Office Manager | SALA; Summer Arts Learning Academy

Overview

SUMMER ARTS FOR LEARNING ACADEMY (SALA) —
OFFICE MANAGER

Reports to:

Site Director, Summer Arts for Learning Academy

Baltimore City Schools’ Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA), operated by Arts for Learning Maryland, offers students an opportunity to imagine, create, and express who they are through the arts. This is an action-packed, full-day, five-week program (Monday - Thursday) that introduces students to a wide variety of art forms — from illustration and spoken word to percussion, drama, and dance — which gives students a chance to work alongside students from across the city and be taught by professional artists.

Students’ work is celebrated through a student showcase on the final day of the program. Arts for Learning Maryland will host ten Academy sites throughout the city, locations TBD.

Mission and Core Values:

The mission of Arts for Learning Maryland’s Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) is to provide students with an opportunity to spend summer learning from the best Teachers and Teaching Artists our state has to offer. Through a dynamic, creative, and supportive environment, students will explore math and literacy in a unique arts-integrated environment that allows them to develop socially and emotionally, expands their personal creative process, introduces them to different art forms taught by professional Artists, and allows them to experience math and literacy content from a different lens.

We believe unwaveringly that ALL students can achieve high standards in and through the arts. We provide opportunities for students to develop powerfully articulate voices through art forms and honor their creative processes along the way. We create safe, brave learning environments for students to grow, make mistakes, and contribute to the community. We collaborate and reflect by learning from and with each other at every step of the process, cultivating positive relationships between all ages.

We encourage the development of critical thinking, problem solving, inquiry, imagination, and creativity, and provide multiple ways for students to demonstrate knowledge and mastery. We learn about, honor, and leverage the cultural knowledge, experiences, and frames of reference of our students and community to make learning more relevant and effective. We ensure that our students are known, loved, supported, celebrated, and valued.

The Summer Arts for Learning Academy (SALA) Office Manager is an essential member of the SALA staff and is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of all administrative aspects of the site. The Office Manager is often the first person staff, parents, students, and/or visitors to the Academy will meet or see during the day, making a welcoming and friendly demeanor vital to the role.

Office Managers are required to ensure that the site office is staffed at all times, that site data is organized and entered into the appropriate databases in a timely manner, and that site supplies are inventoried and accessible to all staff throughout the program.

Office Managers Must Have
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• An ability to meet hard deadlines.
• Experience with data entry, and expertise using Google Sheets and other data-management software.
• Excellent organizational skills maintaining both electronic and physical student and staff records for the site.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Knowledge of school operating procedures, best practices, and norms.
• Experience working with Salesforce or another CRM tool preferred.
• Experience working in a public school is preferred.
• An ability to create inclusive environments for staff, students, partners, and families.
• A commitment to seeing families as partners in education and communicating with them regularly.

Please note, staff working in SALA will need to be able to stand, walk, and be active throughout the entire duration of the program day. They will need to be able to keep up with and supervise students within and outside the classroom, for example, during Fitness and Fun time and field trips. Staff will also need to be able to lift up to 20lbs on occasion when setting up and breaking down classroom and/or preparing for…