Arts Program Coordinator

**Hours: 35 hrs/wk.**

**Range: $40,032-$65,292**

**Location: 655 Bloor St West, Toronto**

**Classification: Full-time, Regular**

**Summary**:
Native Child and Family Services of Toronto strives to provide a life of quality, well-being, caring, and healing for our children and families in the Toronto Native Community. We do this by creating a service model that is culture-based and respects the values of Native people, the extended family, and the right to self-determination and through the integration of holistic, culturally based prevention services that are child-centred, family-focused, and community-driven.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
Under the direction of the Supervisor, Youth Training and Employment, the Arts Program Coordinator will:
**Program Coordination**:

- Under the direction of the supervisor, review, analysis, oversight, and development of all 7th Generation Image Makers (GIM) programming;
- Support visiting artist instructors and knowledge keepers in lesson planning, as well as develop a curriculum that they will teach when outside instructors are not facilitating;
- Co-develop potential new 7th Generation Image Makers programs with supervisor and funding proposal writer.

**Development**:

- Develop, implement and coordinate all 7th GIM programming;
- Liaise with internal staff and teams as well as partner organizations, visiting artist instructors and knowledge keepers to deliver workshops in a variety of artistic disciplines;
- Develop programming for in-house NCFST events including but not limited to Doors Open Toronto and the NCFST POW Wow Poster Artwork;
- Liaise with external organizations and community partners to encourage collaborations;
- Maintain consistency on 7th GIM social media accounts through posting of flyers and photography from programming;
- Plan and coordinate all offsite trips associated with specific programs and projects. This includes site booking, food ordering, and securing additional staff supports to supervise youth participants;
- Plan and coordinate events associated with exhibition openings, mural unveilings, and live painting activations;
- Curate all art displays and installations related to 7th GIM site activations and art exhibitions.

**Outreach**:

- Conduct outreach and promotional strategies to recruit new youth participants and art-related and non-art-related events;
- Represent 7th GIM and Native Child and Family Services of Toronto at a community level;
- Responsible for all 7th GIM outreach and will manage both long-term and new community partnerships with partner organizations as well as new youth artists, and artist instructors.

**Administration**:

- Maintain a database of youth, artist instructors, and knowledge-keeper contacts within and outside of the Aboriginal community;
- Organize material inventory and order materials required for all 7th GIM programming. This includes occasional offsite shopping and dropping off of materials at various internal and external sites;
- Ensure safe and secure practices are in place for the pricing and sale of works produced in 7th Generation Image Makers;
- Comply with provincial and occupational health and safety legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures;
- Other related duties as assigned.

**Qualifications, Knowledge, and Skills**:

- Post-secondary education in the Arts or a related field. Alternatively, an equivalent combination of education as an artist working with Aboriginal youth will be considered;
- Art teaching experience or experience in a community-engaged Arts program is essential;
- Experience in Adobe, Media Arts, Mural Arts, and/or traditional crafts is considered an asset;
- Artist Portfolio required;
- Pass a Vulnerable Sector Police Record Check;
- High level of literacy in Aboriginal culture(s), and in urban Aboriginal issues;
- Knowledge of community engagement strategies specifically related to at-risk urban Aboriginal youth;
- Knowledge of the Aboriginal visual arts community and history;
- Curatorial & exhibition experience is considered an asset;
- Entrepreneurial knowledge and understanding of ethical business practices in the arts;
- Knowledge of CARFAC - the union of artists considered an asset;
- Ability to work with Aboriginal youth in a community context;
- Ability to work independently as a leader and self-starter;
- Function within a team approach to service delivery;
- Strong public speaking and presentation skills;
- Strong organizational skills;
- Strong interpersonal and community outreach skills;
- Fine art skills;
- Understanding of diverse art materials and practices;
- Demonstrated understanding, and commitment to, integrating the Native Child and Family Services of Toronto Mission and values into practice, service, and relationships;
- Demonstrated understanding of Workplace Health and Safety practices and understanding of an employee’s responsibility under current legislation;
- Ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, maintain e