Community Services Assistant 5 - Visual Arts Programmer

Overview

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Employment Status

Union - CUPE Local 402 - Regular Part-Time

Scope

Surrey Art Gallery is looking for a collaborative and detail-oriented Visual Arts Programmer to join its team to offer a diverse range of visual arts programs. This is an excellent opportunity to engage Surrey communities, use and expand your experience with multiple mediums, and collaborate with a team of artist-educators

Internationally recognized for its award-winning programs, Surrey Art Gallery exhibits contemporary art by local, national, and international artists, including digital and sound art. Gallery programs include registered courses, school programs, family workshops, artist talks, tours, and artmaking and learning opportunities with artists, educators, and other specialists.

Responsibilities

The Visual Arts Programmer develops and administers community-focused registered programming, with tasks including :

Registered Courses, Camps, and Workshops

• Develop quarterly course, camp, and workshop schedules
• Data entry into City of Surrey course registration system
• Ability to occasionally instruct lessons in a variety of mediums
• Administer program registration
• Maintain art materials supply room and studio spaces

Artist-Educators

Communications

Reporting and Writing

Supervised by the Curator of Visual Arts and Resources, the position works directly with the Volunteer Programmer, School and Family Programmer, artist-educators, volunteers, and Gallery, Arts Centre, and City staff, and contract artist-educators.

The Gallery is seeking a creative educator who enjoys collaboration and working in a dynamic environment and thrives in situations requiring meeting deadlines and adapting to change.

Required skills include : extremely good attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to prioritize; broad functional knowledge of a variety of art mediums; excellent oral and written communication (including grant and report writing); effective administrative, interpersonal, and supervisory skills; solid problem-solving abilities; and the capacity to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

Qualifications

Other Information

Number of Job Openings : 1

Pay Grade : Schedule D

Pay Steps

Hourly Rate (2024 Rate)

Year 1

$32.04

Year 2

$32.86

Year 3

$33.83

Those interested in learning more can contact Surrey Art Gallery at [email protected] .

Conditions of Employment

This position requires completion of a Police Information Check.

Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Closing Date

This job will be posted until February 11, 2026.