Program Manager - Art Studio Day Program:

 

Center for Creative Works (CCW) , a Progressive Art Studio program with locations in Philadelphia and Wynnewood PA, seeks a full time management level Program Manager to work in our studio arts program with a talented and dedicated artists with intellectual disabilities and a staff of teaching artists. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference working with a highly creative team building identities and vocations in the arts for our participants. CCW is a nationally recognized professional arts program developing and promoting aspiring and established neurodiverse artists. CCW's program managers oversee the studio and staff. Our program engages people in their pursuit of professionally expanding their artistic skills, building relationships with peers, community engagement, and contributing as artists in their communities and beyond. We are a caring, tight team and will make you feel welcome and supported!

 

Join us and love your job!

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CCW is a progressive art studio with a focus on the professional development and representation of neurodiverse artists. CCW supports our artists to gain social capital and visibility through their artistic practice.

 

What’s exciting about this position:

• You will be working, in a management role, in a very unique program unlike other day programs.

• You will have plenty of opportunity to contribute and build experience on many levels as you will be an integral part of a growing organization.

• The right candidate will have the opportunity to be a part of this team in development of the artistic, life skills, and community participation goals for a unique group of individuals.

• You will be a part of a highly creative and dynamic team of out of the box thinkers, artists, and community focused staff and have an opportunity to contribute on many levels to the growth of this program and of our artists.

 

What you’ll love here:

• CCW is a program of Resources for Human Development (RHD), RHD is a national human service non-profit with many opportunities for growth within the corporation.

• On the job training. Training is available year round to our employees and CCW will carry the cost of most eligible trainings.

• A lively, very engaged, joyful, family focused team dynamic.

• Working in an active, busy art studio. CCW is a studio engaging new artists, emerging artists, teaching artists, and seasoned artists with fully committed art practices.

• If you are interested in progressive, engaged and dynamic thinking around identity, work options, creative contribution and community integration for adults with IDD we may be a match for you. If you believe that everyone has something to offer and neurodiversity adds to the richness of our communities and should be celebrated, you will feel at home here.

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The Program Manager is directly responsible for ensuring the creation of a safe and healthy environment that fosters communication, a sense of well-being, empowerment and support to the artists and staff in order to build a professional, artistic development studio environment. . The Program Manager is responsible for overall management of the studio at both locations, as part of a Program Manager team. The Program Manager will provide direct supervision of all Art Instructors, Product Coordinators and Studio Coordinator. The Program Manager will act as a role model for employees regarding the expectations of how the job duties should be performed, the attitude to maintain while at work and appropriate interactions with consumers and other professionals. A commitment to the professional development of artists at CCW and their inclusion in the broader community is mandatory.

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Essential Duties and Functions:

 

- Program Scheduling:

• Quarterly schedule build

• Weekly and daily schedule adjustments

• Manage staff vacation

 

- Staffing

• Projecting program staffing needs with projected enrollment (with Director)

• Work with management team on contacting and interviewing potential teaching staff

• Onboarding assistance of new teaching staff

• Act as coverage for staff absences as needed

• Biannual staff check-ins with documentation

• Progressive Discipline when needed

• First line for staff needs

 

- Studio Oversight

• Monitor activities throughout the day by rotating between program areas. Monitoring includes:

• Being the first line “go-to” for all staff and artist issues. Try to resolve these issues on the floor together with the ratio teacher or outreach to Program Specialist when issues must be elevated.

• ensuring all services are provided with attention to health and safety, individual ISP requirements, ratios and studio community values/culture

• Supervision for the quality of service including that instructors are working in various mediums, with appropriate materials and in accordance with the wishes of the artists and toward the development of each person’s artistic practice.

• Create new systems for the floor as needed to manage floor needs

• Covering for staff breaks during rotations

• Work with Exhibitions manager to oversee the staffing of special events/workshops/residencies, etc. Facilitate daily briefings at end of day

• Med administration as needed

• Ensuring that incidents are documented and attended to collect incident reports and get them to the appropriate program specialist daily.

 

- Site management

• Continuous monitoring for health and safety within 2390 regulations

• Site assistance leading to licensing

• Working with office manager to coordinate repairs/maintenance.

• Conduct and document monthly fire drills / fire extinguisher checks

• Work with team to organize the floor plan of the studios to maintain an active working environment—this may include rearranging tables / work areas, storage organization, programming space in general

• Work with team to keep warehouse storage area organized and uncluttered.

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- Administrative

• Attendance QC (daily & weekly)

• Payroll including time off requests

• Attend weekly management meetings

• Manage the daily implementation of electronic attendance system

• Other duties as needed

 

Qualifications

• 4 year degree in human service or art related field

• Minimum 1 year experience working with adults with IDD/Behavioral Mental Health Diagnosis/Drug and Alcohol Recovery Programs.

• Minimum of 1 year supervising other people

• computer and internet literacy skills with the ability to utilize applications like emails, time recording and other programs to enter and retrieve data as necessary to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Must be a strong and empathetic communicator

• Valid Driver’s License

• Subject to employment screenings, including FBI clearance, if applicable.