Job Description

The Education and Community Engagement Intern will provide support for all the day-to-day activities of the Education and Community Engagement department of the Nashville Symphony. The department of Education and Community Engagement is responsible for the Symphony’s music education initiatives, student and family concerts, community partnerships, and adult education programs. The intern will assist in preparation for and execution of the Young People’s Concerts and Curb Concerto Competition, provide support at Accelerando information sessions and auditions, and deliver Instrument Petting Zoo programs to local schools and community programs. A background in music education or working with students is a plus, but not required. 

Qualifications

All interns must be students at accredited colleges and universities.

• The internship must be a part of the student’s curriculum.
• The internship must provide earned hours that are directly applied to the student’s degree.
• Interns must work a minimum of 135 hours per semester.
• Interns must be available to work some evenings and select weekends during the season.
• Interns must be high-energy, detail-oriented, team players.
• Internships do not provide compensation.
• Internships do not guarantee full-time positions with the Symphony upon completion.

Additional Information

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT OF ANY TYPE AND AFFORDS EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, RELIGION, DISABILITY, GENETICS, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS.

 TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

The Nashville Symphony is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which maintains that no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. If you have questions concerning the Nashville Symphony’s compliance with Title VI, please contact the Vice President of Human Resources and our Local Title VI Coordinator, Ashley Skinner.

This company is a smoke-free workplace in compliance with the Non-Smoker Protection Act, Tennessee Code Annotated §§ 39-17-1801-1810. In accordance with that law and company policy, smoking is prohibited in enclosed areas of company property.