Part American palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory is dedicated to supporting unconventional works in the visual and performing arts that need non-traditional spaces for their full realization, enabling artists to create, students to explore, and audiences to experience epic and adventurous presentations that cannot be mounted elsewhere in New York City. Park Avenue Armory provides opportunities for employees to enrich and develop their love of the arts while contributing their specific skills, expertise, and talents. https://www.armoryonpark.org/

The Armory’s Arts Education Program immerses students from New York City public schools in the creative process of world-class artists and fosters students’ own creative instincts. The program has three main initiatives: 1) Production-based Programming, in which students experience works of music, theater, dance, and visual art, and participate in workshops with Teaching Artists; 2) Partner Schools, in which deeper relationships with schools are created through customized residencies and creative opportunities; and 3) the Armory Youth Corps, a paid and closely mentored internship program for students ages 16-25 with nearly 100 participants annually.

The School Programs Manager, Partner Schools is responsible for managing the Partner School Initiative and participates in long-term department planning.

The School Programs Manager, Partner Schools reports to the Associate Director of School Programs and takes direction from the Director of Education. The School Programs Manager, Partner Schools works closely with the School Programs Manager, Production-Based Programs and collaboratively within a larger team of 7 full-time staff and 20 part-time teaching artists across the department.

Due to the nature of this role and interaction with staff across the organization, this is a fully on-site role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage Partner School Program, including working with the teaching teams to schedule residencies, supporting unit plans that connect Armory programming with school curriculum, and provide troubleshooting during residencies.
• Maintain and grow relationships with existing Armory Partner Schools, including coordinating with school staff to create a specific plan to address student and school interests and needs each school year, communicating Armory artistic offerings each season and identifying which program to anchor residencies to, providing direct support to schools through regular communication and site visits, and identifying and coordinating other creative opportunities at the Armory that align with schools’ unique goals and focus
• Create, plan, and oversee Partner School Events at the Armory including the Annual Art Party, Career Day Fieldtrips, Workshops and Q&As with Armory Artists, Family Days, and more!
• Coordinate Armory support at existing in-school events like Career Days, Welcome Back Events, and Parent Teacher Conferences
• Generate program narratives to assist with grant proposals and reports as requested
• Manage budget for Partner School program, including tracking expenses, processing and receiving invoices and purchase orders, and monitoring budget variance
• Support the processing of Teaching Team payroll
• Support ongoing evaluation of Partner School programs · Proactively support the Armory’s Youth Corps interns through participation in YC events, mentoring to help develop professional and personal goals, seeking ways to link student’s interests with opportunities and the Armory, and beyond
  Perform other duties as needed and directed, including administrative responsibilities and hands-on support for Armory events and productions

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job. A successful candidate will meet many of these requirements and have the desire and capacity to learn the rest on the job.

• Knowledgeable advocate for the arts and arts education with exceptional planning and organizational skills. Results and detail-oriented project manager with the ability to set and meet deadlines
• Experience building relationships with administrators, teachers, and students in the New York City public school system and/or community-based organizations
• Understanding of culturally responsive curriculum development and feedback
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and excellent written and verbal communication
• Flexible and adaptable work style
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, proactively manage multiple projects and priorities with concurrent and changing deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
• Strong proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as in internet research
• Bilingual abilities are a plus
• This position requires on-site presence 5 days a week and the ability to travel to schools across the 5 boroughs via public transportation
• Per NYCDOE guidelines, this position is required to provide their fingerprints and information in order to undergo a background check and receive security clearance to enter NYC public schools and to work with students. This process must be completed within the first month of employment

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

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