Company Description Ravinia is both North America's longest-running music festival and its most artistically diverse. Over 100 different events by a mix of classical, rock, pop, jazz, R&B, indie, and country performers make up a typical summer season on our two open-air and two indoor stages. Each year the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is featured in six weeks of concerts, many with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop. During the same summer months, the Ravinia Steans Music Institute provides young professional classical and jazz musicians with career-advancing training and concert settings. Offstage and year-round, Ravinia's Reach Teach Play education programs engage 75,000 children and adults—in schools with little to no music curriculum, in our Chicagoland communities, and at our 36-acre park—in our mission to make music equitably accessible to all.Job DescriptionThe flute instructor will teach students in small (flute studio) and large (woodwind sectionals) groups of elementary school students participating in the Sistema Ravinia Lake County nucleo. The flute instructor reports to the Program Manager and will be part of a team of instructors that will inspire all participating students and be responsible for maintaining a standard of excellence and upholding the values and mission for Sistema Ravinia. The ideal candidate will be an extraordinary teacher, artist, mentor, and model for Sistema Ravinia students. This role is a part-time, hourly instructional seasonal employee position.Duties and ResponsibilitiesTeach repertoire, technique and music theory through woodwind sectionals and flute studiosAssist with large ensemble rehearsals as neededFoster student empowerment and focus on the holistic education of each childEngage students through the development and implementation of creative lesson plans that foster social and musical growthActive participation and collaboration in term planning and professional learning sessions to help create and implement an innovative curriculum and pedagogy that supports each child holisticallyAssess student progress and ensure curriculum alignment on an ongoing basisQualificationsKnowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesEnthusiasm for El Sistema and its philosophy of social change through musicInterest and ability to be a motivational mentor and role model for students, parents, and communitySuperior interpersonal skillsEducation and ExperienceExperience working with groups of children, youth orchestras, or in the El Sistema music education modelExperience and desire to work with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgroundsBachelor's degree in music or 2-3 years related work experienceAdditional InformationWork EnvironmentWorking at Lyon Magnet Elementary School (800 S Elmwood Ave, Waukegan, IL 60085) and at Ravinia Festival (418 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park IL 60035)Working three days per week (Program hours*: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 - 6:00 pm plus a one hour team meeting each week TBC)*Hours are subject to change based on program need and school scheduleSome additional days, evenings and weekends required for concerts, special activities, and meetingsAbility to travel to the Ravinia Festival (418 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park IL 60035) for large orchestra rehearsals combined with both sites of Lake County NucleoInteraction with young students, parents and administrators where the safety of the students is paramountCompensation: $50 per hour for instructional time and $25 per hour for non-instructional time (meetings, professional learning, and curriculum development)About the programSistema Ravinia is an intensive orchestral music education program that provides daily music training for students at two schools in the Lawndale community. Participating students meet daily throughout the year at their nucleo (program site) and are taught in sectionals and full orchestra. Shaped by the philosophy of the noted El Sistema model, Ravinia has embraced the notion of transforming groups of children into communities of musicians who in turn transform their communities. Students receive mentorship from teachers and administrators that make them feel loved and valued as an asset to their nucleo community.Sistema Ravinia Lake County launched in 2015. The Elementary School program welcomes students at three schools - Glen Flora, Lyon Magnet, and North. Students from Lyon Magnet focus on woodwind instruments, while students from North learn string instruments and Glen Flora, brass and percussion instruments. The Secondary School program takes place at Ravinia and John Lewis Middle School (Waukegan), the middle school students are bused from five schools to John Lewis Middle School and Ravinia two days per week to work in studios, sectionals, strings or band ensembles, and orchestra. In fall 2021, three of our first students cohort, founded the Honors Ensemble formed by high schoolers and some selected middle schoolers who meet at Ravinia once every week.Ravinia is an Equal Opportunity EmployerAs an equal opportunity employer, Ravinia strongly believes that diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives is essential to our success and we strive to create and sustain an equitable and inclusive environment for all our employees. Ravinia does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under federal, state, or local law. We encourage individuals of all identities and abilities to apply.
