LEAP website: https://www.leapnyc.org/

BACKGROUND

History: At LEAP, we believe in the transformational power of the arts. We started as a grassroots movement with just four schools. Today, our teaching artists serve 20,000 kids across the city in over 150 New York City public schools. Every day, our educational arts programs inspire diverse school communities to be more engaged in learning and build critical skills. Our quality educational arts programs promote access and equity for New York City students underserved in the arts.

Mission: LEAP provides educational arts programs that promote access and equity for New York City students underserved in the arts. We inspire diverse school communities to love learning and build their creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Culture Statement: LEAP is a group of diverse and passionate individuals working together to prioritize youth and pursue our mission.

Our Goals

We collaborate to accomplish goals and are accountable to ourselves and others.

We strive for excellence, reflect on results, and celebrate success.

Our Peers

We foster relationships through intentional communication and attentive listening.

We welcome feedback with a growth mindset and offer feedback with empathy.

Our Space

We build trust through transparency, honesty, and humility.

We respect and attempt to meet each other’s needs at work.

Our Community

We are inclusive and value the differences among us.

We listen to and acknowledge the voices of those we serve.

JOB PURPOSE

We are seeking a highly organized, self-motivated, creative problem-solver to serve as a  residency manager who will work closely with the Director of Residencies and Residencies Coordinator to implement arts-integrated programs in New York City schools. The residency manager will support all aspects of the LEAP residency model through residency and family workshop scheduling, planning, and ensuring overall program quality. In this administrative and managerial role, the residency manager reports to the Director of Residencies and collaborates to ensure all residency team needs are met. A successful manager will have the ability to effectively manage their time, be highly organized, and work collaboratively to achieve departmental goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Report to Director of Residencies to place staff from a pool of 100+ professional teaching artists and activity specialists, specializing in Dance, Music, Drama, Visual Arts, and New Media
• Collaborate with Director of Residencies, Residencies Coordinator, and Residencies Instructional Specialist to communicate and support all school partners and teaching staff
• Manage a large portfolio of arts residencies, including: scheduling, planning, delivery, pay approvals, and paperwork collection/documentation for all arts residencies
• Manage all Family Engagement Workshops, including: scheduling, planning, and delivery, and paperwork collection for all workshops.
• Attend and/or facilitate staff orientation and professional development sessions and plan/lead trainings for Teaching Artists and/or Activity Specialists when necessary
• Collaborate with Residency Education Specialist to observe instructional programming and share constructive feedback to teaching artists, and school partners when necessary
• Schedule a portfolio of LEAP residencies and workshops to support schools’ academic needs via Salesforce platform
• Maintain Salesforce database and document programs via Google Suite to document all residency programming
• Collaborate with Partnership Team to assess delivery of residencies
• Collaborate with Finance Team to support paperwork collection and billing processes
• Coordination of culminating events for all residencies in portfolio
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in arts education and/or arts administration (required).
• Passion for inclusion and advocacy in the arts.
• Clear and confident communicator.
• A quick learner, with an open minded perspective.
• A problem solver with a positive attitude.
• A self-starter; someone who is highly effective working independently and within a team.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms).
• *Not required but a plus: Strong working knowledge and experience using Salesforce, Zoom, Slack, and Asana.

Apply by submitting your application to this link: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=ebdacccf-fb09-48a5-a7a6-e311167674a8&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=360994&source=CC2&lang=en_US