Studio Assistant
As of January 6, 2025
Joel Hall Dancers & Center awakens the dancer in everyone’s soul. By highlighting and spotlighting the Black and Brown LGBTQIA+ experience, we provide comprehensive dance education and artistic expression. We believe dance is a powerful tool to educate and inspire, offering not only instruction in techniques but also deep insights into the history and cultural significance of dance. Our commitment to making dance accessible and affordable helps break down barriers and challenges oppressive systems. By championing Urban Jazz, we engage both performers and audiences to enhance our collective culture and educate future generations, cultivating a more inclusive and equitable world for all.
JHDC focuses its outreach programs towards communities that would not otherwise be exposed to the arts, and has proudly remained a welcoming community-based organization that is steadfast in its commitment to diversity and inclusion for over 50 years. JHDC makes dance affordable and accessible to all people in order to “awaken the dancer in everyone's soul.”
Brief Job Description: JHDC currently seeks a Studio Assistant to support virtual/in-person studio and programmatic work. This is an entry-level position.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis
Compensation: $16.00/hr, access to classes
Work Hours: Minimum four (4) hours per week, not to exceed ten (10) hours per week without approval, to be scheduled during weekdays, evenings, and weekends
Status: Hourly employee, part-time
Location: Onsite at 4511 N. Clark, Chicago, IL 60640, with satellite locations as needed
Position Start Date: March 2025
Reports To: Executive Director
Primary Responsibilities: The Studio Assistant will facilitate online and in-person class management for a member of the Joel Hall Dancers & Center team. They will complete programmatic and administrative tasks. This individual may be assigned to a specific member of the JHDC team to assist them in their work.
Responsibilities will include:
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Assist in the setup and running of online dance classes
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Assist in the management of any in-person dance classes
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Interact with members of the public
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Provide clerical and administrative support to a JHDC team member
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Play an active role in the programmatic and administrative life of JHDC
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Handle cash transactions
Essential Skills and Requirements
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Familiarity or willingness to learn Zoom and Zoom integrations (Apiant)
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Familiarity or willingness to learn the Mindbody online booking system
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Must be self-motivated and organized
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Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language
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Clear, prompt communication with JHDC team members
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Neat, professional, courteous manner and appearance appropriate for a creative arts organization
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Dependable, regular attendance
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Ability to count and make change without the aid of a calculator
Ideal candidates will have
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A “can do” attitude and a desire to learn new things
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Love of the arts and passion for the mission, vision, and cause of Joel Hall Dancers & Center
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Excellent customer service skills and a positive attitude toward helping others
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Multilingual skills (please specify language)
JHDC builds upon its longstanding tenets of diversity and accessibility to provide movers of all backgrounds the same diligent commitment to artistry, curiosity, self-expression and growth. JHDC rejects the idea that high-quality artistic programming should be a privilege; at JHDC, this level of programming is a right. Moreover, this programming is a tool for community building, for fostering creativity, and for having difficult but necessary conversations about how to productively dismantle issues like racism, sexism, transphobia, and homophobia.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To Apply: Please submit a brief cover letter and resume with three references via email to hr@joelhall.org. Please have your name and the job title in the subject line. Submissions will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
