Manhasset, NY - Art Center Coordinators and Teacher Assts. PT

One River School of Art & Design, a company whose mission is to “transform art education”, is looking for a part-time administrative assistant to work at our front desk and assist in our classrooms. We are looking for hard-working team players who love helping people.

The hours will be part-time. We have hours available in the Evenings and Weekends until June and then additionally in the Summer we'll need people who can work during the days too:

Front Desk Assistant: Mondays 8:30am -3:00pm and Fridays 9am-3:00pm

Teacher Assistants: Mon-Fri 9:00am - 3:00pm

One River has developed a new method for teaching art that makes it fun to learn while also producing compelling outcomes. We teach a variety of proprietary classes to students of all ages that builds proficiency in drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, cartooning, manga and more.

The ideal candidate is passionate about art, education, and business. We are looking for people who are effective communicators with the ability to interact with a professional and positive energy.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with Student Art Show hanging
• Assist with Student Art Show reception preparation
• Help run Birthday party events
• Attend offsite events (EG: HarborFest & Al Fresco, tabling events)
• Assist with marketing by distributing rack cards in the community
• Answer phones, meet and greet students and parents at the front desk
• Assist in the art classrooms
• In the Summer will document classroom activity and upload photos in to Padlet (training given)
• Assist with any administrative duties that are required

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Thoughtful communication skills

• Detail oriented, self-starter, well organized, able to organize set weekly priorities and goals for assigned tasks

• Some weekend availability required

• 1+ customer service experience

• 1+ previous admin experience, preferred but not required

• Covid Vaccination Proof Required

Huge Plus If:

• Familiar with G-Suite (Gmail, Drive, Sheets, Forms, etc.)

• Familiar with Graphic Design, but not required (i.e Canva, Adobe Photoshop etc.)

• Familiar with platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and local Westchester Blogs.

• You are familiar with the Visual Arts world, or pursuing any degrees in Visual Art, Marketing, Human Resources, or Business Administration.

• Any interest or experience in art education or museum education

One River provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.