AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Alternate Routes Program Director

Side Street Projects is looking for a Program Director who is
interested in an opportunity to guide and direct educational
programs, work with other community partners to improve provision of
the arts to public school students and the general community, and
help us to continue to grow our non-profit into the model of cutting
edge, eco- smart, arts program that it is quickly becoming

About Us

Artist-run since 1992. Off-the-grid since 2008. Side Street Projects
is the nation's only mobile and sustainable community art center. Our
mission is to give artists of all ages the ability and means to
support their creative endeavors. Headquartered in Pasadena, we teach
artists of all ages how to roll up their sleeves and do things
themselves with education programs that encourage self-reliance and
creative problem solving within a contemporary art context.

Each year, over 2,000 children thrive in our Alternate Routes program—
a mobile art studio aboard renovated transit buses and trailers where
kids learn about art, design, and fabrication using only hand tools,
raw materials, and their imagination. Over 10,000 kids age 5-11 have
been on the bus since 1997, half of which are at-risk youth who
participated at no cost thanks to grants and private donations.

Alternate Routes’ goal is to teach children how to use tools safely,
effectively and (ultimately) independent of adult assistance. Classes
are held in brightly colored mobile classrooms. Each station is
equipped with hand tools, supplies and materials: everything needed
to create a multitude of projects using white pine as the primary
material. There are two artist-teachers per bus, providing a 5:1
student/teacher ratio at all times.

The Alternate Routes Program has recently been integrated into the
3rd grade curriculum in P.U.S.D. We are working to increase our
capacity to serve all 3rd graders in the district by building out new
mobile classrooms and adding 4 new schools a year. We plan to serve
all 3rd graders in 12 schools in the 10/11 school year.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Education

-Oversee best practices of standards based Curriculum delivery and
classroom collaboration for the My Masterpieces Curriculum

-Teach in the program

-Develop new curriculum on an as needed basis

-Work with individual artists to develop curriculum for middle and
high school students

-Provide program related supplemental material for grants

Staff Supervision

-Work as a direct supervisor to alternate routes teachers and drivers

-Train and guide teaching staff on best practices in teaching,
driving and client communications

-Serve as a mentor and guide to the teaching staff

-Interview and hire teachers as needed

-Lead teachers meetings at least once a year

-Perform annual evaluations every June

Scheduling

-Schedule classes, birthday parties, on-site and after school programs

-Liaise with partners, the district and teaching staff

-Use an online platform to communicate schedule to staff

-Send out contracts to partners confirming schedule

-Communicate billing information to bookkeeper

-Assist with cash flow projections by estimating budgets

Facilities

-Oversee and track maintenance of mobile classrooms

-Monitor inventory and facilitate restocking as needed

-Cut wood on table saw and oversee table saw maintenance

-Assist in the build out of the new mobile classroom

Community Relations

-Work with director to determine what is needed in the community

-Work with director to find means to meet those needs as it supports
our mission

-Attend some community/school district meetings

-Oversee on-site community relations

Work Environment

Side Street Projects is located in Solar Powered Vintage Travel
Trailers in a dirt lot in NW Pasadena. Our only running water is a
hose. We have no flush toilets and have been known to cook on a
camping stove. It is kind of like camping here, which we love. We
have air conditioning in 1 trailer but otherwise limited climate
control.

We are proud to be referred to as “Scrappy”. We try to exemplify the
“roll up your sleeves and do it yourself” attitude that you can see
in our logo. If you prefer your work environment to be squeaky clean
this may not be the job for you.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required
Experience with woodworking
The ability to give and receive feedback gracefully
Positive, roll up your sleeves attitude
At-least 2 years management experience
Experience with Large vehicles a plus
Bilingual is a plus
Project Management experience is a plus

Compensation and Benefits

Full-Time Salary 30-33,000 /yr
Staff has full access to our equipment co-op
All full time staff receive 1 print from the annual phantom ball
fundraiser
2 weeks paid vacation and holidays
1 sick day per month (cumulative)
Reviews and raises happen every June
Starts 9/1/10

Please send Resume, Cover letter and 2 references to
Emily@sidestreet.org

Side Street Projects is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Emily Hopkins
Executive Director
626 798 7774
626 798 7747
emily @sidestreet.org
http://www.sidestreet.org

MAILING ADDRESS:
Side Street Projects
PO Box 90432
Pasadena, CA 91109
www.sidestreet.org

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