Teaching Artist Responsibilities
• Arrive no later than 3:15pm before programming to coordinate site setup and be prepared to receive students
• Organize and coordinate student snack, including taking lead on sourcing and financing snack, keeping track of
snack inventory, and distributing daily snack
• Assist in coordination of concert day logistics as well as an all-day presence for setup, execution and clean up
• Flexibility to teach and assist in different roles and classrooms
• Ability to navigate, manage and solve parent and student issues
• Teach ensembles at MYCincinnati from 4-6pm weekdays
• Demonstrate expertise in at least one orchestral instrument, and be comfortable leading all MYCincinnati
ensembles, regardless of the instruments in that group
• Collaboratively plan repertoire for ensembles
• Take lead on organizing MYCincinnati student pickup and drop off, including in-the-moment parent
communication as needed
• Assist Lead Teaching artist with instrument care, inventory, repertoire, rehearsal setup, curriculum, music library,
and staff professional development
Recruitment, Attendance, and Family Communications
• Recruitment, enrollment, and communication with families for MYCincinnati and the Price Hillharmonic (Price
Hill Will’s adult orchestra) – Fluency in Spanish required
• Lead and organize recruitment events at schools, activity fairs, Kroger, and other locations
• Monitor progress and timeline for recruitment of new students and annual re-registration of returning students,
including organizing incentives for early enrollment for both new and returning families through prizes, raffles, etc.
• Maintain database of parent contact information and household information
• Call and text MYCincinnati parents to notify them of crucial event reminders, days with unique schedules,
cancellations, or any special communications
• Communicate with MYCincinnati parents to ensure 100% student attendance and parent carpool network
• Update MYCincinnati Staff and Teaching Artists regarding anticipated student absences
• Collect and maintain enrollment forms, daily attendance, and other student information. Maintain and organize
student database and other important data
• Maintain and distribute MYCincinnati Parent Handbook, and lead parent orientation meetings at the beginning of
each academic year
Volunteers
• Source and recruit volunteers through e-mail, social media, and website form
• Organize and manage volunteer databases and volunteer recruitment
• Train volunteers and assure that all liability forms are signed and collected
General Administration and On-Site Responsibilities
The full-time MYCincinnati leadership team works collaboratively and is flexible and responsive to tasks based on the
needs of the program. The ideal candidate is flexible to work on any tasks as they arise and to assist the Director with
those tasks as assigned. Below are some of the tasks that are shared by the full-time leadership team.
• Assist Price Hill Will staff and organizational partners with Spanish translations
• Support concert and special event planning and logistics
• Communications support for the Price Hillharmonic
• Lead and coordinate student annual fundraising campaign, including tracking student donations, generating and
distributing materials, and incentives/prizes
• Ensure that all Teaching Artists, staff, and volunteers have recent background checks on file
• Coordinate facility cleanings with contract service
• Coordinate purchase and inventory of general building supplies for our main rehearsal building
• Support any fundraising efforts such as events or house concerts programmatically, by ensuring communication
with parents and students
• Administrative assistance for MYCincinnati’s annual campaign
• Provide parent/student data for grants and other fundraising, including recruitment data, retention data,
demographics, attendance, and qualitative information such as testimonials and survey results
• Help with additional administrative tasks as they arise
Requirements
• Expertise in an orchestral instrument
• Fluency in Spanish
• Experience in teaching ensembles in a classroom environment
• Microsoft Excel and Office suite proficiency
• Must be able to work some nights and weekends, and to travel occasionally for work
• Must pass BCI and FBI background check
Bonus Qualifications
• Ability to play more than one instrument
• Salesforce experience