Communication Skills, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Interpersonal Skills, Jazz, Life Insurance, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Music, Music Education, Physical Demands, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Training/Teaching
Job Description:
The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts - Half Day seeks an Accompanist for 4 hours per week.
Under the supervision of the Music Department Chairperson, to provide musical and rhythmic accompaniment for jazz vocal classes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Practices music selected by the students and instructor.
- Deep knowledge of jazz piano, polished Skills and Abilities. Requires several years of study in the jazz piano discipline performed and minimum 3 years of professional level experience. Must have expert knowledge of musical phrasing and musicianship and be knowledgeable in music terminally.
Preferred:
Have a willingness to learn how to implement our core tenets Taking Risks, Embracing Failure and Celebrating Differences into the curriculum and everyday practice.
COMPETENCIES:
- Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
- Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others ideas and tries new things.
- Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
- Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyones efforts to succeed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BS/BA degree in Education or a BFA with emphasis in appropriate discipline or equivalent required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands 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.
- Standing (frequently, 1/3 - 2/3)
- Walking (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Sitting (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Reach with hands and arms (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Climbing or balancing (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Lifting up to 25 lbs. (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Carrying up to 25 lbs. (occasionally, less than 1/3)
- Moderate Noise
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?
- Group Health Insurance Plans
- Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability & Short-Term Disability options
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Matching Contribution if applicable
- Flexible Spending Account Pre-Tax Savings for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Limited Purpose Post Deductible (if contributing to an HSA)
- Comprehensive benefit time package
- Employee Assistance Program
For further information contact Kristin Butler, Music Department Head, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts - Half Day at krbutler@crec.org.
Applications are only accepted online at www.crec.org/careers/
To access the job description and salary range document, please click https://www.crec.org/careers/jobs.php
JOB ID# 14135 AT CREC: External Job Opportunities | Careers | Hartford, Connecticut