Temporary - Culture Arts Activity Specialist (Summer Programs/Multiple Positions/PARD)
The role involves conducting assessments, managing programs, coordinating events, supervising staff, and ensuring effective operation of facilities and collections.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
– Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
– Conducts need assessments and recommends operating procedures for programs, services and activities.
– Implements, monitors, evaluate, and improves programs and activities, workshops, and special events.
– Designs and produces promotional materials. Performs routine administrative operations.
– Develops, registers, schedules and conducts guided tours, workshops, demonstrations and other events
– Maintains and cares for day-to-day management of facilities ,collections, exhibits, records, material assets Assists in monitoring, updating and improving the facilities, collections, and equipment. Assists colleagues in the management and care of their assigned programs.
– Recommends purchases or deaccessions to existing collections.
– Receives fees, issue receipts, and accounts for all money
– Coordinates with other organizations to implement programs and activities and solicit donations.
– Provides participants and the general public with information
– Develops, compiles and monitors program budgets and data for reports,.
– Orders, issues, receives, and maintains inventory of equipment and supplies
– Responsibilities – Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised: Provide general supervision of temporary employees, contract workers, and volunteers
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
– Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
– Knowledge of cultural education programs and appropriate care of exhibit materials.
– Knowledge of principles and methods of and promoting products.
– Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws and ordinances.
– Knowledge of City practice, policy and procedures.
– Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
– Knowledge of safety practices and procedures.
– Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
– Skill in oral and written communication.
– Skill in using computers and software.
– Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
– Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
– Skill in planning and organizing.
– Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
– Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other city employees and the public
Minimum Qualification:
– Education and/or Equivalent Experience:
– Associates Degree in related field plus one (1) year of experience in programming cultural arts programs.
– Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years.
Licenses or Certifications:
– None.
Preferred Qualifications:
– Preferred Programming Knowledge:
– Visual Arts (Fine Arts, 2D, 3D) Programming.
– Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Theater) Programming.
– Cultural Arts (Mexican, Mexican-American, Latino, Asian, Asian-American, African, African-American) Programming.
– Museum Studies, Anthropology Programming.
– Urban Arts, Eco Arts & Installation Arts Programming.
– Digital Arts (Animation, Illustration, Film) Programming.
Preferred Skills: Ability to fluently communicate (reading, writing, speaking) in English and Spanish.
Other:
– Ability to travel to more than one work location.