Program Assistant - Education

Alliance for Arts and Culture; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Education Assistant to support their Education Department. This role involves engaging with youth in theatre education, managing summer camp preparations, and ensuring smooth communication among participants and faculty. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational skills, a keen interest in arts education, and the ability to work collaboratively within a dynamic team. If you thrive in creative environments and are eager to contribute to enriching the lives of young people through the arts, this opportunity could be your perfect fit.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience working with children and youth.

Responsibilities

• Data entry and record keeping for Education programming.
• Support and communicate with participants and families.
• Assist with managing class dynamics during camps.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Customer service

Theatre knowledge

Interest in arts education

Experience with children

Attention to detail

Education

Academic studies in Arts Administration

Education

Theatre Arts

Job description

Driven by a passion to serve its audiences in bold and innovative ways, Gateway Theatre enriches the quality of life in Richmond and surrounding communities by creating outstanding artistic offerings and by serving as a dynamic hub for the performing arts. To achieve our organizational mission and connect with the changing population of Richmond, we employ staff with eclectic and multifaceted expertise. As a group we take risks, we empower, we go beyond, and we listen. We embrace difference as something that challenges our understanding and provokes our growth. So, if you won’t settle for the expected, you have found your crew.

Reporting to the Education Manager, the Education Assistant will support the Education Department in Gateway Academy program registrations and preparations, efficient running of summer camps and their presentations. The Assistant will help address the needs of Academy Faculty and participants. On occasion, the Assistant may also receive opportunities and training from other Department Managers.

We are seeking a candidate with strong organizational, and written and verbal communication skills, who is interested in the intersections of theatre administration, technical production, and theatre education for young people.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include:
• Data entry and record keeping
• Research and development for upcoming Education programming
• Preparations for summer camp offers
• Support / communiques with participants, youth volunteers, families and Faculty
• Assisting camp instructors with managing class dynamics, in-camp rehearsals, and production needs (i.e. basic stage management) during camp time
• Assisting production creatives (i.e. costume/props designer) with organizing costume and props elements for the Academy Musical Theatre Performance production
• Tracking registrations for summer and year-long classes
• General administrative duties for Education departments
• Other duties as required by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
• Superior organizational and multi‐tasking skills
• An ability to provide excellent customer service
• Keen interest in and understanding of theatre and performance
• Keen interest in arts education for youth
• Experience working with children & youth
• Curiosity and willingness to meet youth accessibility needs as they are identified
• Proven ability to balance individual initiative with working as part of a dynamic team
• Superior attention to detail

Assets (not required)
• Experience in theatre production or stage management
• Knowledge of a second language, ideally, Cantonese or Mandarin
• Academic studies in Arts Administration, Education or Theatre Arts would all be of benefit to this work experience, but these fields of study are not essential.

This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program. The successful applicant must:
• be between 18 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
• be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment for a period of 7 weeks
• not have another full‐time job (over 30 hours a week)
• not be attending full‐time classes while carrying out this job
• have satisfactory Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Checks
• be legally able to work in Canada (Canadian citizen, permanent resident or eligible refugee)

Candidates with relevant, transferable skills who do not exactly meet the above specifications are encouraged to apply

How to Apply:

Please email your resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the position to Renee Fajardo, Education Manager: [e-mail] by 11:59pm on May 19, 2025. We thank all applicants, but only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

Gateway Theatre strives to be an equitable and inclusive workplace. We value an open and diverse community that fosters the inclusion of many different voices. We encourage applications from members of communities that have been marginalized based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, or identity as an Indigenous person. We welcome self-identification in your application. Please also note any accommodations or accessibility requirements in your cover letter.

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The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is honoured to work on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, and 240 other Indigenous communities across BC.