Deputy Chief of Out of School Time
Listed on 2026-10-19
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration -
Management
Education Administration
DEPUTY CHIEF OF OUT OF SCHOOL TIME (OST)
About Us
Arts for Learning Maryland (formerly Young Audiences of Maryland) is devoted to enriching the lives and education of Maryland’s youth through educational and culturally diverse arts programs. Through Arts for Learning, professional teaching artists from all disciplines partner with educators, schools, and school districts to provide -- on average -- over 560,000 hours of learning in, through, and about the arts to more than 155,000 Maryland students annually.
Arts for Learning is a mission-driven organization that values community, innovation, and passion. The staff, board, and teaching artists have a shared commitment to advance equity in the field of education by working tirelessly to generate opportunities for students to imagine, create, and realize their full potential through the arts.
Job Description:Reporting to the Vice President of Education, the Deputy Chief of OST provides strategic vision, executive oversight, fiscal governance, and cross-team alignment across all Out of School Time (OST) initiatives—including Extended School Year (ESY), Summer Arts for Learning Academies (SALA), and After school programming. The Deputy Chief holds ultimate decision-making authority for OST programs, driving high-level strategy, district-level partnerships, and systemic program cohesion while empowering Program Directors to handle day-to-day operational execution.
FLSAStatus:
Exempt
Reports To:Vice President of Education
Direct Reports:Director, ESY;
Director, SALA/After school;
Special Education Specialist;
Professional Development Manager
Strategic Leadership & Organizational Alignment (35% of time)
- Establish a unified vision, guiding philosophy, and long-term strategic goals for OST at Arts for Learning, ensuring alignment across multiple teams, departments, and community programs.
- Lead and supervise direct reports (Director, ESY; Director, SALA/After school; Special Education Specialist; Professional Development Manager), facilitating regular check-ins and performance management to support team growth, healthy communication, and operational accountability.
- Develop a high functioning team grounded in high trust, accountability, focus on results, and commitment with an ability to move through conflict.
- Embody and advance antiracist, equitable, and culturally responsive practices across all OST programming, staff onboarding, and leadership development.
- Partner with the POPs team to ensure healthy team dynamics, appropriate staffing structures, and collaborative pipelines across departments.
- Establish KPIs for OST Programs and regularly share progress with the senior leadership team, working collaboratively across teams to remove operational roadblocks.
- Maintain regular alignment and touchpoints with the Special Education Specialist and Program Directors to ensure unified operational and instructional delivery across sites.
- Manage high-level, district-level relationships with Public Schools, regional partner school districts, and external agencies to expand OST learning opportunities and ensure that services provided meet and exceed partner expectations
- Drive business development and program growth strategies, identifying fee-for-service, public funding, and grant opportunities in collaboration with executive leadership.
- Drive program growth in reach and impact and develop new revenue-generating partnership opportunities.
- Represent Arts for Learning in statewide and district-level OST advisory groups, policy committees, and conferences.
- Stay current on Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) policies, local district board plans, and youth development research to inform…
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