Work at CAP

The arts have the power to inspire, unite and create change. Join the CAP team to support its mission to provide arts education that impacts children and young adults for the rest of their lives.

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Voted one of the best places to work in Jacksonville, CAP offers a culture of creativity and collaboration in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.

Core Values

These values guide and drive CAP’s board, staff and teaching artists as they make decisions in their day-to-day work, both collectively and as individuals. They remind us what we hold as core to who we are at CAP, and help us work better together.
Color outside the lines.

Lead with purpose, act with courage and create with passion

  • Listen to understand all voices.
  • Challenge the status quo and embrace change.
  • Deliver our best in all we do.
Sing out loud.

Honor individual expression

  • Value authenticity.
  • Celebrate varied perspectives and ideas.
  • Ensure safe and welcoming spaces where everyone belongs.
Maintain your creative spark.

Cultivate joy

  • Find fulfillment in all you do.
  • Express gratitude for each other.
  • Prioritize curiosity and growth.
Inspire every creative spirit.

Create lifelong transformation

  • Honor each other’s creative process.
  • Cultivate openness to ideas and outcomes.
  • Foster time and space for discovery.

Benefits

Full-Time Staff

CAP offers a flexible, family-friendly work schedule and generous time off, including 21 days of PTO and 24 paid holidays. All employees are eligible for an annual raise of up to 3% and bonus of 3%, as well as a professional development allowance to foster lifelong learning.  

We prioritize employees’ health and wellness by offering health, vision and dental insurance, an FSA plan and a monthly wellness credit to be used toward the fitness program of your choice. Employees are also eligible to participate in 403(b) – with a matching contribution of up to 3% – and student loan repayment/tuition reimbursement plans. 

After five years, and again after 10 years, employees are eligible for additional benefits. These include Free Fridays off each month; employer contributions to student loan repayment/tuition reimbursement plans; and increased wellness credits, dental and vision coverage, and professional development allowance. 

Benefits

Part-Time Teaching Artists

CAP’s part-time teaching artists are part of an engaged and supported student-centered team with vast educational experience. Teaching artists receive competitive hourly rates as well as paid planning, prep and meeting time. Teaching artists are also eligible for annual pay increases. In addition, every teaching artist has autonomy over their curriculum, following Florida School Standards. 

Full-Time Staff Openings

Creative Arts Therapist

The Creative Arts Therapist is centered in strong artistic and clinical practice and has the desire to share their skills and knowledge for the benefit of students and community members. In this pivotal role, you’ll help expand CAP’s therapeutic services, implementing evidence-based creative arts therapy interventions and building strong partnerships within our school communities. 

Curriculum Writer

The Curriculum Writer will be the voice behind CAP’s lessons, curricula and professional development content across various program expertise. This is a generalist role, not a content-specialist role. It’s a role for someone who can sit with a teaching artist, fellow or therapist, draw out what they know and turn it into high-quality writing that is engaging and classroom-ready. Reporting to the Director of Professional Development, you will partner closely with program staff, CAP’s graphic designer and the philanthropy team to shape CAP’s curriculum and training content into a package other schools and districts will want.

Data Analyst

The Data Analyst will have the opportunity to build the evaluation backbone behind high-quality arts education for thousands of Northeast Florida students. Through data systems and analysis, you’ll show exactly how arts education changes children’s lives.

Reporting to the Vice President of Advocacy & Community Engagement, you’ll design and lead an organization-wide evaluation framework, serve as CAP’s primary analytical capacity and partner with the Research Assistant so that together you cover CAP’s full data pipeline.

Director of Professional Development

The Director of Professional Development will build and lead the training infrastructure that keeps CAP’s teaching artists, fellows, therapists and program directors performing at the highest level across Arts Ignite, Art Smarts and CAPabilities programs. This is not a content-specific role. It’s a role for someone who has mastered the craft of adult learning: designing PD that sticks, facilitating sessions that change practice and building systems that let CAP deliver excellent training with CAP’s own teaching artists, fellows, therapists, program directors and staff learning from one another along the way.

Music Therapist

As a member of CAP’s Music Therapy team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to create meaningful change in young lives through the therapeutic application of music. Through your expertise and compassion, you’ll guide students on a journey of inspiration and growth, using music as a powerful tool for emotional expression, development and academic learning.

Research Assistant

As a member of CAP’s Advocacy & Community Engagement Team, the Research Assistant will have the opportunity to gather the data that proves the power of free, high-quality arts education for thousands of Northeast Florida students. This role uses site visits to collect feedback, with an eye for accuracy, and supports teaching artists and fellows to ensure CAP’s impact is captured completely, correctly, and on time.

Teaching Artist Fellow in Music

As a full-time Teaching Artist Fellow in Music, you’ll have the power to profoundly impact young lives by igniting their passion for music. Through your artistry and mentorship, you’ll guide students on an inspirational journey through singing, movement, rhythm and classroom instruments, unlocking their creative potential and instilling a lifelong love for musical expression.

Teaching Artist Fellow in Theatre

As a full-time Teaching Artist Fellow in Theatre, you’ll have the unique opportunity to blend your artistic passion with a commitment to educational excellence, fostering creativity and expression. You’ll impact the lives of students across multiple sites through theatre instruction and arts integration programs. 

Teaching Artist Fellow in Visual Arts

As a full-time Teaching Artist Fellow in Visual Arts, you’ll have the unique opportunity to blend your artistic passion with a commitment to educational excellence, fostering creativity and visual expression. You’ll impact the lives of students across multiple sites through theatre instruction and arts integration programs.

Part-Time Openings

Music Therapist

As a member of CAP’s Music Therapy team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to create meaningful change in young lives through the therapeutic application of music. Through your expertise and compassion, you’ll guide students on a journey of inspiration and growth, using music as a powerful tool for emotional expression, development and academic learning.

Teaching Artist in Strings

As a CAP Teaching Artist specializing in strings, you’ll inspire young lives by providing instruction in violin, viola, cello and/or bass in afterschool settings across Northeast Florida. You’ll create and utilize engaging, standards-aligned curriculum and lead enriching educational experiences that ignite students’ creative spirits and foster a lifelong appreciation for music. This position offers the opportunity for one program/contract or multiple, depending on candidate availability and program needs.

Teaching Artist

As a CAP Teaching Artist, you’ll inspire young lives by providing instruction in your field of specialty (dance, media arts, theatre, music or visual arts). You’ll create engaging, standards-aligned curriculum and lead enriching educational experiences that ignite students’ creative spirits and foster lifelong appreciation for the arts.

For other job inquiries or interests, please submit your resume and a general application below.

CAP is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

October is both National Arts and Humanities Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month—a perfect time to spotlight how quality arts education empowers students with disabilities. Through CAP’s therapeutic arts programs, called CAPabilities, art counseling, music therapy and sensory art help children and young adults build essential skills for life and work. Young people of all abilities who have the opportunity to learn through the arts develop skills necessary for confidence, socialization, emotional regulation and improved academics. 

Join us in celebrating the positive impact of the arts on students of all abilities this month and beyond. 🎉 #TheArtsAddUp #CAPkidsjax #Artsed
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Dance is more than movement, it’s a spark for growth, confidence and connection. Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that group dance helps young people develop the five C’s: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Confidence, Collaboration and Communication.

When students come together to dance, they’re not just learning steps, they are building friendships, strengthening their well-being and discovering their voices. 🩰✨
Have you ever felt the magic of singing in a choir? When young people lift their voices together, something truly special happens; friendships blossom, confidence grows and a sense of harmony fills the room. The greatest gift of all? Pure joy! 🎶
No matter which art form your child chooses, whether it's music, visual arts, theatre or dance, they’re building valuable life skills like creative thinking, confidence and collaboration that stay with them for life.

Beyond these benefits, the arts offer something truly special: the pure joy and fulfillment that comes from learning how to do something you didn't know you could do. There’s nothing quite like watching a child’s face light up with pride as they achieve something they never thought possible. ✨
CAP is hiring several full-time Teaching Artists! You’ll have the unique opportunity to blend your artistic passion with a commitment to educational excellence. Visit our link in bio to apply today. ✍️ 

🌟Teaching Artist Fellows in Music, Theatre and Visual Arts
🌟Creative Arts Therapist
🌟Board Certified Music Therapist

Voted one of the best places to work in Jacksonville, CAP offers a culture of creativity and collaboration in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville. Join the CAP team to support its mission to provide arts education that impacts children and young adults for the rest of their lives. We look forward to hearing from you!
Cathedral Arts Project made a major announcement during a special press conference this morning. We are deeply grateful for the support of our community as we continue to expand arts education for children and young adults across Northeast Florida and beyond! Read the full press release at our link in bio.✨
We are setting the stage for an exciting announcement at Cathedral Arts Project...stay tuned for news you don't want to miss! ✨
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October is National Arts & Humanities Month, an annual celebration of the creativity and culture that enriches our lives. This month we honor the power of the arts to inspire, connect and transform our communities. Whether you’re picking up an instrument, a paintbrush, dancing to your favorite song or supporting local arts programs, YOU are part of this vibrant movement. 

Learn more about how CAP instructs, instills and inspires through standards-based instruction in dance, music, theatre and visual arts for students across educational settings in our Northeast Florida communities by visiting our link in bio.🌟

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CAP is HIRING a full-time Board Certified Music Therapist! As a member of CAP’s Music Therapy team, you’ll have the unique opportunity to create meaningful change in young lives through the therapeutic application of music. 

Through your expertise and compassion, you’ll guide students on a journey of inspiration and growth, using music as a powerful tool for emotional expression, development and academic learning. Apply today at our link in bio!🎵

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