Gallery/Studio Program Assistant (P/T, Temporary)-Education

The Brooklyn Museum seeks a highly motivated Assistant to work with Gallery/Studio Program art classes for ages 6 to adult. The Assistant will provide general support for the program, studio support for Teaching Artists, tidy the studios, and field inquiries from visitors. The Assistant will support general GSP classes on Saturdays and a Vitality Arts GSP course (for people over the age of 55) on Tuesdays.

Requirements:

• Experience in teaching youth and/or assisting in art classes
• Excellent communication, group management, and teaching skills
• A record of good attendance and punctuality
• Familiarity with art-making materials and processes

Responsibilities:

• Assist instructors as needed in delivering art classes
• Write weekly reports for supervisor
• Prepare art supplies and organize supply storage
• Work with individual students in art classes
• Assist visitors with finding information
• Provide administrative support to staff, including printing materials, submitting work orders, and writing reports

Start date: September 1, 2022

Department: Education

Reports to: Associate Manager of Art-Making Initiatives

Position type: Part-time

Salary: $25 per hour

Union status: Union UAW-Local 2110

FLSA status: Non-exempt

Schedule: Saturdays, 10 am to 4 pm, and Tuesdays, 10 am to 1 pm; the fall semester runs from October 1 through December 15

Application deadline: August 19, 2022

At the Brooklyn Museum, we value all types of experience. For us, a successful candidate has many of the qualities listed in our job postings, and the desire and capacity to learn the rest on the job. So if much, but not all, of a job posting describes you, then we welcome your application.