to insure the most appropriate and highest quality care and instruction is given to the children and families served.

· Assist with planning, organizing, communicating, and overseeing additional music, art, and program events as needed.

· Evaluate the need for and coordination of a music or art therapy internship program at Heartstrings.

· Coordinate and implement annual participant music recital and art show.

· Actively recruit, engage, and develop music and/or art program volunteers.

Administrative Duties

· Provide program class and event information monthly for reporting purposes.

· Assist with distributing monthly surveys as needed.

· Maintain instrument & class supply inventory and instrument maintenance lists.

· Assist with program electronic documentation and maintenance.

· Provide class and event content for CHA social media channels with required media release documentation.

Additional and Miscellaneous Duties

· Provide team support for Heartstrings classes and special events.

· Other duties as assigned by supervisors.

· Utilize CHA approved applications and other electronic resources as needed.

· Develop and present music or art presentations for internal and external audiences.

Supervision responsibilities:  

Meet supervision requirements to maintain good standing with professional certification board.

All employees have the following expectations:

• Mission: Contribute to and enhance company mission
• Organization: Prioritize and plan work responsibilities appropriately
• Professional Development: Attend and/or successfully complete all required trainings and meetings
• Timeliness and Accuracy: Perform quality work within given deadlines and expectations with or without direct supervision
• Professionalism: Comply with all applicable policies, practices, and procedures; report all out-of-compliance and unsafe activities to supervisor; interact professionally with other employees, volunteers, families, children, and the community
• Teamwork: Serve effectively as a team contributor on all assignments
• Communication: Utilize effective communication skills both verbally and in writing; provide effective feedback and is receptive to feedback
• Leadership: Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other appropriate individuals
• Cultural Competence: Is sensitive to the cultural, ethnic and religious views of the children and families served, and in community and public contact.

Children’s Hope Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants during the hiring process.  

Our organization participates in E-Verify and completes Form I-9 employment eligibility verification for all new hires.

Education and Experience Requirement

• The position requires a Bachelor’s Degree
• Must have music or art proficiency, and the ability to read music, play and teach a variety of musical instruments OR the ability to create and teach visual art in a variety of media (painting, drawing, mixed media, crafts, photography, etc.).
• Requires effective communication, decision making, analytical, interpersonal, leadership and professionalism skills and abilities.
• Must have basic computer and math skills.
• Must have a valid North Carolina’s Driver’s License and be able to travel to multiple local locations.
• Must submit to and pass pre-employment drug screening, criminal, HCPR and driving checks.
• One year experience teaching music or art with children/teens preferred.
• Experience working with at risk youth preferred.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands and fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands or arms, stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.  

Specifics vision abilities required by this position include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Physical functions which are considered essential to the satisfactory performance of the job include the following: reading, typing, writing, speaking, and using the telephone and prolonged sitting at a desk and working on a computer.  

Employee must be able to operate a vehicle for job duties, and keep a valid NC drivers license with insurance.

The work environment will contain slight to moderate office-related noises. The employee is not exposed to extreme weather conditions, toxic fumes, or airborne particles. 

The employee must occasionally travel to different locations in the course of work.

Physical functions which are considered essential to the satisfactory performance of the job include the following: public speaking, reading, typing, writing, using the telephone, driving, therapeutically restraining children and adolescents in crisis situations.