Job Posting

YONA-Sistema Teaching Artist – Cello (Part-time)

We are seeking a qualified, dedicated Teaching Artist (Cello) to join us in September 2017 for our Youth Orchestra of Northern Alberta (YONA-Sistema) program, which enacts social change through music education for Edmonton’s underserved youth. In this role, you provide string and general music instruction to a sectional group of up to 12 children, team teach to lead larger ensemble sessions, and support students holistic success by assisting with academic work and supervising active play and snack times. Working hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:00-6:15pm at St. Alphonsus School (11624-81 Street NW), planning sessions and team meetings on Wednesday afternoons at the Winspear each week, and other meetings, community outreach engagements, and performances as required.

See full job posting at www.EdmontonSymphony.com/Employment and visit www.YONA-Sistema.com to see this amazing program in action.

Submit your résumé and cover letter in a single attachment PDF to Jacquie McNulty, YONA Site Manager by Tuesday, May 30. Subject line: “YONA-Sistema Cello Teaching Artist.” Contact details in job posting on website.

Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Start Date: 
Friday, September 1, 2017
Type of Work: 
Part-Time
Contract
City: 
Edmonton
Province: 
Alberta
Education Level: 
University (Undergraduate)
Languages: 
English
Additional Languages: 
Bilingual/multilingual candidates welcome. Students come from many backgrounds.
Travel: 
No
Prefered Method(s) of Application: 
By E-Mail

Employer Details

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra & Francis Winspear Centre for Music

Julia Darby
9720-102 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J4B2
Canada

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is one of Canada’s major orchestras, with 56 full-time musicians and a performance season which runs from September through early June. The ESO’s adventurous programming reflects the diversity of the communities it serves and stimulates joy and inspiration in local, national, and international audiences. The orchestra serves the community of Edmonton and northern Alberta, performing more than 80 concerts each season. The ESO’s home is the Francis Winspear Centre for Music, Alberta’s premier concert hall. With an international reputation in the musical arts industry as an aesthetically delightful and acoustically superior concert hall, the Winspear Centre is recognized as an important artistic centre and magnet for performers from at home and abroad. Over 400 distinct events take place at the Winspear Centre each year, with 250,000 people coming through the facility for everything from black-tie Gala events, family concerts, and rock shows to corporate receptions, weddings, and yoga classes. In addition to hall rentals for third-party events, the Winspear Centre has its own artistic programming through Live at the Winspear.