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Job Title: Assistant Coordinator (Community) , PreCollege Art and Design Residency Program

2023 Program Dates:  Pro-Staff Move-in: June 19, Training: June 26-July 1, Program:  July2 - July 30, Move out July 31, 2023

General purpose: MICA’s summer PreCollege Art and Design Residency Program is a 2- 4 week intensive college-level experience designed to help participants make the leap from thinking like a high school art student to thinking like an artist making art that reflects a new level of skill and personal vision, communicating ideas about art in daily critiques, and building a professional portfolio of work. PreCollege is designed for rising juniors and seniors. In conjunction with MICA’s Mission and Vision, our program provides a welcoming environment for all students through an inclusive community that values students of all races and ethnicities, sexual orientations and expressions, creative abilities, religious faiths, political affiliations, and socio-economic backgrounds. The Community Coordinator oversees all residential and community components of the program and is expected to be on call for the duration of the program: 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

This position reports to the Pre-College Program Manager and the Director of Youth Programs in Open Studies. The Assistant Coordinator (Community) coordinates and manages residential and community aspects of the Pre-College Art and Design Residency Program, and is considered Professional Staff (Pro-Staff).  When the program is held on campus, The Assistant Coordinator (Community)  is expected to live in residency on campus beginning two weeks before students arrive and throughout the duration of the program and will be provided with a meal plan. The Coordinator is expected to be on call throughout the duration of the program. 

● Assist with the successful implementation of the PreCollege program in collaboration with the other Pro Staff (PC Program Manager, Academic Coordinator, Online Coordinator if needed). The variety of tasks associated with this position involve administrative, clerical, physical, organizational and leadership skills

● Assign rooms/roommates prior to program start date, manage all scheduling, activities and staffing for move-in and move-out days in collaboration with the PreCollege Program Manager and the office of Open Studies

● Train and supervise Undergraduate Community Assistants for duties related to living in residence, supporting student needs, safety, community and health

● Work with the Office of Open Studies, the Pro Staff, and CA’s to ensure the programmatic integrity and a safe and positive residential experience for PreCollege participants

● Manage, train and supervise the Community Assistants

● Serve as liaison between MICA Facilities Management and PreCollege regarding necessary repairs/work orders for housing accommodations

● Collaborate with other Pro Staff to schedule community assistant shifts, duties and responsibilities

Answer questions and manage/resolve issues related to facilities and staffing for the residential aspect of the program

● Work with the Community Assistants to develop social and artistic programming for students during the evenings and weekend hours

● Attend/Schedule/Lead meetings, training and events as appropriate

● Plan and implement guest speaker series and collaborate with Pro Staff to develop additional programming as needed

● Model and enforce PreCollege program policies, rules, and regulations and act as an ambassador for the program

● Develop, maintain and model healthy interpersonal relationships with all staff, faculty and students

● Maintain an open line of communication and support for students and their families

● Provides supports, interventions, and referrals when appropriate for individual student needs

● Perform other related duties as assigned

Conditions of Employment: 

• Background check, fingerprinting 

• Required to live on campus for duration of the program (room and board provided)

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree; preferably in Fine Arts, Art History, Art Education, or Arts Administration 

• Experience managing college-level staff

• High school or college teaching experience preferred 

• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with efficiency

•  Familiarity with campus resources 

•  Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and confidentiality

Compensation: 

• Salary is commensurate with experience and college policy

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

• Work environment: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

• Required training: Handbook orientation, Anti-Harassment, Hazard Communication, Emergency Plans & Fire Prevention, Personal Protection Equipment.

To Apply: Send a letter of interest, current resume and 3 professional references (Name, relationship, email, phone, address) to Open Studies C/O Natovian McLeod (nmcleod@mica.edu)

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MICA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact Human Resources at 410-225-2363.

About Maryland Institute College of Art

Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. The college enrolls 1,863 undergraduate and 306 graduate students from 48 states and 54 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees, and master of professional studies degrees (M.P.S), as well as post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children. MICA is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.

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