About the Bridges Program: Bridges is a small non-profit that provides stringed instrument lessons and an orchestral experience to students in Baltimore City Schools. The Director position is a part-time, contractual job that requires on average approximately 18 hours per week. MAESTRO Ensembles, Inc. (which oversees the Bridges Program) is an equal opportunity employer.
Bridges Director Job Description: The Bridges Director will have primary responsibility for overseeing all aspects of the program, both educational: planning, implementation, and evaluating the instruction and educational content of the Bridges Program, and administrative: maintaining all records of sites, teachers, and students/families, facilitating communication with all constituencies, tracking finances, and reporting to the board of directors.
Specific Educational responsibilities will include the following:
1. Supervision of program teachers:
- Recruiting appropriate program teachers and assistants
- Planning and scheduling professional development activities for teachers
- Scheduling site recruiting sessions with teachers
- Participating in teacher evaluation
2. Oversight of educational content/curriculum:
- Monitoring consistent implementation of curriculum
- Assessing need for modification of curriculum elements
- Choosing orchestra music with assistance from teachers
- Coordinating music for performances with assistance from teachers
3. Development of strategic relationships
- Assuming a proactive role in establishing relationships with other music education providers which will result in increased high-quality opportunities and experiences for Bridges students
Specific Administrative responsibilities will include the following:
1. Establishing and maintaining relationships with appropriate site partner staff:
- Meeting with site program administrators to plan programs for the year (needs, cost)
- Creating agreements for each partner and getting signatures.
- Maintaining communication with site partner about all events
- Keeping site partners informed of any concerns with students or families
2. Managing finances:
- Drafting the annual budget for approval by the Board of Directors
- Collecting all tax information from teachers for payroll
- Collecting invoices from teachers and submitting payroll requests to treasurer
3. Maintaining instrument inventory:
- Delivering instruments to sites, keeping track of who has the instruments
- Collecting any instruments needing repair and either making minor repairs or taking the instrument to repair person
- Purchasing any new instruments and supplies as needed
- Collecting all instruments at the end of the season and assessing them for summer repairs and/or storage
4. Supporting board activities
- Preparing reports as requested regarding program activities and events
- Helping with any fundraising events
The Bridges Director reports directly to the MAESTRO Ensembles Board and should:
- Consult with the Board to develop relationships with new sites
- Stay informed about current trends and activities regarding other programs providing opportunities similar to the Bridges Program
- Attend conferences and workshops about music education for underserved children when available and appropriate.
