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Ethos seeks part-time Urban Outreach Coordinator!
February 3, 2012
Ethos is seeking an Urban Outreach Coordinator to begin in late February or early March 2012.
THE ORGANIZATION
Ethos Music Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of music and music-based education for youth in under-served communities. Founded in 1998, Ethos brings music education back to several thousand students every year. Please see www.ethos.org for more information.
Ethos is currently seeking a part-time Urban Outreach Coordinator to coordinate Ethos’ after-school music programs at more than 25 schools and community centers in the Portland metropolitan area. This position is hourly (20-25 hours/week) and includes pro-rated health and dental benefits after 90 days. Ethos is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.
THE POSITION
The Urban Outreach Coordinator reports to the Outreach Director and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of Ethos’ Music Corps program. This position requires someone who is organized, efficient, and detail-oriented. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Program Coordination:
* Gather student data from partner organizations and schools, collect and organize attendance/timesheets from teachers, and manage the daily coordination of the program.
* Create and distribute monthly attendance/timesheets for all 50+ classes.
* Assist with class and student performance observations when Outreach Director is not available (taking photos or video whenever possible), and assist with teacher training workshops.
* Maintain positive relationships with teachers and site contacts while ensuring that Ethos policies and procedures are being followed.
* Track status of teacher background checks and notify teachers about renewal requirements.
* Communicate regularly with the Outreach Director about teachers’ needs and program successes and challenges.
Data Management:
* Create and continually update master schedule of classes, Music Corps web pages, upcoming performance schedule, and other documents.
* Organize and enter data for quarterly reports.
* Participate in developing efficient and effective systems for managing an increasing volume of data.
Other:
* Substitute teach classes when no other sub is available.
* Assist with other projects and tasks as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
* 2+ years program coordination or similar administrative experience.
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
* Dedication to increasing students’ access to music education and interest in arts administration.
* Self-motivation and ability to manage and prioritize multiple types of tasks.
* Excellent communication and organizational skills.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Experience with MS Office applications, especially Word and Excel and facility with internet research.
* Ability to pass a strict FBI/Portland Public Schools fingerprinting/criminal background check.
Preferred:
* Experience teaching group classes to children/youth.
* Experience with arts administration.
* Experience as a musician or other performing artist.
* Fluency in Spanish, Vietnamese, or other language spoken by immigrant communities in Portland.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
$13 — $15 per hour (depending on experience), plus 50% paid health and dental benefits.
HOW TO APPLY
Mail or email a cover letter and resume by Friday, February 17, to:
Ethos Urban Outreach Coordinator Recruitment Team
2 N Killingsworth St
Portland, OR 97217
amy@ethos.org
Please email a resume and cover letter as one .PDF document.
No phone calls or hand delivered resumes please.
5th Annual Cover Your Hearts Benefit
January 19, 2012
Charmparticles Present:
COVER YOUR HEARTS 5
A Benefit for Ethos Music
21 & Over. $15.00 advance. $15.00 day of show.
VIP Tickets $35 includes balcony
seat & priority bar service!
Tickets may be purchased at: www.ticketfly.com
To Benefit Ethos Music: Now in its 5th year, Cover Your Hearts is a show filled with so much sheer fun that you’ll almost forget that it’s a fundraiser. Local indie-pop-shoegazers Charmparticles created Cover Your Hearts as a way to sneak philanthropy into the local rock scene and to raise money for the non-profit music educators at ETHOS MUSIC. Raising money for the kids at Ethos is it’s own reward, but of course, hearing some of Portland’s best musicians in a room covering their favorite guilty-pleasure love songs is pretty awesome, too.
All fall 2011 recital video links are here!
December 21, 2011
Lengthy recitals (over 15 mins) are put on blip.tv/spotlight-on-ethos. Shorter videos (under 15 mins) are uploaded to youtube.com/ethosmusiccenter.
Ethos Rock Band Showcase on EthosLive – 10Dec11 – DVDs are available. I’ll try to keep about 5 on hand, but it takes about 10 minutes to burn a new one if we run out. Either catch me passing by or ask at the desk. I tried to put chapter jumps in before each song so that you can just skip to the good parts. The suggested donation is whatever you feel like stuffing into the donation jug. Also, sorry to HKR for that feedback at the beginning of Seven Nation Army. My bad.
Sharon’s Violin Recital – 1pm 20Nov11
Sharon’s Violin Recital – 2pm 20Nov11
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Saturday 03Dec11 11am
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Saturday 03Dec11 1215pm
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Saturday 03Dec11 130pm – Dance and Choir
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Sunday 04Dec11 11am
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Sunday 04Dec11 1215pm
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Sunday 04Dec11 130pm
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Sunday 04Dec11 3pm
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Sunday 04Dec11 Adult Recital
Ethos Fall Recital – IFCC – Tuesday 06Dec11 630pm
Steve’s Friday 16Dec11 Recital
Steve’s Saturday 17Dec11 Recital
Alan’s Saturday 17Dec11 Recital
Teri’s 5pm Recital on 09Dec11 – Couple of Sami’s students too
More recital videos
December 15, 2011
The videos from the IFCC should be getting up very soon.
Lengthy recitals (over 15 mins) are put on blip.tv/spotlight-on-ethos. Shorter videos (under 15 mins) are uploaded to youtube.com/ethosmusiccenter.
Ethos Rock Band Showcase on EthosLive – 10Dec11 – DVDs are available. I’ll try to keep about 5 on hand, but it takes about 10 minutes to burn a new one if we run out. Either catch me passing by or ask at the desk. I tried to put chapter jumps in before each song so that you can just skip to the good parts. The suggested donation is whatever you feel like stuffing into the donation jug. Also, sorry to HKR for that feedback at the beginning of Seven Nation Army. My bad.
Sharon’s Violin Recital – 1pm 20Nov11
Sharon’s Violin Recital – 2pm 20Nov11
Recital Videos
November 23, 2011
Sharon’s Violin Recital – 1pm 20Nov11
Sharon’s Violin Recital – 2pm 20Nov11
Finally got the other recitals up, sorry for the delay. For some reason Sharon’s 1pm recital doesn’t let you skip ahead in the video to points after the cache download as indicated by the grey bar in the progress track. If you’re looking for a youngster towards the end of the recital, just let the video download until it’s finished caching.
For the recitals that were over the weekend of the 4th and 5th at the IFCC, they were recorded to tape so they’ll take a bit of time to be digitized. They should be up next week if nothing goes wrong.
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