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Education Administrator
Location: Washington Depot, CT
Reports to: Education Director
Position Type: In-person; Part-Time; Hourly
Pilobolus seeks an Education Administrator to support the growth and daily operations of Pilobolus’s education and community engagement programs.
Pilobolus creates astonishing dance, crafted collaboratively, with revolutionary approaches to teaching and learning. For more than 50 years, Pilobolus has helped people experience the creative power of the body and the collaborative potential of groups. Today, our education programs bring that work to students, educators, older adults, communities, and organizations across the country.
The Education Administrator will work closely with the Education Director to help organize, support, document, and grow Pilobolus’s education programs. This is a key support role for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, warm, flexible, and excited by the intersection of arts education, movement, community engagement, and creative collaboration.
The ideal candidate will bring strong administrative skills and some experience in education, dance, theater, youth development, community programming, or a related field. This role is primarily administrative and program-coordination focused, with opportunities to assist with program facilitation when appropriate.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include:
Coordinating schedules, calendars, meetings, teaching artist assignments, program timelines, and partner communications
Preparing and organizing program materials, including waivers, rosters, schedules, surveys, study guides, lesson materials, and partner-facing documents
Maintaining clear records for education programs, including contracts, attendance, participant information, teaching artist paperwork, and program notes
Supporting logistics for programs, including transportation, space needs, materials, and daily schedules
Communicating with schools, presenters, community partners, teaching artists, and internal staff to ensure programs are well organized and clearly supported
Assisting with Teaching Artist communication, onboarding, training logistics, scheduling, and follow-up
Helping document programs through notes, participant feedback, teaching artist reflections, testimonials, photos, and written summaries
Supporting the collection and organization of program data for grant reports, board reports, donor updates, marketing materials, and internal evaluation
Researching potential partner organizations, including schools, community agencies, senior centers, colleges, cultural institutions, and health or wellness organizations
Supporting Pilobolus’s development, marketing, touring, finance, and artistic teams as needed
When qualified and appropriate, assisting in workshops, classes, or community programs as a support teacher, movement facilitator, or program aide
Qualifications
Strong candidates will have:
Experience in arts administration, education administration, nonprofit programming, community arts, dance education, youth development, or a related field
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to lead project workflows while managing multiple projects, deadlines, and relationships simultaneously
Comfort communicating with schools, community partners, artists, families, and internal staff
Interest in dance, movement, theater, embodied learning, or collaborative creative practice
Some experience teaching, assisting, facilitating, or supporting educational programs
Comfort working with people of different ages, abilities, backgrounds, and movement experiences
Proficiency with Google Workspace, spreadsheets, shared calendars, and basic administrative systems
A collaborative, flexible, and generous working style
Willingness to travel occasionally for programs, trainings, site visits, or events
Preferred but not required:
Experience as a teaching artist, assistant teacher, classroom aide, rehearsal assistant, camp counselor, community facilitator, or arts educator
Experience working in schools, senior centers, community organizations, disability-serving organizations, or intergenerational programs
Experience with curriculum documentation, program evaluation, surveys, or grant reporting
Background in dance, theater, movement, somatic practice, physical education, or community-based arts
About the Role
This position will be paid at $20/hour with an estimated 25 hours per week. Paid Time Off is accrued based on hours worked. This position is not eligible for fringe benefits.
Pilobolus is based in Washington, Connecticut. This position will include work at Pilobolus’s office/studio, remote administrative work as appropriate, and occasional travel for programs and events.
To Apply
Please send a resume and brief cover letter to jobs@pilobolus.org with the subject line: Education Administrator Application
In your cover letter, please tell us why this role interests you and what experience you bring in administration, education, movement, community programming, or collaborative creative work.
Pilobolus is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and experiences.
COLLABORATORS:
Pilobolus is always interested in meeting creative people! People who are tenacious. Who push boundaries. Who work outside the lines, and make us say wow!
If you want to start a conversation with us about a potential project or collaboration, you may send questions, stories, materials, or proposals to us at info@pilobolus.org.
General Inquiries
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