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Job Description / Duties

JOB SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Director of Education, the Education Outreach Intern is dynamic, highly motivated, and creative individuals. They will assist in the instructional and administrative initiatives and will work closely with all members of the education team. The Education Outreach Intern will act as instructors as well as instructional trainees for the Arts Club’s education team. They will be provided opportunities to teach workshops as well as be mentored by guest instructors and trainees.

The Intern will play an essential role in creating lessons plans, study guides, and administrating educational programming to help increase patron engagement and support the organization’s mission.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Work to develop programming course content and lesson plans.
• Measure and assist with engagement for online programming on different platforms.
• Assist in the marketing and registration processes of education programming.
• Teach designated workshops and activities to youth and adults.
• Attend teachers training mentorship sessions with Arts Club staff and guest instructors.
• Research and write Study Guides for upcoming Arts Club productions.
• Work with the education team to help nurture and develop relationships with equity-deserving communities and organizations.

Qualifications / Required Skills

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
▪ A multi-tasker and problem-solver with the ability to prioritize assignments in a fast-paced environment.
▪ Exceptional attention to detail and deadlines.
▪ Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
▪ Some experience with Microsoft Office, email marketing, and social media platforms.
▪ Working towards or completion of a degree in Education, English, or Fine and Performing Arts.
▪ A passion for the performing arts, especially in theatre, is an asset.

QUALIFICATIONS:
As a recipient of the Canada Summer Jobs Internship Program, you must meet the following criteria:

• You are a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• You are legally entitled to work in Canada according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
• You are between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment.
*International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.

Additional Information

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
Salary: $18.50 per hour*
*Contingent on funding

Duration: 8 weeks, starting on June 24, 2024.

Employment Type: Internship Full-Time (35 hrs. per week)

Schedule details: 10 am – 5 pm (Monday to Friday).

HOW TO APPLY
The Arts Club is fiercely dedicated to being an organization that continually respects, champions, and uplifts underrepresented voices in all jobs; and we strongly welcome and encourage those who self-identify as coming from underrepresented communities to submit.

If this role sounds exciting and you’d like to learn more, please send your resume and cover letter to humanresources@artsclub.com. with the subject: Education Outreach Intern – Arts Club Theatre Company.

Access and inclusion are deeply important to us. For those who have barriers to access to any part of our process as laid out, please don't hesitate to reach out to us and we will happily work with you to create a process that is accessible to you.

To enhance accessibility, you are also welcome to submit your application in one of the following formats: Word Document, PDF Document, Audio File, Video File, request a face-to-face Zoom application process, or suggest a format that is more accessible to you.

We thank all who express interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The Arts Club Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and hiring decisions are based solely on the merits of the candidates and needs of the “Society”.

Salary: $18.50 per hour

Contact Information

Bruno Urbina Pardo
humanresources@artsclub.com

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About Us

The Arts Club Theatre Company is Canada’s largest year-round not-for-profit theatre company. Now in our 60th season, the Arts Club offers the best in professional theatre and has staged over 630 productions. Arts Club is grateful to have our offices, rehearsal halls, workshops, and theatres on the unceded, ancestral and traditional shared lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

We are British Columbia’s largest non-profit cultural employer- hiring more than 500 artists, staff, and crew to stage up to 20 shows annually. We educate and cultivate students and theatre lovers of all ages—over 2,500 people engage in our education and professional development programs annually. We support artists and other arts organizations through professional engagement activities, believing firmly that an investment in the industry benefits all. We are a major economic driver in the areas surrounding our venues—our theatres attract a quarter million theatre patrons to dine and shop in the South Granville, Olympic Village, and Granville Island neighbourhoods.

Our Mission

To inspire and nurture artists and audiences through cultural experiences that are engaging, thought-provoking, and artistically innovative.

Our Vision

A community that, through storytelling, is inspired to reflect on who we are and who we can be.


Our Values

- Determination: We have the drive to continue to move forward, with a respectful nod to our tenacious past and a fearless embrace of our future. It is through this forward momentum that we ensure we are the artistic leaders of our community.

- Curiosity: We have a strong desire to know more; about ourselves, our art, and our patrons. This spirit is reflected in our willingness to make room for diversity of thought. This exploration of different viewpoints and ideas is reflected in our engagement with each other, with our art, our peers, and our community.

- Creativity: We use our imaginations to explore our artistic practice and champion innovation in all the work that we do. We believe in the depth of our local talent and use our resources to showcase it.

- Comradery: We interact with each other with good-fellowship and levity. Our spirit of generosity and warmth is seen in our empathy towards each other, our artists, our patrons, and our community. This allows us to embrace differences and makes us stronger.

- Safety: The health and well-being of each other and our community informs our work and creates a safe, inviting, and inclusive space for all who enter and interact with us. We commit to constantly review our practices to ensure they are anti-racist and non-discriminatory. We are fiercely dedicated to being an organization that continually respects, champions, and uplifts underrepresented voices in all jobs.

We also strive to provide a safe work environment, both physically and mentally, and we have made ongoing commitments to inclusion, anti-racism and anti-oppression. We want the stories we work together to tell to have nuanced and varied perspectives.