Associate Director of Education

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Job Location:

Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Chicago, IL 60611, Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $68,000.00 Salary/year, JOB TITLE Associate Director of Education

REPORTS TO Director of Lifelong Learning & Education

DIRECT REPORT Education Associate

FLSA CLASS Exempt

SALARY $65,000 to $68,000 Annually

Reporting to the Director of Lifelong Learning & Education, the Associate Director of Education provides key programmatic and operational leadership across the department and works closely with the Director in the planning and implementation of all education programming including Team Shakespeare Student Matinees, Shakespeare SLAM, student workshops, Bard Core professional development for teachers, and Lifelong Learning programming for the general public.

The Associate Director of Education will manage daily departmental operations, programmatic excellence, and partnership and communications both internally and externally.

• Drive and lead day-to-day administration and operations of educational programming including SLAM, Student Matinees, Bard Core, and Lifelong Learning under the guidance of the Director of Education that align to the department's standards of customer service, accuracy, professionalism and welcome.
• Plan, organize, implement and evaluate the Shakespeare SLAM program; recruit, market and steward relationships with teacher coaches and grow number of schools involved in SLAM; produce "final bout" performance on the Jentes Family Courtyard Stage in collaboration with the Production and Front of House departments.
• Develop and train in databases and other technology tools used in the education department and CST to ensure full use of tools in the operations of the department.

• Manage and coordinate student matinees, SLAM, Bard Core and Lifelong Learning and other educational programs to ensure excellent staff preparation, communication and collaboration with various departments involved in education activities.
• Serve as a facilitator of post-show discussions on occasion; recruit and prepare actors and other facilitators for post-show discussions to interface with students and the general public that ensures a positive and respectful experience for everyone.

• Supervise and manage the Education Associate, providing guidance, support, and professional development.
• Contract Teaching Artists, process payments, ensure they have the schedule, logistics, agenda, materials and preparation for their scope of work to ensure strong program delivery.
• Work closely with Front of House and Operations staff to collaborate on Front of House staff training, and to prepare team for student groups that provide an excellent and welcoming experience.

• Build and manage strong relationships with school leaders, teachers, and other school partners, including recruitment of new and returning schools.
• Oversee and help with contact from school partners including booking student field trips and managing communications with school leads for various student programs.

• Assist the Development Department with writing grant proposals, tracking program metrics, and compiling evaluation reports for funders.
• Provide information to Director of Lifelong Learning & Education for the preparation of regular impact reports to various departments for institutional storytelling and reports to funders that include annual impact report, media pitching and social media.
• Ensure compliance and maintain records related to fulfilling requirements as a professional development provider in affiliation with the Illinois State Board of Education and Chicago Public Schools.

• Provide excellent customer service in daily interactions with teachers and students by phone and email, as well as in person, that is welcoming, patient and responsive. Document contacts in Tessitura database to ensure a consistent experience.
• Plan, create and implement education communications materials, including marketing materials, teacher handbooks, workshop materials, production program supplemental information (as needed). Collaborate with marketing and communications staff to plan and create marketing materials to promote educational programs to target audiences to increase participation in programming.
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