This is administrative and supervisory work in planning, coordinating and directing the development and implementation of fine arts programs carried out by Program Services at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and various recreation centres and schools within Burnaby. In addition, the work involves supervising directly and through subordinates, staff and contract instructors. This role is responsible for hiring staff and contract instructors and plans, assigns and reviews the work and program delivery. This role works with a variety of internal and external contacts and provides consultative and advisory services and prepares and implements the provisional and annual budget. This role is responsible for a year-round arts programming and evaluates the programs for effectiveness. An incumbent in this class exercises initiative and considerable independence of judgement and action within established policies and scope of the role, and will discuss with a supervisor unusual situations. In addition, the role will create a variety of reports, statistics, records and correspondence in relation to the work and performs other related work as required.