Position Title: Performing and Visual Arts Coordinator
Division: All School
Supervisor: Director of Activities and Sports (coordinator) and the divisional leadership for the teaching component (teaching)
Position Summary:
The Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator leads Concordia's PK–12 extra-curricular arts program, working with divisional leaders, arts faculty, and the Activities & Sport Department to deliver mission-aligned offerings. This role oversees major performances, festivals, facilities, staffing, and long-term program growth, requiring strong project management skills to coordinate events that occur during school, mornings, evenings, and weekends.
A performing arts teaching component is part of this role.
Requirements:
Education
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts or Music
- Teaching Certificate
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of successful performing arts teaching experience, with at least 3 years of performing arts supervisory experience
- Knowledge of the overall operation of a visual and performing arts program, system, and facility.
Skills and dispositions:
- Aligns with the Concordia culture values and instructional practices
- Detail oriented and able to adhere to deadlines
- Strong leadership to foster collaboration
- Able to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders including students, faculty, staff and parents.
- Comfortable interacting with people from other cultures
- Think strategically
- Strong organizational skills, effective prioritization, and the ability to maintain personal wellbeing while managing competing demands are essential.
Concordia Fit
Spiritual Leader
- Demonstrates moral integrity, honesty, kindness, faithfulness
- Models a Christian faith walk
- Models servant leadership characteristics
- Is collegial and contributing member of the school wide community
Mission Centered-Vision Focused
- Takes personal ownership in fulfilling the mission
- Can “see” the future and articulate, plan, and execute next steps
- Demonstrates a positive, optimistic, can-do attitude
- Demonstrates a passion for teacher and student success
Instructional Leader
- Leads curriculum based on the most recent understanding about learning
- Ability to develop, implement, and monitor curriculum and learner progress
- Is a leader of learning
- Promotes professional development focused on improving student achievement
Team Focused
- Respectful of all, builds people up, is equitable in relationships
- Is transparent, flexible, and adaptable
- Demonstrates commitment to school improvement
- Works collaboratively with all in the school and community
- Advocates and nurtures a positive school culture conducive to student learning and teacher growth
Management Competence
- Manages resources to provide a productive environment for learning
- Demonstrates ability see the big picture and to break large tasks into small, achievable components
- Clearly communicates, both orally and in written form, to a diverse group of cultures and in diverse settings
- Demonstrates proficiency in required technology
Key Areas of Responsibility
Supervision Responsibilities
- Supervise theater support personnel.
- Provide leadership and support for extra-curricular instructors in the arts.
- Participate in recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and evaluation processes as appropriate.
Facilities Management
- Oversee the scheduling and effective use of arts facilities.
- Collaborate with Finance and divisional leadership regarding long-term capital planning.
- Work with the operations team to develop equipment replacement, and facility enhancement plans.
- Coordinate equipment maintenance and technical support.
Program Development
- Strategically lead the P–12 extra-curricular arts program.
- Schedule and promote events with the Activities & Sport Department, principals, and external partners.
- Oversee extra-curricular arts activities, including AMIS, APAC Arts, ACAMIS, productions, concerts, festivals, and academies.
- Build partnerships with local and international arts organizations.
- Manage the set and scene shop program—overseeing construction, design, equipment, materials, and storage—in collaboration with faculty, staff, and students.
- Recruit arts teachers and staff (e.g., Music Academy) as needed.
- Encourage broad student participation while also supporting advanced pathways for highly engaged students.
- Support curricular arts showcases (concerts, exhibitions, productions) and work with divisional leaders and faculty to strengthen the overall P–12 arts experience.
Student Management
- Work with divisional leadership and teachers on student discipline issues.
- Work with the Activities and Sport office related to extra-curricular arts program logistics, travel, and policy alignment.
- Plan Visual and Performing Arts awards programs.
Communication and Community Engagement
- Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to promote the arts and celebrate student achievement.
- Maintain strong partnerships with parents, alumni, and community organizations.
Strategic Planning
- Contribute to the school's strategic planning and accreditation processes.
- Use data and feedback to evaluate program effectiveness and guide action steps.
- Lead long-term planning for the development of extra-curricular visual and performing arts.
Other duties as assigned
