Job Overview

The Community School of the Arts (CSA) Director is charged with leading the multi-arts, comprehensive array of offerings of the CSA, providing leadership and management oversight for all aspects of CSA operations.  This full-time position (40 hrs/wk, 9 months/yr) reports to the Dean of the Arts and Communication Division.  The Director has budget management responsibility for CSA, including the Community Outreach for Developing Artists (CODA) programs. Current CSA programming includes the Suzuki Program, Chamber Music, Preparatory Program, Early Childhood Program, Special Needs, Performing Groups, Summer Programs, Community Outreach for Developing Artists (CODA) and more.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee and administer all aspects of the Community School of the Arts.
• Administer the growth and development of student enrollment, curriculum, workshops, off-campus performances and institutes.
• Plan and administer CSA and CODA budgets.
• Supervise instructor and staff recruitment, development, and personnel matters.
• Supervise public relations and parent education between instructors, staff, parents, and students.
• Oversee long-range planning including new program development.
• Oversee Grant Fundraising (CODA) and Scholarship/Financial Aid (CSA) programs.
• Provide leadership in developing collaborative programs between the CSA and other arts entities of the college, including the Conservatory of Music, Artist Series, etc.
• Participate in the Arts & Communication Administrative Council (ACAC)

This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibilities; specific assignments may vary from time to time, and other duties may be assigned. 

Qualifications

• Master’s degree minimum
• Experience in Arts Administration, 5 years or more
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to problem solve
• Vision for arts education
• Music teaching experience preferred

Physical Requirements 

The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 10 pounds.

FLSA Status – Exempt

As a Christ-centered community, Wheaton College faculty and staff must affirm the College’s Statement of Faith as expressing their own theological convictions and agree to live by the moral standards in Wheaton’s Community Covenant, modeling these commitments for the Christian formation of our students.  Wheaton College faculty and staff also support the Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment, which highlights our desire to treat all individuals as equal image-bearers of Jesus Christ through diversity, inclusion, justice and unity.

About Wheaton College

Wheaton College is an evangelical Protestant Christian liberal arts college whose faculty and staff affirm a Statement of Faith and adhere to lifestyle expectations of the Wheaton College Community Covenant. Wheaton is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and talented workforce and student body. We encourage the expression of multiple perspectives within a Christian worldview, inside and outside the classroom. For more information about Wheaton College visit www.wheaton.edu. Additionally, Wheaton College aspires to provide a physically safe environment for students, staff, and faculty to learn and work. In support of this objective, the College requires background checks for final candidates, after an employment offer is extended. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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