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Job Description:
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The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario, is searching for an ambitious Public Programs Manager. The ideal candidate needs to be a fully trained ceramic studio technician and willing to take the public programs of the Gallery in new directions.
The successful candidate will need to
- Demonstrate a high level of organizational and planning skills
- Reach out to schools, community organizations, seniors residences, etc. to present our programming and offer our services
- Be an ambassador of the Gallery
- Be a clear communicator & relationship builder with students, parents, clients, instructors, and other partners
- Able to direct and teach both children’s and adult’s ceramic classes (hand built and wheel thrown)
- Hire instructors for supplemental workshop and classes
- Communicate with instructors for supplies and project plans
- Able to keep an organized classroom and studio space to ensure productive and safe classes
- Create new lessons, workshops, classes, school and outreach programs at all levels on an ongoing basis
- Introduce interesting demonstrations and projects in courses and for special events
- Able to collect and direct important information from events and open houses to help boost class numbers
- Organize and manage Play with clay program
- Establish prices for classes and workshops, send invoices and follow up with the accounting department
- Establish a department budget and adjust it when needed keeping it in line with the institution’s overall budget
- Able to maintain a high level of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality on all matters relating to the Gallery
- Maintain a clean studio, classroom and workplace
- Keep track of clay and glaze inventory and re-order when needed
- Keep track of kiln supplies inventory and re-order when needed
- Be able to oversee equipment maintenance and repairs when needed (wheel, kiln, pug mill, etc…)
- Keep all tools, wheels and shelves clean and ready to use
- Recycle clay and be able to operate the pug mill
- Have working knowledge of proper firing procedures for both manual and computerized kilns
- Understand glaze chemistry
To apply, send in one PDF document before August 22, 2019 the following:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae or resume
To Denis Longchamps, Executive Director, at director@theclayandglass.ca
- Please note that only the candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
- The successful candidate will be required to provide a recent and valid police background check
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