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.

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 Part-Time Temporary Youth Corps Assistant provides administrative and facilitation support to the Youth Corps Program. The Part-Time Temporary Youth Corps Assistant is expected to work 20 hours per week, through December 2024. Work hours may increase to 30 hours per week between July 8-August 16.

The Part-Time Temporary Youth Corps Assistant reports to one Youth Corps Manager and works closely with another Youth Corps Manager and collaboratively within a larger team of 6 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 role will require onsite work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinates communications with a roster of 100+ high school and post-high school Youth Corps members, including invitations to upcoming programs, scheduling, sending logistical information and reminders, and tracking participation.
• Supports the logistics of Armory Art Together art commissioning program, including creating a timeline of necessary meetings and deadlines, processing all submissions, participating in live stream and/or in-person art-making sessions, assisting with opportunities to culminate/showcase student work.
• Assists with budget management, including creating projections, tracking expenses, and processing invoices and purchase orders.
• Coordinates data including participants’ feedback, paperwork
• Creates and sends a regular newsletter to Youth Corps members highlighting relevant professional and artistic offerings.
• Develop and assist in facilitating 1-2 events for Intergenerational (High School and Post High School) Youth Corps.
• Proactively support the Armory’s Youth Corps interns through one-on-one mentoring to help develop professional and personal goals; develop, implement and manage a ‘office hour’ mentorship program among the Arts Education Staff and Youth Corps.
• Perform other administrative responsibilities as needed and directed, including supporting other Arts Education Department programs and initiatives (Production-Based Programming, School Programs Program) and 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.

• Interest in exploring the field of arts education
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Experience with and energized by building relationships with young people
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and able to communicate well with others verbally and in writing
• Flexible and adaptable work style
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, proactively complete 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
• 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

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE 

• 1+ year of arts education administrative experience or the equivalent combination of education, training, and transferable experience to successfully perform essential functions of the job.

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