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DEVELOP A MUSIC PROGRAM AT A CREE HIGH SCHOOL

Job Title: Music Project Coordinator

Discipline: Music or other related discipline

Terms: 4 or 10-month paid internship

Job Location: James Bay Cree Nations (Northern Quebec)

Salary: $475/week, housing and transportation are provided

Application Deadline: April 1^st 2012

Dates: August 20 – December 21, with option to renew from January-June.

Job Description:

Youth Fusion is an award-winning, non-profit organization that aims to empower youth, create an engaging school environment, reduce absenteeism and increase academic success. Youth Fusion has been working in James Bay Cree Communities since January 2010. In this context, we have four main areas of activity:

1. Organizing extra-curricular activities;
2. Working with teachers to develop and animate classroom activities that help make school learning more relevant for teenagers;
3. Working with local organizations to help create links between the school and community;
4. Providing academic support for at-risk students.

The selected candidate will live in a Cree community and work with the local high school for 4-10 months. Transportation and a shared accommodation will be provided.

As the Music project coordinator, you will develop and extra-curricular activities to help students discover and develop their musical talents. The program will focus on instruments such as vocals, guitar, piano and percussion. Electronic music and recording techniques may also be explored. You will work with the school and local organizations to organize a community event such as a concert or variety show. There may also be an opportunity to organize a weekly student radio show. We are looking for a candidate who is open to learning about Cree culture and adapting their activities to the realities of a Northern community.

Finally, you will spend 5-10 hours per week providing academic support (tutoring, homework help, study-skills workshops, etc). This may be done during class hours, in collaboration with teachers, or after school.

Our mission at Youth Fusion is to counter drop out rates by engaging youth in projects that motivate them. You will be working closely with school administration, local staff, and Youth Fusion’s Northern Programs Coordinator to ensure that this project meets its objectives. You are encouraged to become and active participant in school life and you are welcome to propose additional activities according to your strengths and interests.

Our mission at Youth Fusion is to counter drop out rates by engaging the youth in projects that motivate them, and by creating a sense of belonging and school spirit. You will be working closely with school administration, other local organizations, and Youth Fusion’s Director of Operations to involve at-risk youth in the activities and to ensure that this project meets these objectives.

Duties:

• Recruit students and encourage students to become actively involved in the music activities;
• Develop and animate extra-curricular workshops for the students to help students discover and develop their musical talents (group lessons and individual lessons);
• Work in collaboration with the school’s art teacher to support his or her curriculum;
• Organize and promote an artistic event open to the whole community;
• Provide individual tutoring and homework help
• Respect the school’s code of conduct;
• Survey students to get feedback about activities
• Communicate with Youth Fusion’s Director of Operations and school administration on a weekly basis
• Bi-weekly reports, mid-term and final evaluations, and contribution to Youth Fusion’s blog.

Requirements:

• Must be a student or recent graduate from a Montreal University in a relevant discipline
• Must have experience working with youth
• Must have a strong desire to be a role model for the school’s students and to act as an agent of social change
• Must be able to take initiative and work independently
• Experience with First Nations communities and knowledge issues that affect First Nations in Canada is an asset
• Experience working in a cross-cultural context is an asset
• Must be fluent in English; French is an asset
• Motivation, initiative, persistence, communications skills, vision and imagination are essential for this internship

** We are open to discussing how this position can be credited as an internship within your program of study**

OFFER CODE: cmus2012