The Arts Education Partnerships Manager

Job Overview:

Department: Abrons Arts Center

Location: Lower East Side 10002

Schedule: Monday-Friday 10 AM-6 PM 1-day remote workday subject to approval by supervisor

Salary: $55674 non-exempt Benefits

Position type: Full Time/ Regular

Organizational overview:

Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity to enrich lives and expand human progress for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services arts and health care programs. Building on its 130year legacy of innovation and effective programming Henry Street offers more than 50 programs and is one of New York Citys largest social service agencies.

Program overview:

Abrons Arts Center is the home for artistic expression at Henry Street Settlement. It was founded in 1975 as the Arts for Living Center adjacent to the historic Neighborhood Playhouse--an anchor of arts on the Lower East Side since 1915.

Abrons Arts Center builds a community where artists learners and audiences explore creative possibilities. Rooted in the immigrant and working-class history of our Lower East Side neighborhood we offer free and affordable exhibitions performances classes residencies and space access.

Job Summary

The Arts Education Partnerships Manager is the lead coordinator for 2 flagship arts education programs at Abrons Arts Center: the Promoting the Arts Throughout Henry Street (PATHS) program which produces arts education classes for Henry Street Settlement programs; and StudioLab which produces arts education classes in New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) schools. The Arts Education Partnerships Manager manages our PATHS and StudioLab portfolios by supporting teaching artist faculty in the successful administration of their courses and by serving as the lead liaison between Abrons faculty and partners to ensure high quality service delivery. The Arts Education Partnerships Manager reports to the Director of Arts Education and Community Engagement.

Qualifications:

• Alignment with Abrons Arts Centers Mission Vision and Values
• High School diploma or equivalent required
• At least 3 years of professional work experience in an arts educational context; experience with New York City Department of Education preferred
• Teaching artist experience a plus
• Ability to interface with learners from a variety of backgrounds from youth to older adults
• Confident in working independently establishing work priorities coordinating multiple projects simultaneously and meeting deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in database management; proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Warm flexible friendly and collaborative working style

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve an Abrons Arts Center ambassador and liaison with Henry Street Settlement and NYC DOE partners
• Lead on coordination and scheduling of PATHS and StudioLab residencies
• Support with teaching artist faculty hiring and onboarding in partnership with supervisor
• Order and maintain supplies track supply inventory
• Liaise between site supervisors and arts social worker about any acute classroom management and case management support needs for the PATHS program
• Collaborate with Associate Producer for Arts Education to plan and execute culminating events
• Track necessary metrics for programmatic quality funder compliance and financial evaluation
• Ensure that teaching artist faculty provides highest standard of service and delivery to portfolio
• Lead recruitment of new StudioLab clients in alignment with vision of Supervisor and program leadership
• Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor and program leadership

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• Must be New York City based and available to work on site at our Lower East Side facility
• Must be able to move throughout our 40K square foot facility that includes stairs elevators ramps indoor and outdoor spaces
• Ability to travel to all Henry Street Settlement and StudioLab sites when requested

Required Experience:

Manager