Volunteer: Site Assistant

Today SOUNDS Academy gives instruments and weekly instruction to 300 students through its Community and Strings Programs. They have served over 19,000 students through the Musical Access Program. They do this through outreach programs that focus on teaching the values of creativity, leadership, perseverance, resilience, and teamwork through music education.

Our vision is to provide music education opportunities to a wide variety of children while removing any barriers that children may have in receiving quality music education. We serve underserved communities, primarily in West and South Phoenix, Arizona that do not have music education due to affordability and accessibility.

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In alignment with SOUNDS Academy’s mission, the SOUNDS Academy Site Assistant will assist program leaders and faculty with administrative and musical tasks at Osborn Middle School (1102 W Highland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013).

The successful candidate will possess an unyielding commitment to empowering youth to realize their possibilities through music. These positions report to the relevant Program Manager or Administrative Assistant.

The Site Assistant position is ideal for anyone who studied music, as well as current students, or those who simply hold a strong passion for music coupled with a willingness to learn.

The Site Assistant role also offers a unique opportunity to acquire hands-on experience in social media marketing, operations management, and fundraising. This position is specifically designed to empower individuals to build impressive resumes while expanding their knowledge base.

Site Assistants will be able to showcase their involvement in impactful projects and their ability to work in a team.

About SOUNDS Academy

SOUNDS Academy is a non-profit music education organization that teaches, mentors, and provides musical experiences and opportunities for underserved youth. Students receive individual lessons, group classes, and perform on string, brass and woodwind instruments, guitar, and piano. Instruments are provided to those who cannot afford one. In SOUNDS Academy, students learn the character values of creativity, leadership, perseverance, resilience, and teamwork through music education. We teach these values in our Musical Access Program, which connects students to live music and instruments through our Instrument Petting Zoos, our School Programs for lower income schools and community centers, and our SOLO Program, which provides one-on-one instruction.

The vision of SOUNDS Academy is to provide music education opportunities to a wide variety of children while removing any barriers that children may have in receiving quality music education.

Responsibilities/Opportunities

• Learn, understand, and represent the SOUNDS Academy character values for uplifting youths, families, and communities through the pursuit of musical excellence
• Complete administrative tasks such as attendance, inventory, photocopies, class/rehearsal set up and take down, capturing social media content, preparing flyers/announcements, and communication with parents/guardians
• Perform instrument care duties such as cleaning and organizing instruments, intaking donations, and fulfilling supply order requests
• Vacuum, surface clean, and pick up trash from lesson rooms
• Actively participate in social media campaigns, contribute creative ideas, craft engaging content, and analyze metrics to optimize reach and engagement
• Support fundraising initiatives by assisting in research, planning, data input, and campaign execution
• Assist program leaders and faculty with projects as needed
• Form effective work relationships with other SOUNDS Academy Site Assistants
• Attend peer exchange/training workshops throughout the year
• Other administrativ
  
  

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